Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1901-12-30

4.
I'd himself II the events of the
Ike were about TO come TO a climax
7ENN1l n tragedy that night. During the
ming. while he had been at the Vas
tMi mes and in the Salvation Army
'AMNl. the miners at De Mott had come
|# conflict with the troops. and in the
"a that took place the troops had
ii. killing two of the men and
Ubndiug several others. Before an
NHAfr vollcy was fired, however, the
tIners had fairly swarmed over the
MA dful OF troops, disarmed them, and
'k1k Pr brief but fiery debate they had
W bIved on a vengeance that to the
Nd Of the north men was in keeping
MI the occasion. They had secured
NAn officers and men OF the two troops
Id placing them in the center of the
Nil wd marched them over the range to
hampton. there determined TO give
i'm a short trial by the public mob
WA then shoot the officers. They had
'HMrched over to Champion because the
NMb miners who had been killed had
I'd there. The bodies were brought
IL with the crowd, carried into the
marc and placed at the foot Of the
nd stand. The captured men and Of
uers were massed directly in front of
|Haf dead bodies. The great crowd of
hers filed the entire space outside
NJ around the stand.
|# All this Stuart learned as he came
Id into the street. He was sick at
ehrt as the truth grew on him. Never
all his life had he seen the Cornish
#kn, the Danes. the few Italians, the
prwegians. all so united and so pos
ssed with the one thought of venge-
ice. The moon was fully up now.
" 1t flooded the square with its mel
#E light. IL was frosty, and not a
bath of air was stirring. Never had
hart imagined such n scene possible
the town of Champion. A dozen
IN had gone UP in the band stand.
be tragedy was about to begin by the
blic trial of the troops, to be follow
by the predetermined shooting of at
st half dozen of them.
For n moment Stuart remained mo-
pnless, smitten with dumb hopeless
SIS. The whole town was in the grasp
the mob. The handful of police was
werless. What could possibly resist
e torrent that was about to be let
bse, and where would it end? There
rs no hope of assistance from other
pops nearer than Hancock, 100 miles
vay. Before they could arrive the
hgedy would be acted out. Stuart
oaned as he thought of Eric and his
huence. Nevertheless he had him
lf just begun to spring into the
nd r-1iS oil irc
e impending horror when some one
lied him over backward, nearly
rowing him off his feet. and the voice
DIR. Saxon said:
Two of the biggest fools on earth
MI e out here tonight. and if you will
another wc'H make a combination
trd TO beat.'
What How's that?" cried Stuart
amazement. And his surprise was
|ubled when the doctor. who had
hched out from his buggy and caught
uart. threw back the robe and dis
bsed Eric's deathly face as he re-
ned on the seat beside him.
Eric, You herer' Stuart was like
e seeing things in a dream.
'QuickI If anything is going to be
ne. do it with a streak of lightning
der it to help it alongr' cried the doc
He spoke to Stuart rapidly. 81
S at De Mott tonight when the trou-
occurred. | drove back here and
me around by the Beury road past
house | stopped minute to see
Fic. and when | told him the men
re marching into Champion with the
IL, IL
kon gods that he must come down
re and talk to the men. And here
is. It'll probably end hin up, but
said if didn't bring him down with
he'd get up and try to walk it any
V. If he dies. it's suicide and not
ase of malpractice, but he may pull
Tough all right, for it beats the
tch what n lot of doctoring it takes
kill off one of these labor agitators.
re, Help him out, Stuart. Con-
Ind him if he doesn't want to get
there in the midst of the high
ests OF this strike till the last arm
foe expires, Gently nowl I'll wager
day he'll faint away before he
open his mouth to say his little
tion-'
IL this from the doctor as with the
most skill and tenderness he assisted
IN art to lift Eric out of the buggy and
III n helped bear him right into the
wd, wENre Eric, who was suffering
most awful pain, mOtioned the two
carry him.
fter all. IL was not surprising that
c was here this night. Stuart real
] what it might mean as he shouted
he miners around him to make room
W Eric.
M he men exclaimed at sight of these
men carrying the fainting form OF
ir young leader. and they fell back,
ming path for their passage up to
hnnl stand When they reached