The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1902-05-17
For 4 brief moment the mob turned its

| For q brief moment the mob turned its
| attention to the stylish piece of head
gear. placing 1t upon stick and rails
ing it above their heads, where it was
Immediately pelted with mud.
At that instant woman. who had
seen from her window the beginning
of the disgraceful affair, ran into the
street, pleading with the mob to de-
sist and not to attack the girl, but in
vain, and both she and Stacey were
struck by flying missiles as the crowd
closed in around them, hooting and
jeering and yelling
We'll teach her not to ride on the
scab cars again!"
Then came a lull in the attack, fol-
mob Of bowling wretches, as man
rushed frantically among them, scat
terring them in every direction by
furious blows about him, and cutting
a wide path as he went to the rescue
of that helpless woman. Stacey's
heart beat wildly with gratitude to
this stranger, who had with such mag
nificent courage rushed single handed
into the fray, with only stick, picked
up as he ran, for weapon.
AS she looked a prayer of thank
fulness upon her lips, she saw the man
reel from the effects of blow upon
the head, and sink to the ground. For
an instant she had seen his face, white
and gnastly, and cry of horror escap-
ed her; 1t was Jack, her Jack, whom
she had but the evening before called
coward.
Some one in the crowd yelled, '"The
cops are coming!" And the ruffians
fed into side streets and alleys, disap-
pearing quickly, as a patrol wagon
loaded with policemen, who had re-
sponded to riot call, came around
the corner.
In moment the wounded man was
lifted tenderly into the wagon and
hurried away to the hospital. Stacey
disheveled and fearful, was filled with
dreadful misgivings concerning his
welfare, and wanted to follow him and
ascertain for herself his condition; but
the brave woman who had come to her
rescue opposed this, and succeeded in
prevailing upon the anxious girl to
wait until conveyance could be had.
When the carriage came, Stacey
gave instructions to the driver to call
at the hospital and wait until the re-
suit of Jacks injuries could be learned
She experienced feeling of intense
relief andehappiness when told that he
had received but slight wound.
''He was only knocked senseless,"
explained the hospital surgeon, noting
the look Of anxiety on the girls face.
Then he added reassuringly, Hes
come around all right, and as soon as
they get the cut on his head fixed up,
he'll be able to go home"
Stacey did not wait for Jack. nor
did she leave her name. so when he
was told of her call he could only sur
mise that it was she, but was not
little puzzled to know how she could
have heard Of the affair so soon.
That evening note was handed to
the young man, who sprang to his
feet with fierce look in his eyes, and
an exclamation that would have shock
ed Stacey, if she could have heard it,
when he learned that his sweetheart,
the girl who was soon to be his wife
was the victim of that cowardly as
sault, and to whose rescue he had hast
ened. He strobe up and down the
room with clenched fist, swearing dire
vengeance upon the mob and particu-
Iarly against the brute whom he had
whom he had seen push the girl back
into the very face of that awful crowd.
Then, regardless of the strips of
the strips of court plaster upon his
forehead, he seized his hat and rushed
away to Stacey's home.
1t was a very fearful and penitent
face that was upturned to receive his
kiss, and sobbing girl chung to him,
brokenly imploring his forgiveness for
her cruel words Of the evening before.
you are right" she said after
while. ut requires courage to be a
soldier, but sometimes it requires
higher courage, not to De one. If
L"
He stopped her with kiss.-Waver
ley Magazine.