The Washington times., 1905-10-22

He returned TO his library. turned
down the gas, threw himself on the
sofa. and was soon asleep; even before
Alice, who sat. unhappy, as youth is
unhappy, by an open window. her eyes
fun of tears, her heart full of re-
morse. 1T is too wretched to think
Of" she bemoaned herself He is the
only man in the world i could ever
care for. and / have driven him away.
1t never can be made right again;
am punished justly. IL 1 thought he
would take me, / believe / could go
this minute and throw myself at his
feet. But he would smile. and raise
me UP, and make some pretty speech,
very gentle and very dreadful. and
bring me back TO mamma, and then
. should die"
But at nineteen well-nourished maid
ems do not pass the night In mourning,
however heavy their hearts may be.
and Alice slept at last, and perhaps
was happier in her innocent dreams.
The night passed without further
incident and the next day. though II
may have shown favorable signs to
practiced eyes. seemed very much, to
the public. like the day which had pre-
ceded it. There were fewer shops closed
in the back streets; there We're not
of plumber going about to warn laborers
away from their work. But in the
principal avenues and in the public
squares there were the same dense
crowds of idlers, some listless and some
excited. ready to believe the widest ru-
,nors and to applaud the craziest ora
tory. Speakers were not lacking; be-
sides the agitators of the town, several
had come in from neighboring places,
and they were preaching, with fervor
and perspiration, from street corners
and from barrel-heads in the beer
houses. the dignity of manhood and
the overthrow OF tyrants-
Bott, who had quite distinguished
himself during the last few days, was
not 10 be seen. He had passed the
night in the stationhouse, and, on brief
examination before police justice at
an early hour of the morning, on com
plant of Farnham and Temple, had
been. together with the man captured
in Mrs. Belding's drawing-roorn. bound
ever to- stand his trial for housebreak-
ing at the next term of court He dis
played the most abject terror before
his trial. and would have made a full
confession of the whole affair had Of
fit not had the address to convey to
him the assurance that. IL he stood
firm, the brotherhood of Bread-vs nne-,s
would attend 10 his case and he re
sponsfbie for his safety. Relying upon
this, he plucked up his spirits and
bore himself with characteristic impu-
dence in the presence of the police JUS
sice, insisting upon being called Pro-
fessor Bott. giving his profession as in
spirational orator, his religion the d.
vinity of humanity. When bound over
1E
applause from the idlers in the court
room by shouting: II appeal from this
outrage to the power of the people and
the judgment of history"
This was his last recorded grafton; for
we may as well say at once that, a
month later. he stood his trial without
help from any Brotherhood. and passed
away from public life. though not en-
tirely from public employment. as he
is now usefully and unobtrusively en-
gagged in making shoes In the State pen
itentiary-and is said ito take serious
views Of life"
The cases of Sleeny and the men who
were taken in the street by Farnham's
policemen were also disposed OF sum-
marily through his Intervention. He
could not help liking the fair-bearded
carpenter, although he had been causi II
I'm bad company and so charged him
merely with riotous conduct in the pub
lie streets, for which the penalty was a
light fine and a few days detention.
Slecny seemed conscious of his Glenn
cncy. but gave him no look or express
sion of gratitude. He was too bitter
at heart 10 feel gratitude. and 100
awkward to feign II.
About noon. a piece OF news arrived
which produced a distinct impression OF
encouragement among the strikers II
was announced in the public square that
the railway blockade was broken in
Clarified. a city to the east OF Bufnand,
about a hundred miles. The hands had
accepted the terms of the employers
and had gone to work again. An orator
tried to break the force of this an
nouncernent by depreciating the pluck
of the Clarified men. Why, gentle
menl" he screamed. "a ten-year-old boy
In this town has got twice the sand of a
Clarified man. They just beg the bosses
to kick 'em. When they are fired out
Of a. shop door. they sneak down tho
chimbley and whine to be took on again.
We amt made of that kind OF stuff"
But this naughty style of eloQuence dio