The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-11-14
CHAPTER xxx.
In the Street of ST. GREGORY

US. Nolna could scarcely put her foot
to the ground. and, although she strug-
gled gamely to continue the flight, Lad
islas and 1 were all but carrying her.
The crowd went streaming past us
as we could make only the slOwest
progress, and as no vehicle of any sort
was in sight. capture appeared inevit-
able.
volna perceived this and begged us to
leave her.
1T will be far better for me to be
arrested alone than for all three to be
taken, and you see it is hopeless now
that the three can escape"
Il am not going, said Ladislas.
Mr.. Anstruther, you have the proofs
that will free my mother. If you escape
and destroy them she viii be safe.
Please co.
1t was a shrewd plea.
1 took out the papers and held them
toward Ladislas. you GO. can trust
my friends to get me out of any mess.
mo, today's business with Bremen
hof is too serious for that" he answered.
Besides this is my affair. Go, Robert
1t is sheer madness for you to remain.
You can do no good"
IF my mother is safe, Mr.. Anstruther
I do not care. For her sake as we'll as
your own, get those papers away"
| / glanced round and. saw that Brem-
I enhof was fast forcing his way to us
through the scattering crowd
I'VE may get a sleigh or a carriage
at the end of the street there" 1 said,
and without more ado / picked Volna
up in my arms and ran up the street
with her.
| The crowd cheered us Justify. Some
one recognized Ladislas. rallied the fly
| ing crowd and succeeded in reforming
them again when we had passed
! Perceiving this and recognizing that
we might In this way escape even at
the last moment Bremenhof, hoping 10
awe the crowd, ordered the police to
| draw their revoIvers. At first the peO-
pie fell back, but encouraged by the
cries of the man who had constituted
himself the leader they formed again,
| and answered the order to clear the
way with yells and shouts Of defiance.
Losing his head Bremenhof told his
men to fire. A ragged yolley of pistol
shots followed and two men fell
wounded.
For an instant a solemn hush fell,
and then rose such a wild fierce yell
of rage and fury from the mob that
the police drew back in surpense.
The two parties stood facing one an
other for breathing space. Then some
one threw a heavy stone and struck
one Of the police in the face. Two OF
his comrades near him fired in return
! A vOlley of stones was hurled by the
crowd and a wild and desperate con-
flict was waged over the bodies Of the
fallen men.
People came running to the scene
from all directions. Many of them were
armed with clubs hatchets. crowbars
and weapons as could be snatched VI
In hurry. Sor1e carried revolyers, and
as we stood awhile. unable for the press
Of the people to get forward, q fierce
hand-to-hand fight was waged. Hard
blows were given on either side, shots
were exchanged and blood flowed free
~ until the police were beaten back II
their turn and had to fly.
The mob whooped and yelled and hol-
lowed savagely over their victory. an6
pressed forward hot and eager t
wreSk their anger upon the flying men
The triumph was short-lived. how
ever. into the street from the end fol
which we were making swung a large
force Of troops to the rescue of the po.
lice.
] drew Volna back into the doorway Of
a house as they passed at the double
and the fight broke out again. thi,
time with the advantage all against the
strikers.
Men fell fast and the crowd scattered
and made for cover in the houses or
either side of the street.
Escape for us was now impossible fol
the time. for the fight ragged close Il
the door of the house where we hat
sheltered.
In the thick of the fight at some dis
lance from US I could see Bremenhof
| II he had been a coward while we TIVE
had been alone and he believed dealt
to be close to him. he was no coward
now. He was not like the same nan
Passion, or the company of his men
gave him courage. He was everywhere
directing his men and exposing himsel
fearlessiy where the fighting was not
test, and always seeking TO press for
ward as though i'm pursuit of us.
Fresh tactics were net adopted b.
the crowd. Men who had fed from tn
! street appeared at the open windows o
, the houses and fired on the police ant
troops from this vantage. Many shot
told; and to save themselves from thi
form OF attack, the troops began to en-
ter the houses In their turn and searcl
for the armed men.
And all this time the press and thrOnl
r of police and strikers made escape 70
, us impossible.
After a time the training of the troop
+ and police told; the crowd in the stree
lessened; many prisoners were taken
I most Of them blOOdstained with mark
of the conflict: and the noise of the con
flict began to die down.
But not for long.
The news that fighting was in pro
gress had spread far and wide, and
J body of strikers who had been parad
ing the main street near were attraCte
to the scene.
. The police in their turn found them
selves caught between two hostil
, mObs; and the flame OF fight which ha
, almost fiickered down fiared up agai
more luridly and vigorously than evel
The prisoners were torn from tn
grasp OF their eaptors IN the moment q
surprise, and hurried past us to tn
rear of the fighters.
The troops were still strong enough
however. to make the fight even an
, after the first moment of surprise thei
, discipline told They formed in line
facing up and down the street and set
tied down with grim resolve for tn
deadly work before them.
Then came a loud cry OF "A barr
cadel A barricade"
In a little more than a minute a cou
! pie OF heavy wagons were tTundled OF
from a side street. and turned owe
close 20 where we three were waitin.
: Out from the house were fetched a he
terogeneous collection of furniture
bedsteads, mattresses. couches chest
of drawers. shop counters, chairs. ia
hles, anything and everything that Ia
TO hand was seized and brought on
Some were even hurled from the wiz
dows above. And behind the imprompt
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