The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-08-12
Breaking All Records

galoot, was curious to hear what tho
orator in the cart had to say. pressed
up close to the truck in the front of
the crowd. with Hillary Cox on his
arm. Suddenly, SO Slocum said, there
was q shout from somewhere behind
them:
THE police! Look out for the 20
iicev'
In the rush that followed Slocum and
Grace were damned back by the press
and separated from the others. He re-
membered only q little Of what hap
pened those next moments. And what
he did remember didn't tally with the
stories that were told later at the trial.
In tie darkness Of the lowering storm
above the heads Of the close packed.
swaying mass in the square there
sounded q dull whir. Then came q
terrific explosion. The next thing Slo-
cum knew he was crawling on his
hands and knees. cropping in the dark
ness for Grace. while all around them
cracked the pistol shots of the police.
Then he heard Eds voice shrieking:
1.-The bloody brutes have shot herr
"And Hilary" ! asked. lis 1t badf'
"a piece Of iron plowed across her
cheek"
"ScarT'
Slocum nodded. Che truth il that IL
1t hadn't been for the ignorant doctor
who got hold of the girl arst her looks
might have been saved But he took
eleven stitches. and there was left .
long. ugly. furrowed scar across her
pretty faced
We went up to Slocum's room and
sat there far into the night discussing
what had happened
"Oh. I suppose you law pills win
mouse around in 1t considerable" I
said. 'SThe way to do n to string 'em
up to the nearest lamp post. ~ they do
out west"
As was saying that q cab drove up
hurriedly in the quiet street and stop
ped ut our door. Slocum and put our
heads out Of his window. curious to
know what was happening now ut
o'clock in the morning. We saw . man
get out, then turn and lift q woman
from the cab to the street. The woman
staggered a. she started to walk across
the sidewalk
cts Lou Pierson!" Slocum exclaim-
ed. He drew in his head suddenly and
bottled from the room. I waited long
enough to zee the man who was with
Lou pull the doorbell and then leave
the poor girl half fallen on the steps
while he went back to the cab and
spoke to the driver. Then followed
Slocum downstairs two steps at q time.
Slocum had wrenched open the house
door and leaped down the long dight
Of steps, not pausing at the girl. who
was making feeble attempts to rise
and calling. Erred. Fred!" But the
man. having given his directions to the
driver. paid ne attention and got into
the cab.
I helped Lou 10 her feet She was
still calling in Q drowsy voice. Fired.
Fredw I could zee Slocum with his
hand ON the deer Of the cab. He spoke
to the man inside. but could not hear
what he said. Suddenly his hand shot
out There was Q tussle half In and
half out Of the cab The driver whip.
ped up his horses. and Slocum waa
thrown to his knees. He picked him
self mp. holding In his iist something
that looked like q necktie.
As Slocum helped me carry the girl
up the steps he said:
That's who Renshaw n. A bit Of q
bomb would be about the right thing
for himv'
Generalizations. have learned. are
silly things to play with. But there ara
some experiences in q mans life that
. tempt him to make them. 1t was only
| q mere accident that the man who was
Lou Persons companion in the cab
that night had taken . prominent part
against the striking workmen. But
when. later. was called upon to cit In
judgment on some hotheaded fools BE-
cause they. in their struggle to get IN
eight hour day. fomented strife. my
thoughts would 60 back souriy to this
example Of the men I was expected t.
aide with.