Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1907-01-10

5tOWn LO-n1gnt, GfaIton SAID. Ana
the boys will help me, too.
He was interrupted by distant
shouting at the far end Of the street.
accompanied by loud laughter Run
ming men appeared, and a hooking
cheer was raised
Grafton started toward the trouble.
but Stanwood caught and whirled
him in the opposite direction.
Look" he shouted, there's cloud
Of smoke about Mrs. Cree's house
It's 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
esing at the gate, and man was
male population was evidently at the
disturbance at the other end of town.
for the distant laughter and cheering
floated up. the narrow valley. Mrs.
Cree stood on the porch, wTinging her
hands
Where is sheT' Grafton roa1ed.
Upstairs" Mrs Cree soobed, 4n
the chimbley. Oh, do something, Jim,
ME. 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, hut blow from
his foot sent it back with crash.
and he tumbled into the room. Madge
was standing before an oldfashianed
bureau. She turned with a cry Of
alarm, which shrank into an embas>
rassed silence when she recognized
the intruder. .
Go away she said. qrfekly -.
gaining her composuEe. what dp
you mean"
Grafton did not stop to explain. He
caught the girl in his aqraa. md Hired
har from the Aoor. Che senoeMed
loudly and struggled 10 escape. sut
he turned and ran Into IA hA,1.
Lat me bAt" NeAse susA Rk
noe DOWN! Oh, haI hsap. 1l
sFssvs''
Grafton half aa'naeeA and haaf faa'
Down the stairway al nan ont uQoa
the lawn with Ihs brssa. kaAss
screamed again. .. -,
'4eav! haapa DO eyasd.
Tsn're saka." GGsesslana n~nspeA.
~ no st hsr n her feet.
staawood eans n pn9nS and
hrsatAasss, aad saMs fin daughter q
snrsptusd has. h.ec-hezA sane hee
ever her shsskasa II ks ssnea
Galatians aru
I eaa-nenaF tAask Ssa eAsaA6;;'
he saepeA- ''neasps ssvSa Asr Ha
Daughter, tho hsssst- 1ps A>aaakte.
no doubt Ehs aHGAsss- assAAsaaaar
aan Grafton se1sA 1esr h1sf''
Madoe turned. nsznAsVeA "Ts1i.
she exclaimed. Il was IN dnaGSrl
Oh, Mr. Graftoa-HA! I thought yos
were insane! A Ere? Dynamite!
Oh, JIM" .~.
Grafton felt a lightning shee1
strike him; she was in his arrns
Looking Up Ia an ecstasy Of wond er
ing joy he met Mrs.. Cfee's ere. Ehl
widow stood staztag, and en- the Ia
stand burst into loud laughter. sone
how the sns8se overhead had. dtEatn
ished. and the padse Of tho dlsttaslsna
mob had stonpsa,
A. grdmy&aced nam came out d
Mrs. Cree's boarding house. "1he was
a pretty neat blaze" he remarked
land made most amazin' smoke foa
just chimney"
! What" Stanwood cried; "a chin
neg? Wasn't the house on fEeR"
But Red Cassidy and Dage
George?" Grafton gasped. -Didna'
they set ft?'
A newcomer advanced from the
gathering crowd. We've just gc'
done runnin' em out O town." ht
said They're hikin' for the plains
by now"
II thought they were trying to kill
you," Grafton said, brokenly, t.
Madge. II thought you were in dan
GER
IT was" she whispered, as she toes
his arm and looked up with tren
bling smile. Il was in danger O.
losing you.''