Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1903-11-16
A THREAT THAT FAILED.
Brave Girl Brings Offensive Zionist to
His Senses.

His Senses.
Not the least interesting feature OF
| the Dowie episode was the attitude OF
unfiinChing self-restraint IN the face OF
1 extreme provocation maintained by the
newspaper representatives at Madison
Square Garden, New York. The new
Elijah spent many hours in pouring
calumniatiOn and abuse, not at the
press in general, but at the individuals
! seated within a few feet OF him. They
were called ours" and yellow dogs
and gutter rats and stink pots
not To mention epithets too vulgar 10
be repeated in print-while the raving
prophet pointed them out one by one
with a scornful finger.
They were young. these men and
women, who had TO undergo that al
most unique ordeal-young, and high
spirited, and anything but cOwaTdly.
Yet they bore 1t all in self-pOssessed
silence, betraying only by a deeper
blush on the cheek or half-disdainful
half-amused smile that they were con-
scious OF the volleys of vituperation
aimed at their heads. Once only did a
member OF their band turn and talk
back in self-defense.
There were no witnesses to that
scene, however. The attack was per-
sonal and unexampled in its vicious
ness. a man made il, and the object
OF 1t was a woman-young, refined, OF
good family, and representing on this
occasion one of the cleanest and ablest
dailies in the city. In spite OF a watch
fulness and vindictiveness on the part
OF the Zlonists which compelled two or
three OF her male colleagues to seek
safety in flight, after having already
mid among the seekers for health, she
was able To attend, undetected, the first
meeting behind locked doors, at which
the possibility of divine healing was
TO be demonstrated. on leaving she
was discovered by one of Dowie's lieu
tenants.
DO you mean to write anything
about this?' he demanded. IF you
do, you'll regret it."
III write everything I've seen and
heard, was the unhesitating reply.
The whole thing is a humbug, and no
threat OF yours can keep me from tell
ing the truth TO the public"
We'll, then" the man paused as il
to give more weight 10 his words.
"Listen-the Great Overseer is on TO
you. He has looked up your record,
and he knows more about you than you
think-mOre than you would like to
have him know"
What more of it?" rejoined the
young woman. Il have lived in the
open day all my life. l don't think my
self better than other men AMI women,
out know there is nothing in my life
, to hide or be afraid Of" ...
You'll see tonight" the Zionist went
on, shaking his finger at her. If you
don't promise right here to quit writing
about us, the Great Overseer will ex-
pose you tonight in open meeting. The
whole city Will know what we know
about YOU"
And listen" the young woman re-
torted, her eyes ablaze. Tell the Great
Overseer from me, that if he dare to
utter a single lie about me, il he make
the slightest effort TO attack my charac-
ter there will be a dead prophet in this
I city tonight"
The man in front of her gasped ana
took a step backward. Mr.. Dowie is
surrounded by detectives" he faltered
at last
III reach him in spite of them"
For a while the two antagonists
T looked hard at each other, as if either
1 of them was trying TO gauge the other
ones resolve. The man was the first
one TO break the silence.
God Almighty protects the Great
Overseer," he remarked with fervor.
| Never" the young woman cried pas
sionatcly. never yet did God Almighty
protect a slanderer of wOmen!"
With that she turned on her heel
and walked away, leaving the Zionist
: speechless behind. That evening
DoWie showed an unwonted moderation
in his references to the newspaper
men. The young woman's story ap'
peareG next morning. 1t told the truth
But even its disclosures did not make
Dowie resume his venomOus on
slaughts on the press. The sting seem
ed TO have been taken out of his
tongue. Only a few members of the
craft were in a position TO guess the
/ reason for his change of attitude. One
of those who knew said in explanation
of the matter: He lost his backbone
that's all there was TO it. That little
Woman threw a bad scare into him
bless her soul!'-COllier's Weekly.