Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-05-01

his heart sank as he realized how great
was the force of q mob bent on doing
it's own pleasure. He felt as If any in
fluence he might possess in Champion
was an empty breath In De Mott. Sure
ly Andrew had been mistaken when
he said Stuart could influence such men
as these ut such time as this.
He was reused from all this by the
doctor, who spoke short and sharp.
snow, then, let's make break for
the halN Well leave Ajax right here"
Stuart was astonished.s
"'They won't let US in the hail."
"We'll see about that" replied the
doctor.
He drove Ajax up in front of one of
the drug stores where he was in the
habit of stopping when lie came to De
Mott, and. getting out of the cutter.
with Stuart following with much Won
der, he began to force his way to the
hall door. AS Stuart Went on he began
to realize that there had been mis-
take made by Andrew. If there was
one man left who had real influence
over the miners 1t was not Stuart Dun
can, but DIR. Saxon.
1t was almost comical to see the
changes that went over the miners
faces us the doctor showed men this.
way and that in order to get near the
hail.. At first they swore and threaten
ed to do unspeakable damage for the
rough treatment some one was giving
them, but the minute they caught sight
of the rugged, kindly face they were as
polite and ready to make room as II he
had been come high and mighty poten-
tate and they his loyal subjects.
"Get ont Of the way there! Doctor,
he be needed in the hall. Some one be
hurt In there likely!' And big Dane
reached out and caught a miner, who
was standing in front Of the doctor, by
the collar and pulled him off his feet rs
/ IL he had been dummy in clothing
| store. mems, IS.
In this way the doctor, Stuart strug-
Cling In his wake, fought and had
| fought for him way up to the hall
door. Thirty years absolute devotion
to the great needs of the miners In De
Mott MS well as in Champion had en-
deared the doctor to every stolid, obsti-
nate, dull. heavy Drained, but warm
hearted man out of the 5000. but even
tonight he was privileged to go where
he wanted and no questions asked.
He was III the had and Stuart behind
him. 1t was contrary to union rules,
but tonight there was no such strict
enforcement OF regulations. The men
had reached or were nearing. desper.
ate resolve and did not care much who
knew 1t.
4 So the doctor, still silent, as he had
been from the time he. started to make
his way into the hall, went on through
the dense crowd that blocked the
aisles, and Stuart still crowded after
him, his mind in dream. his amaze
ment at the doctors action not yet re
lieyed by real inkling of his purpose.
II They were on the platform, and the
speaker had stopped to shake hand.
with the doctor, and then the doctor
! had asked In a low voice II he might
say word to the men. -
The chairman Of the union happened
to be one of the Champion men. II
was only two weeks before that DR.
Saxon had gone out into one Of the
fiercest storms Of the winter, waded
through drifts over his head, where
Ajax had refused to go, and ut Q criti
cal time in the illness of this man,
baby had dragged 1t, as If by shee
force of defiance against death, out o
the very shadow Of the valley bacl
into the warmth of life. The chairman
[ - ho~ Antn 1,i
hearted Cornishmnn. who loved hi
babies as much as any man on eartf
and II DIR. Saxon had asked for his las
crust of bread or share Of his past
he would have said, "Take 1t all"
Boys, doctor, he be wanting to say
word or two. It don't belong to be b
the rules, but say let doctor say Iii
| say!
"Ayo, aye! Let's hear doctor!' shou
l ed hundred voices, and the man VIII
had been speaking at once sat down.
i The doctor turned around and face
| the men. Stuart never forgot til
il scene 1t flashed into him like ligf
that the doctor was taking all this III
&c on himself to save him. Stuart. frol
danger OF collision with the men. II
d almost forgot Rhena In his love for b
10 old friend tonight,
Is And 1t was scene for painters. onl
y painters never could catch the fu
10 meaning Of 1t all The doctor locke
o into the faces of men by whose side /
had stood In the. littlo cabins whore VI
d was going out OF at tale bottom Of Il
e mines after some horrible acciden
d and he was always the same In his III
II flinching devotion to duty and his III
spoken love for the suffering and Ii
10 great skill to beat death back and loo
hell in the face without tremor OF
ID nerve or the CULVER Of IN eyelld.
t. "Now. then" began the doctor in b
H. usual abrupt manner. "there isn't
10 man here ever heard mo try to NAL
y q speech In public. Is theres"
ie 1t WIS very quiet In the hall.
n quiet that the noise Of tho crowd on
II door. could plainly bo heard. No OF
10 replied to the Doctors question. tt
10 men were all waiting to hear the ne
III word. They were not easily surprise
but the sight of the doctor up the
uuu lAc MUM VI LID SOlSS IA lilo az
revelation of him were almost like SC
Ing or hearing man who Ind be
pt dead for 80 years come suddenly
.e- life.
IL "And Fin not going TO try 1t no
I'd But want to tell you that II you
cb what you are threatening 70 do
n. night you'll be bigger fools than T.
NJ been calNug you for 30 years or mo-
Why. you must be insane idiots, eve
n mothers son Of you, to think You c.
I'd gain anything by pulling up puml
Id Who'll -u.rer? The mine owner
It. WHAT they do lose little proper
Il. up here? Haven't you got sen
10 enough to know that 1t Ii only o
I'd item out of thousands for theml u
y It's the whole thing for you. and II y
4: weren't lot of blockheaded dumm
:, you would know TINT the result
pulling up the pumps will be SIM