Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1902-06-05

VII ., LII W htl 4NelSOl lOOheu III lie Saw
Slavin's French Canadian wife in
charge, with her baby on her lap, and
he Comeback to Shaw and said, Come
away; we can't touch this" and Shaw,
after looking in, agreed that nothing
could be done. A baby held the fort.
AS Craig listened to the account of
the fight he tried hard not to approve,
but he could not keep the CLEAN out of
his eyes, and as 1 pictured Graeme
dashing back the crowd thronging the
barricade till he was brought down by
the chair Craig laughed gently and put
his hand on Graeme's knee, and as I
went on to describe my agony while
ldaho's fingers were gradually nearing
the knife his face grew pale and his
eyes grew wide with horror
"Baptiste here did the business" 1
said, and the little Frenchman nodded
complacently and said:
Oats me for sure"
'By the way, how is your foot? ask
ed Graeme.
"Hes fuss rate. OATS what you call
-one bite of-of-dat leel bees. He's
dere; you put your finger dere, he's not
dere. What you call him?''
"Flea!' 1 suggested.
"Ouiv' cried Baptiste Oats one
bite of flea.'
81 was thankful 1 was under the
barrels" replied, smiling.
"Oui! OATS max me yer mad
jump and swear mos awful bad OATS
pardon me, M'sieu Craig, heh?'
But Craig only smiled at him rather
sadly.
ut was awfully risky" he said to
Graeme, "and it was hardly worth it.
They'll get more whisky, and anyway
the league is gone"
"Well," said Graeme, with a sigh of
satisfaction, sit is not quite such a
one sided affair as it was"
And we could say nothing in reply,
for we could hear Nixon snoring in the
next room, and no one had heard of
Billy, and there were others of the
league that we knew were even now
down at Slavin's. 1t was thought best
that all should remain in Mr.. Craig's
shack, not knowing what might hap
pen, and so we lay where we could,
and we needed none to sing US to
sleep.
When I awoke, stiff and sore, it was
to find breakfast ready and old man
Nelson in charge. AS we were seated
Craig came in, and saw that he was
not the man Of the night before. His
courage had come back; his face was
quiet and his eye clear. He was his
own man again.
"Geordie has been out all night, but
has failed to find Billy" he announced
quietly.
We did not talk much. Graeme and
worried with our broken bones, and
the others suffered from a general
morning depression. But after break
fast, as the men were beginning to
move, Craig took down his Bible, and,
saying, "Wait a few minutes, men,"
he read slowly, in his beautiful, clear
voice, that psalm for all fighters.
God is our refuge and strength"
and so on to the noble words:
1.-THE Lord of Hosts is with us;
The God OF Jacob is our refuge
How the mighty words pulled us to-
gether, lifted US till we grew ashamed
VI VI our lSQODIe
And then Craig prayed in simple,
words. There was &C
of failure, but 1 knew
he was thinking chiefly of himself;
there was gratitude, and that was for
the men about him, and felt my face
burn with shame; there was petition
for help, and we all thought of Nixon
and Billy and the men Weakening from
their debauch at Slavin's this pure,
bright morning. Then he asked that
we might be made faithful and worthy
Of God, whose battle it was. Then we
all stood up and shook hands with him
In silence, and every man knew COW
enant was being made. But none saw
his meeting with Nixon. He sent US all
away before that.
Nothing was heard of the destruction
Of the hotel stock in trade Unpleasant
questions would certainly be asked.
and the proprietor decided to let bad
alone. On the point of responsibility
the success of the ball was not con-
spicuous, but the antileague men were
content If not jubilant.
- TO BE CONTINUED.