The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-08-13

We had no difficulty getting them
out, Abe began to yell. Some men
rushed out 10 learn the cause. lie aeiZ-
cd the foremost man. making a hideous
uproar all the while, and In three min.
utcs had every man out OF the hotel
and lively row going on.
In two minutes more Graeme and
had tho door TO the ballroom locked
and barricaded with empty casks. We
! then closed the door OF the barroom lead
Ing TO tho outside. The barroom was
strongly built log shack, with heavy
door secured, after the manner OF the
early cabins. with two strong oak bare,
so that wo felt safe from attack from
that quarter.
The ballroom We could not hold long
for the door was slight and entrance was
possible through the windows. But as
only few casks Of liquor were left
there, our main work would be In the
bar. 50 that the fight would be 10 hold
the passagcway This We bar,icaded
with casks and tablea but BY this
time the crowd has begun to realize
what had happened and were wildly vel.
ling at doors and windowa, With an
aS which Graemc had brought with him
the casks were "oon stoye 10, and left
10 empty themselves.
"A was about TO empty the last
cask, Gracmc stopped me, saying let
that stand here. II will help U.s." And
30 II did. Now skip FOR man came
crashing through the window. Before
he could regain his feet, however. Giaeme
had seized him and flung him out upon
the heads Of the crowd out side but
through the other windows men were
coming In, and Gracmc rushed for the
barricade, followed by two OF the ctemy.
the foremost OF whom ! received at the
top and hurled back upon the others.
Now, be quicki" said Graeme; RI
hold this Don't break any bottlcs on
the floor r~-th,pw them out there" point
Ing to little window high up In the
walt
| made all haste, The clsks did not
take much time, aud soon the whisky
and beer were flowing over the floor. 1t
made me think OF Gcoriic's regret over
the "sinfu' waste" The bottles took
longer, aud glancing up now aud then |
saw that Graeme was being hard pres
sed' Men would leap, two and three
at time, upon the harricade, and
Graemc's arms would shoot out, and
over they would topple upon the heads
OF those nearest. II was great sight
to sec him standing alone with smile
on bis face aud tho light Of battle In
his eye cody meeting his assailanta with
those terrific. ligbtning'like blows. In
fifteen minutes my work was done,
"What ncxtt' | asked, "low do we
get out"
"ilow Is the door!" he replied,
| looked through the portfolio and
said; "A crowd Of men waiting"
I'VE have TO make dash for II.
fancy he replied chcerfully, though his
face was covered with blood and his
breath was coming in short gasps.
Get down the bars aud be ready"
But even as he spoke a chair hurled from
below caught him on the arm, and be.
fore he could recover, man had cleared
tho borricodc and was upon him like n
tiger 1t was Idaho Jack.
Hold the borricade,' Graeme called
out as they both went down.
| sprang to his place, but | had not
much hope of holding it long, | had the
heavy oak bar Of the door in my hands
and swinging II round my head made
the crowd give back for few moments.
Meantime Graemc had shaken off his
enemy, who was circling about him upon