The Washington herald., 1909-07-11


Rroans OF the wounded melted the riot
crs 20 murderous frenzy. From her seat
upon the back of the trembling Sellin
Miss WinwOOd, in a queer Illuminating
moment saw the throat Of the gallant
STRIPPING swell once, twice, I'M nervous
swallowing ere he gave the total ORDER
She saw his men stinen curiously az
his words. The faces OF some OF them
went white as chalk as they bfoukh,
their rides into position ana sighted
along the barrels waiting FOR what lnust
be. Mere boys were most or them anu
even I'm that moment OF passions that
swept like angry tides IT seemed an a"-
ful thing that they must do 49,,
with the raising or the rihes ihe ulh
became indescribable. dtscOrdaht ciy'
close at hand. smote Alicln's ears. 1T
a bluGi Dam EN-! They dasacnt mur-
n was the coarse wench OF the cross
Ing yondcr She swayed uncertainty
whore she stood, cursing with the men
her black eyes blazing, her hats bruh
dished like those OF mad hshwife or
roitlng Paris. Slckoned. Alicla's eyes
turned again 10 the scene yonder whllc
her heart seemed to suspend It's beating
TT was done A with one impulse they
u charged from all sides in solid front WI.
an attack multiplied la fury through
blind mounting rage Into the very muz
zles OF the rides they rushed, their hands
outstretched for their prey while thc
khuki-clnd line, with the steadiness or
veterans, waited lmmovablc for a prog
nant instant which was To many or the
guardsmen an eternity
"Firel"
A blaze Of destruction heraldcd n hell
Of rcverbernting sound. There were curl
Ing pufs OF pungent powder smoke
There was "a momcntnry lull OF stupened
horror. Then the square was ah ihlel-
no OF sObs aud groans, OF choking cries
and shrlcks OF agony,
Broken and stunned, with faces that
grlmnccd horribly with stark fear ana
helpless rage, the assailants retreated
from the death dealing line, trampling
under foot the wounded and the dead
Crazy with belatcd fear men turned
their backs upon the soldiery aud butted
their way through the ruck, Intent now
only upon safety In flight The mob,
thrown into a panic WIS split In ragged
fragments that ran with hoarse cries to-
ward the intersccting streets. There
sounded the thud OF blows AZ the police
able at last TO serve swung their ba-
leaders. The spirit OF the mob had
turned TO water Everywhere was mad
flight, the militlamen waited In nervous
readiness, but there was no need OF
second vollcy. Some OF the guard mere
boys watched with q curious concentra-
tion sight which brought the tears
rolling down their checks. It was that
OF PROSTATE, bleeding forms, wrlthing at
their feet.
Tn the wild rush an outhung frag-
Il ment OF the crowd was forced by the
jam outward toward the spot where All
ella worked desperately TO control her
morse worried DN tne tuTlhol lhto u"ii-
gerous mood. To the curb and over It
they swept unable to Withstand the
press OF their fellows from within, A.
they stumbled over the curb some caught
sight OF the stamping stallion. fear
some apparitlOn with wildly rolling eyes
ana nostrils harlng. There were cries OF
fear as struggling men and women were
forced almost under the hOOfs Of the
frightened animal.
The stallion was now unmnnngeablc.
With q snort Of fear he reared whirled
and leapcd sidewise from the walk, just
clearing the PROSTATE form Of a woman
collapsed In terror, lying next the curb
Alicia. stralning at the reins. caught the
glimpse OF an ashen face, OF two black
eyes which stared I'm fright ana hate.
Selim stumbled, going to his knees. UP
I'm "a flash. he reared again, and as he
came down, something shrieked and fell
under a cruel irOn-shod hOof. The girl.
dcathly sick. rccled I'm her saddle at
sight OF a bent old man. his hair Grim
soned from an ugly scalp wound, fnllinB
Imply into the arms of a stalwart strik-
err who bawled curses and blasphemy.
saw the Crazed horse bounding through a
yelling thrOng that tumbled this way and
that somehow contrlving to clear rag
ged runway for this laundering fury
with upnung head glaring eyes and
In a moment the stallion had cleared
the frenzied crowd and I'm two mighty
leaps had charged I'm blind alright full
upon the guardian line OF militia. Alicia
heard shouts OF warning. saw the cur
tanning khaki fash asunder, revealing the
covering huddle OF strike breakers with
In She beheld two stalwart uniformed
ngures launch like a fash at the head
OF her punging beast felt the irresist'
ibIe backward tug as the stallion was
dragged 70 sudden stop; Ihen al Went Went