Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1907-09-17

except follow the Tocsin's lead. Th
Tocsin, having lit the fire, fed fife,
II saltpeter and sulphur-for now Mar
tin Pike was fighting hard.
The farmers and people of the les
urban parts Of the country were nc
customed to found their opinions upor
the Tocsin. They regarded IL as tn,
single lmmutable rock Of journalist,
righteousness and wisdom I'm th,
world. Consequently, stirred by tn,
outbursts of the paper, they came int
Canaan In great numbers. and. though
the pressure from the town Itself was
so strong that only few of then
managed to crowd into the courtroom
the others Joined their voices TO those
somber murmurs outdoors, which In.
creased in loudness as the trial went
on.
| The Tocsln, however. was not hay.
Ing everything its own way. The vol.
ume Of outcry against Happy Fear and
his lawyer had diminished, II was no
| ticed in every respectable quarters"
The information impaired by Mike
Sheehan to the politicians at Mr.. Far
bach's had been slowly seepIng through
the various social strata OF the town,
and, though at first incredulously re-
jected 1t began to find acceptance,
Upper Main street cooling appreclably
In It's acceptance of the Tocsln as the
law and the prophets. There were
even few who dared to wonder In
their hearts If there had not been a
mistake about Joe Louden, and. al
though Mrs. Flltcroft weakened not.
the relatives OF Squire Buckalew and
OF Peter Bradbury began to hold up
their heads little after having made
home horrible for those gentlemen and
reproached them with their conversion
as the last word of senlle shame. In
addition, the colonel's grandson and
Mr.. Bradburys grandson had both
mystifyingly lent countenance to Joe,
consorting with him openly. the former
for his own purposes, the latter be-
cause he had cunnlngly discovered that
IL was way to Miss Tabors regard
which since her gentle rejection of him
he had grown to believe, good youth
might be the pleasantest thing that
could ever come to him. In short, the
question had begun TO thrive, Was Il
possible that Eskew Arp had not been
insane after all7
The best OF those who gathered ON
lnously about the courthouse and Its
purlIeus were the young farmers and
field hands, artisans and clerks, one Of
the latter being plmply faced young
man Qately from the doctors hands,,
who llmped and would limp for the
rest OF his life, he who, OF all men.
held the memory OF Eskew Arp In
least respect and was burnlngly de-
slrous TO revenge himself upon the llv-
Ing.
The worst were OF that mystifying.
semi-rowdy type, tho Amer
lean voyou, In the production OF which
Canaan and her sister towns every
where over the country are prolific
the young man, youth, boy perhaps,
creature OF nameless age. whose
clothes are like those OF n brakeman
out of work, but who Is not n brake
man I'm or out OF work; wearing the |
blnck soft hat tilted forward 10 shelter |
AS n counter does the contempt OF a
'lerk-that expression which the face /
loes not dare wear quite In the open,
asserting the possession OF supreme ca
,acity In wit, strength, dexterlty and
lmours; the dirty handkerchief under
he collar the short black coat. al
Ways double breasted: the eyelids
iooty, one cheek always bulgcd. the
orehead speckled. the lips cracked,
lorrlbe teeth and the affecmtlon OF
secret information upon all
matters Of the universe. above all. the
instinct OF finding the shortest way TO
my scene of official interest 10 the
'olIccman. fireman or ambulance sur
singular being. not profession
lily criminal. tough hlstrionically
ather than really. full OF Its own
rgot of brag. hysterical when crossed.
imid through great Ignorance and
dangerous. IL furnishes not
he leaders, but the mass OF mobs, and
springs mp at times OF crisis from
eaven knows where You might have
riven through all the streets OF Ca
aan week before the trial and have
cen four or five such fellows, hut
rom the day Of its beginning the
quare was full OF them, dingy shuttle
ocks, batted up Into view by the Toe.
In.
They kept the air whlrrlng with their +
olse, The news OF that sitting which
Nd caused the squire. Flitcroft and
'cter bradbury 10 risk the courts dis,
leasure was greeted outside with loud
nj vehement disfayor. and when. nj
loon, the Jurymen We're marshaled
mt 10 cross the yard 20 the National
iouse for dinner a large crowd FOL,
owed and surrounded them until they
cached the doors OF the hrtel Don't
at Lawyer Louden ba -S,oozle youp I
Hang hlmg' Tar and feathers Ter
a ef Ne don't hang himr' Thasa u,ar.