The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-02-15


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bly, have influenced his particular au-
| dience against the rich as class. He
had not intended anything Of the kind,
| but had vague idea that possibly he
! ought to have guarded some words or
sentences more carefully.
| He had gone up into his study to fin
| ish some work when the bell rang
| sharply, and he came down to open the
| door Just as Mrs. Strong came in from
the other room. where she had been
| giving directions to the girl, who had
gone up stairs through the kitchen.
The minister and his wife opened the
| door together. and one of the neigh
bors rushed into the hall so excited he
could hardly speak.
"Oh, Mr. Strong, won't you go right
down to Mr.. Winters house? You
have more influence with those men
than any one around here"
What men"
THE men who are going to kill him
if some one doesn't stop it!'
"Whatr' cried Philip, turning pale,
not from fear, but from self reproach,
to think he might have made mis-
take. who is trying to kill him-the
mill menT
Yes No! | do not, cannot tell.
But he is in great danger, and you are
the only man in this town who can
| help to save him. Gomez
Philip turned to his wife. Sarah,
it is my duty. If anything should hap
pen to me. you know my soul will meet
yours at the gates of paradise"
He kissed her and rushed out into
the night.
CHAPTER TX.
When Philip reached the residence Of
Mr. Winter, he found himself at once
| in the midst of a mob of bowling, an
| CRY men, who surged over the lawn
| and tramped the light snow that was
falling into a muddy mass over the
walks and mp the veranda steps. a
| large electric lamp out in the street in
| front of the house threw light over
| the strange scene.
Philip wedged his way in among the
| men, crying out his name and asking
| for room to be made so that he could
see Mr.. Winter The crowd. under the
| impulse which sometimes moves eX-
| cited bodies of men, yielded to his re-
quest. There were cries Of LET him
have a minister if he wants one!'
Room here for the priest! Give the
| preacher chance to do some praying
where it's needed mighty bad" and so
| philin found "A nnnnn1 for
him as BE- struggled toward the house,
aid lie hurried forward, fearing some
great trouble, but hardly prepared for
what he saw when he finally reached
the steps of the veranda.
Half dozen men had the mill owner
in their grasp. having evidently drag
! ged him out of his dining room. His
coat was half torn off, as if there had
been a struggle. Marks of bloody fin
gers stained his collar. His face was
white, and his eyes filed with the fear
of death. Within, upon the floor, lay
his wife, who had tainted. A son and
a daughter, his two grown up children,
chung terrified to one Of the servants.
who kneeled half fainting herself by
the side Of the mill owners wife. A
table overturned and fragments Of a
late dinner scattered over the side
board and on the floor, u broken plate,
the print of muddy foot on the white
tIling before the open fire-the whole
picture flashed upon Philip like scene
out of the French revolution, and he
almost rubbed his eyes to know If he
was awake and in America in the
nineteenth century. He was intensely
practical. however, and the nature of
his duty never for a moment escaped
him. He at once advanced and said
calmly:
"What does all this mean? Why this
attack on Mr.. Winter"
The moment Mr. Winter saw Philip
and heard his voice he cried out, trem-
bling: rs that you, Mr.. Strong
Thank God! Save me. They are going
to kill mev'
who talks of killing or taking hui
man life contrary to law| exclaimed
Philip. coming up closer and placing
his hand on Mr.. Winters arm. Men,
what are you doingT
For moment the crowd fell back a
little from the mill owner, and one OF
the men who had been foremost in the
attack replied with some respect, al.
though in a sullen manner: Mr.
Strong. this Is not case for your in
reference. This man has caused the
death Of one Of his employees. and he
deserves hanging!"
"And hanging he will getw yelled an.
other. A great cry arose. In the mids,
of 1t all Mr.. Winter shrieked out his