The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1903-11-07

| been heard to make threats against
the company and that this would be
brought out today.
| One Of the ladies was called, and
she took her place with gentle dig
| nifty and removed her heavy veil. 1t
was Edna Weston. Pale, but calm and
graceful she was plainly dressed in
black and looked but little different
from the working girl who accom-
panied her
In Il clear voice that trembled some
what she said that she knew Mr.. Lane
had known him for two or three
months: She said that she had heard
him testify: the day before ; that he
was not a. man to aid or abet any
scheme Of violence; that he had al
ways counciled moderation and cool
| judgment in everything. And she could
| inform the court where he was on the
evening in question from half-past
eight to eleven. He spent the evening
at the home Of Ellen Homer's parents
| in the company Of herself and the
young woman mentioned: The parents
| had gone out to some place of amuse-
| ment.
She was allowed to stand down and
Ellen Homer took her place. She cor
! rotated all that Miss Weston had said
| and could not be frustrated or cOnfus-
! ed in her statements
| Edward Lane was released though
| the other men were held for a time
| longer Eventually they were freed,
| and the mystery of the explosion re-
| mains mystery to this day.
| Lane hastened to greet the young
| ladies as soon as he was at liberty to
do. so, his voice trembling with emo
| ton as he exclaimed:
How can I thank you both enough ?
And oh, Miss Weston, how could you?
You have paid too dear a price for
! my freedom. Do you know that the
| press will spread it broadcast. people
will talk, and-Heaven Forbid. put a
Mr.. Holner's house in my company
Have you thought of all this?'
Yes, have done so, but all weighed
as nothing against the fact that you
might be indicted for crime of which
you are innocent"
You are a brave woman and grand
ly generous. If. am ever worthy :o1
being Of service to you in ANY way
call on me freely. And l am also un'
der the greatest obligation to you
Miss Homer -
What else could ! do when Mis-:
! Weston came and told me what sht
intended to do? 1 wanted to come be
fore, but of course would not withou
her permission
. or course, the affair was heraldet
| everywhere and people talked TIL
! strike continued for some weeks long
! er, but the public came to believe tina
the strikers were not guilty of destroy
ing= the engine. room,. and when thei
| side of the story was better know
| ! sympathy came over to them. Indeed
I the employers themselves were brougll
i to acknowledge that the hands ha.
not been receiving enough: pay, AM
that THEY were doing well, while tn
! workers were. wasting their capita
of life and strength without being abb
to lay up. anything for q helpless Oh
age. At last a settlement. satisfac
tory to the strikers, was affected. eve
Edward Lane: being reinstated, an
the men went back to work. :
Edna told her parents Of her mex
| acquaintance, and: that she was deter
! mined not to give up his FRIENDSHIP
The father: stormed about It. for
while, but HIS daughter was Of agt
possessed a strong character and Wi
OF her own; and he loved her So i
time Edward Lane was invited to til
house, and the old gentleman came
like: him so =ve I'll or. his Ii n1anlines.
ready synpatf les and GOD sense. tina
I he could not Il set Y Al OH without hi
and willingl Hconse r1ted2 vrhens rs aske
for his daugh ters hand
Edna and her hi sbandS |. are adeepI
ntereste vor bet con
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