Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1904-04-08
THE FEAT OF LITTLE ELLEN

~ ENFIELD JOINER.

| nine, George Moriarty. the leader of
the strikers. and Philip Rogers, the
representative of the company. were
to confer together
BY the request OF the strikers, the
conference was postponed until the
afternoon, and 1t was not until after
sunset that Phillip and Moriarity met
In the latter's one-room cabin.
Within reach of Moriarty's voice
were 400 union meD-Phillip looked
out at light up on the hillside and
remembered that there was none save
himself to help her. Therefore he was
reasoning most patiently and earnest
ly. Heavensi What is tnisf A fash,
terrific explosion Moriarty was
lying In heap before him. splotches
OF blood and brains on his clothes,
smoking pistol at his feet! 1t was
Phillips voice that called to the strik-
any man from such a moment. 1t
was in vain that Phillip declared that
the shot had been fired from outside
from the window-and that he had
even seen the assassin fiee--it availed
nothing. A rope around his neck and
death on the nearest tree within five |
minutesl The man next In authority |
to Moriarty stopped them--his was a
plan of more exquisite suffering. II |
was decreed that their prisoner was
to keep watch alone all night over |
the dead body, the rude cabin being |
guarded on the outside by a dozen of
their number and the next day he
was to hang over a slow fire, kiudled
on Moriarty's grave.
They agreed and finally withdrew
and that night the Rockies echoed to
such shouts of carousal as the For
get-me-not" had never heard before.
Phillip sat alone with the dead,
watching through the single window
the light on the hillside. He looked at
It with an unfaltering eye, though he
knew that six cruel guns were point
ed at that window and six at the
opposite door. Who committed the
pay the penalty he never knew. What
wrong was avenged. what crime was
ltoned for by Moriarty's death he
never discovered Indeed so well did
he assassin lay his plans that he was
lever detected.
Meantime the news had been
,roken to Ellen in the most brutal
way. Two hours after the. killing,
hamilton, the new leader was told
hat the wife of the prisoner wished
o see him and Ellen was led In to
ear coarse jests. receive gross In
ults and suffer what was almost
cath to tenderly nurtured woman. =
he asked for only five minutes and
5 she knelt in the agony Of her soul.
er helplessness and beauty kindled ?
momentary warmth In Hamilton's Il
cart.
Let her see him for Ave minutes. Is
oys." Then grufily, Five minutes. 0
emember. AMI watch the interview"
How could one little woman thwart
ie purpose of four hundred men?
The most poignant moment of Phil T
p's trial came when he saw Ellen
d away. 1t was maddening to think A
I what might be In store for her.
ut he preserved his calm and dIgni-
ed mien, sat down by the lamp. TOOK !.
,me letters from his pocket and be-
IN to read. His captors looked In at ]
IN curiously. As Phillip read not a
uscle of his face qnivered. though
S heart stood still within him for
ese were the words: when you
FAR the whip poorwill. come to the le
indow. The second call blow out II
e light. The coast will then be h
ear--you must escape. dear. Run pt
the little gulch-for my sakel" n
II had come to him by Ellen's hand st
Id the reading Of It threw him into
Q most horrible doubts and fears
le was going to attempt some -
pc. II would be worse than folly; to
Il would be madden than Madness ~
. must cry out and save her from q