Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-05-12

came a voice-Radfords He could see the
mans dark, earnest face. In some way he
felt like an actor in play; the high hills,
the dull, enraged mob grouped there IN
that half light, as II arranged by the stage
manager.
ITO fight you, my friends, If you won't
listen: to save you, my friends. with whom
l have worked, If you will be saved For
you fight hopelessly. You array against
you the law. You weaken yourselves. You
| end by starving yourselves Whatever y
wrong in this difference, you are not right
ing 1t now. In protecting the company, my
employer, 1 am as well protecting You.
Yesterday you burned buildings and the
railroad bridge. and tore up some track
You destroyed 100000 worth of property"
Easily" jeered one
But you shall go no further. You have
honored me by liking me-some of Won
Now l say back to your homes. for your
women's sake-for your children's sake If
you are wronged, as workingmen YOU have
a power mightier than your muscles-pub-
lie opinion and the ballot. You can make
laws: you can govern trusts. If YOU are
organized capably-if you are honest and
| true-you can have what you want. Now
l say. back to your homes-back. Or back
TO work in these mills If you wish YOU
can come back. It's your privilege to work
or not to: It's your privilege to organize
not to destroy"
What if dont?"
The superintendent took from his pocket
long revolver and held 1t, tapping it.
Then, my friends. we fight for you.
as well as for this company. 1 have told
you all this before-as we'll as now. l am
sorry-heart sorry-that you give me no
alternative
In the crowd Denby's words as he spoke
them had been translated into Hungarian,
Polish and many dialects to little attentive
throngs. Already IN the rear many had be-
gun to walk back down the long street, and
the sun burst in its glory over the fringe of
pines AS If its advent were a signal, sew
.ra1i r, hnf .I,u.l
and the mills. And it was then-for Dem
by's presence might have awed them-that
number of the posse. nervous and I'M
trained. fired. A man fell, while a dull.
The superintendent walked calmly back
toward the mills still tapping his pistol.
, not raising 1t: and then turned with folded
ARMS.
AS he did so the crowd began TO break
While some one shouted over his shoulder
1t was Graham, one of the bookkeepers:
COMPANY F came on last night. They
saw that the road was torn up and took
the log pike over Peltons hill, and are
coming down through the woods. They
have found 1t OUT
They certainly have DENLY cried. as he
watched the scattering crowd. Il would
give hundred If that man hadn't shot"
He rushed down into the street
Who was hurt?" he asked.
fore the mills shouted after him These
were his people after all; he understood
them-he had worked with them
AS he ran he dropped his pistol into his
pocket, and soon he was in the throng.
But though the faces were sullen no fist
was raised. He was risking his life If he
had known it, But he was not thinking of
this at that moment.
"Who was it?"
'Radford-they are taking him to his
mothers"
Get Dr. Fox. Quick"
He pushed his way into a bare frame
house. A number of men stood about look
ing at him in sullen surprise. On the bed
out. while woman leaned over him.
They've killed him-my lad-killed him
| my-lad-and there he is-there he is-to
take him to prison"
One of the standers-by lifted his fist with:
Get out of here" and number Of ad-
| tect!ves thrown in. But 1t was Radford
himself who protested
Don't touch Mr.. DENLY; I've worked be-
| side him. Don't touch him. He didn't do
| 1t. 1t was that farmer o. the sheriffs."
Il couldn't help finding out how badly you
were hurt. I am dead sorry. l came here
without thinking"
| And 1t Is said to this day that this impul-
sive act OF Denby's did more than anything
| else to patch up the troubles between the
| company and it's men. He might have been
| torn to pieces. and he risked 1t to see how
| the wounded man was. Radford's wound
was but a slight GEOGRAPHICALLY shock
4 and he was shortly around.
| On returning to the street DENLY found
| that the militia We're already policing the
! crowd. AT his Office Delafield, the manager
| met him. For the first time in his life the
| manager was deuonstratiya