Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-02-24
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| Mackay posted his notices Saturday
| night. putting the new nine hour schedule
into effect Monday morning. Sunday the
! camp boiled. The union put forth its de-
| cree, and of course at the morning hour
a big crowd gathered to see Mackay face
| his men. He came riding up (the jack
assD In tan colored English riding
breeches and little two billed gray cap
you know the kind. or course they hooted
him and headed his horse back down the
| slope. He was red headed. naturally and.
| being double distilled idiot, hired a
| couple of desperadoes from Bozle as
guards and came back. This time the
buys jerked him and lis men from their
! horses and hustled them down the canyon
| at the boot toe. 1 did what 1 could TO
prevent this. but the men who had the
| matter in charge had been drinking, and
| the crowd was with them. My mon arc
not in the union, but hear ominous
| threats. L advise you not 10 attempt to
put the new schedule into operation at
| the present time.
The effect OH the valley of Mackay's
recital of his maltreatment was most
wonderful. The principal mine owners
of the Springs met to discuss their
campaign. The valley called for the
blood Of those who had busted the sa-
cred person Of their representative, and
| the sheriff was ordered TO arrest and
| bring down the insolent ''red necks"
fdent Red. Star superintendent. This
| spirit of l1wlessness must be checked
or it will run into riot" said Barnett,
who developed unexpectedly into "A
leader oGtthe mine owners by virtue OF
his largeslnterests in the Red Star.
The shz..iff vaiiantly Responded TO the
call and, with II half dozen deputies.
| marchediup into the glittersug mist OF
40 hfesta .sff
empty Ehanded and sullen. \
\ nesting Of the officers tof the Hcd
Star mld allied companies twas cjdIIed.
Barnett presiding. Most J2esoldte res
| olutioEs were passed. Ma ekiSr was in
struct,d to press his del nan.1s TO the
full. Barnett naturally opposed a con-
ference with the miners "EltherJthey
Gomez to our terms or Nge/ close /lo,vn
the mfines," he said. IN lis our cue TO
be firm in this demandcS
Ihe> sheriff, who had /been Invited to
be present and tell lis tale. put I'm a
warning word.
&c entlemen." said4 lac, you're deal
ing auth lot OF free miners and pros
pectoss-men who won't be driven and
can'ttbe scared. If ii Ehad been Just a
case tof ignorant Ndagpes would have
brOu ght 'em down brd they've got lead
ers that you can't monkey with. When
Hob lSmith, DenverfDan and that devil
Jack Munro niet me with their holsters
tiedidown threw up my hands. You
are from the cast, where things are
different. About One-third of the men
on the peak are old prospectors and
free miners, and if they stay by the
proposition you've got to take a sneak
or put up the fight' of the age"
I'VE stand pat said Barnett, .'ayd
we shall insist on your arresting the
men who assaulted Mr. Mackay"
The sheriff made an elaborate bow.
Right you are, Mr.. Barnett, but I'll
want hundred deputies to do 1t with"
Moving with such secrecy as lac
could, the sheriff collected and swore
in some ninety men. the boldest and
hardest TO be foHnd in all the towns
of the valley. They We're not sedate
and considerable citizens, but they were
brave, or at least reckless and without
exception experienced wearers OF guns.
They professed themselves quite able
and willing to- bring down anybody In
the hills. After being armed and pro-
visioned they were to be sent round
by way OF a railroad which was build
ing toward the camp from the south.
Barnett was heedful of his words at
home and made light OF the probable
opposition of the miners. but Louis,
with a boys ability to discern what
was going on. soon acquired a pretty
clear idea of the plan, and when Ann
asked him not to return TO the heights
on Monday he was ominously calm.
but asserted. his right 10 go where lie
pleased.
''Rob wants me and needs me. and
I'm going. You can put me I'm Jail. but
that is the only way. If there is going
TO be war, I am going TO be in IT, and
I'm going to be on the side of the
Ann wrote swift and fervent note
TO Raymond:
I am trusting Louis 10 your care be-
cause he will not stay. You have won
his heart from us. and we are powerless
TO prevent his return. Guard him. for the
sake of his boyish sweetness. for my
sake.
She wrote no further. for as her
mind dwelt upon that camp of ruffian
miners and their desire for battle bit
ter resolution swept over her. Il will
test his love for me" With cold inten-
sity she announced her purpose. "If
you insist on going back to that camp
| shall 60 too"
'You must not co. said Louis. ITS
no place for you
ut is no place for you"
He asserted hinaself again. II can
take care of myself
Mr.. Raymond has asked me TO keep
you here She went to him and put
her arm about his neck. Stay with
ne. laddie. / am missing you these
lays"
In the end she seemed to prevail, but
she took no pleasure in her victory, for
Ie went about the house like young
n gle pinioned. Nothing save the news
n the s.arin Interested him. and when