Warren sheaf., 1907-01-10

II think I'll get somebody out Of
Town tonight" Grafton said. "And
the boys will help me, too." ,> g..
He was interrupted by distant
shouting at the far end of the street,
accompanied by loud laughter. Run.
ming men appeared, and mocking
cheer was raised.
Grafton started toward the trouble,
but Stanwood caught and whirled
him in the opposite direction.
'Look!" he shouted, there's a cloud
Of smoke about Mrs Cree's house
It's a riot! They've fired the house!
They're trying to kill Madge> They
may have dynamite there!"
Grafton gave one glance, jerked his
arm away, and raced up the street. A
few women and children were gath
esdng at the gate, and man was
running with a pail. But most Of the
male population was evidently at the
disturbance at the other end of town.
for the distant laughter and cheering
foated up the narrow valley. Mrs.
Cree stood on the porch, wringing her
hands.
Where is she@ Grafton roared.
upstairs" Mrs. Cree sobbed, lin
the chinbley. Oh, do something, i'm:
mie. It may get dangerous"
Grafton dashed past, went up the
stairway three steps at time, and
ran down the hall to Madge's room.
The door was shut, but a blow from
his foot sent it back with crash
and he tumbled into the room. Madge
was standing before an oldfashioned
bureau. She turned with a cry Of
rassed silence when she recognized
the intruder.
60 away she said. Quickly -
gaining her composuae. What do
you mean"
Grafton did not stop to explain. He
caught the girl in his aaEns, and lifted
her from the foor. Che seneasaed
loudly and struggled to escape. but
he turned and ran into tie hail.
LET me ~" M@ass eF1sa. @Rk
me down! Oh, hsapl heaps Eels
srazv:''
Grafton half jumped and hsaf fsaa
dewn the stairway, aaa 1an out upon
the lawn with kh burSsn. kaRgs
screamed again.
tHeap! hsap9" shs cried.
s'You're safa." estsfaoa 1nsnznnneA,
as he set her o1 her feet.
stanwood eaAs N paang and
hrsatA1sss, aud sams Ills daughter q
snrsptursd hug- cine banA sams hee
ever her shssaaes, ial hs eaasAt
GTasten's arm
Il ean-nenaF tAaaA Yen ensash,," Z"
he saspea- "Yo1.ps saxSa hsr As.
Daughter, the hsase- -Apaanaste,
no doubt. Ths stzdassEv-eAsasai
ton! Grafton saved 9osr h8ss'
Madss turned. nsand-sgeA. "Tspi"
she exclaimed Il was IN dan3Ss!
Oh, Mr.. Grafton-An! I thought yos
wore Insane! A fre? Dynamite!
Oh, Jim!"
Grafton felt Night tnins shock
strike him; she was in his arms.
Looking up In an ecstasy of wond er-
ing JOY he met Mrs. Cree's eye. Eha
widow stood staring, and ca the in
stand bRrst into loud laughter. sonae
how the sneize overhead had dtEain,
ished, and the noise of t1ae dlstant
mob had stoapsd,
A grimyfaced man eane out OF
Mrs. Cree's boarding house. -she was
pretty neat blaze" he remarked
'and made most amazin' smoke foz
just a chimney"
"What!" stanwood cried; "a ehim.
neg? Wasn't the house on f1ea''
But Red Cassidy and Daga
George?" Grafton gaspsd. ADidnatt
they set ft?"
A newcomer advanced from the
gathering crowd. "We've just 60.
done runnin' 'em out O. town." he
said. "They're hikin' for tho plains
by now"
II thought they we're trying to kill
you," Grafton said, brokenly, ta
Madge. II thought you were in dan,
ger"
II was," she whispered, as she toos
his arm and looked up with a treM
bling smile. 81 was in danger o.
losing you"