Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1902-04-19

keenly in the West End, the riots and
| hostile demonstrations incident to the
company's Efforts to run its cars being
confined chiefly to other parts of the
city. So it was without thought of
danger that Stacey Coleman boarded
car to go on an errand, little real
izing that she was going directly into
one of the districts where many of the
! strikers lived, and with whom most of
the residents sympathized
When she alighted from the car she
was almost Immediately surrounded by
crowd of hooting men and boys, who
shouted vile epithets at her, and fol-
lowed up their words with a volley of
stones and mud
| The thoroughly frightened girl start
ed to run away, the mob following
| closely. In her terror she sought ref
uge in the nearest open door, which
proved to be that of saloon, but from
which she was roughly pushed back
into the street again by the cowardly
proprietor of the place. At that mo-
ment man knocked off Staceys hat.
For brief moment the mob turned it's
attention to the stylish piece Of head
gear, placing it upon a stick and rails
ing ii above their heads, where it was
Immediately pelted with mud.
At that instant a 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 lull in the attack, fol-
! lowed by sudden confusion in the
mob of bowling wretches, as a man
rushed frantically among them, scat
terring them in every direction by
| furious blows about him, and cutting
a wide pain as he went to the rescue
of that helpless woman. Staceys
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 a weapon.
AS she looked "a prayer of thank
fulness upon her lips, she saw the man
reel from the effects of a blow upon
| the head, and sink to the ground. For
an instant she had seen his face, white
and gnastly, and a cry of horror escap-
ed her; it was Jack her Jack, whom
she had but the evening before called
a 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 a riot call, came around
| the corner.
In a 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 a feeling of intense
relief and happiness 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, He's
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 a
little puzzled to know how she could
have heard of the affair SO soon.
That evening a note was handed to
the young man, who sprang to his
feet with a 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,
| IUp SlIl WuO Was SOOu W DC hlo hALC
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-
larly 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 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 a
while. ut requires courage to be a
soldier, but sometimes it requires
higher courage, not to De one. If
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