Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-07-12
Louise were ID another room talking

Louise were ID another room talkin.
over the accident. Y \. 2 g" r:
The sister Of Stuart Duncan was yer,
pretty, very proud and very selfish. Sh,
was 6 years younger than her broth
er. She had been two years to finish
ing school in, New York, but had no
finished any particular branch Of study
She could play the piano a little ani
the harp a little and do other things
except homework, little. She lay OF
the lounge now, with Stuart near b,
stroking her head, and told the stor,
Of the accident:
"Father and I started to drive dow,
to the station this morning to NEE
you, Stuart. When we reached tn,
crossroad leading up to the Forge mine
we were early for the train, and fathe
drove up to the engine house on som,
business. When we got up there, tn
miners were gathering to march dow
to the square. 1t was the first news O
the strike we had had. Father wa
very much excited and talked to thu
men to persuade them to go back t,
work. Some of them talked back in til,
most insulting way; said they wer
free men and did not have to work TO
a corporation and ali that. You know
how they talk, Stuart. Nothing makes
father so angry, and don't blame him
I think the men are simply horrid t,
make all this trouble just now as
was getting ready to 60 east for tina
yachting cruise with the Vasplaines
and this strike will probably stop thei
going.
'Then father jumped out of the car
riage and was going to give one Of tn,
men who insulted him a good thrash
ing, and serve him right, when the res
came around and made him get int
the carriage again. l never saw ia
Their so angry, and l was scared almos
to death, the men were so rough. W.
drove back to the crossroad, and a.
that steep turn by that old Beury shat
we came upon crowd Of miners
marching into town from the lower
range. They were carrying a large
white banner with some horrid pic
ture on it. The horses were frightened
and turned and ran right toward the
old shaft. l don't know what hap
pened then, only we were thrown out
and it is miracle that l was not kill
ed. Jem, the coachman, was driving
and he fell on pile Of shaft ore. HI
ran up to the house and got the othe]
horses and brought father and me
home. l tainted away several times
and when l saw father laid on the bee
with that awful cash on his head ]
thought he was killed. If he dies, the
miners will be to blame. If it hadn'1
been for their going out on this strike
this horrible accident would not have
happened. It's all as horrid as it car
bev'
At this point Louise burst into 9
great fit of hysterical crying.
Dear, you must have been hurt BY
the fallw cried Stuart as be soothe6
and comforted her.
mo, no! was not even bruisedv
replied Louise. She stopped crying an6
vat up on the lounge and began to ar
range her hair.
DR.. Saxon walked toward the Other
end of the room with peculiar look OF
his face. Then he wheeled around ani
said with his characteristic bluntness
Il must go back to the Office. I've lef1
directions for your fathers treatment
He Is not dangerously hurt. Send fol
me If l am needed. Miss Louise, YOU
had better take those powders ant
keep as quiet as possible today" ~,
He laid the medicine down on a tn
bic and went out. A minute later hi,
horse was heard rushing by the veran
da and down the road.
So this was the home coming Of Stu
art Duncan after his years absence
abroad. He had visited with interes
many Of the famous capitals of Europe
He had sauntered through museums
and picture galleries, he had studio.
not very profoundly, but with genuin
interest, the people he had met and tn
customs he had observed that wer
new. The year had been very. largel,
a holiday for him. He had used all tn
money be wished, drawing on his lette
of credit without any thought Of econo
my. His father was several times
millionaire and never stinted the mon
ey. What he wanted was that his sol
and daughter should have the. best o.
everything, from clothes and food, K
education and travel. And Stuart ha(
gone through college and through Eu
rope with about the same easy feeling
Of having comfortable time: He wa
perfectly healthy, had no vices Che die
not even like cigar, UNUSUAL!
thoughtful on some questions. with n,
particular ambitions and no special en-
thusiasms. If he gave his future an!
thought while abroad, it was simply tt
picture life of business in connection
with his fathers mining interests. Tha
was his fathers desire, and Stuart dit
not have any other.
He had come home from the pictur
galleries and cathedrals Of the oil
world to face first Of all this rough In