The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1910-03-10

| man. The mob will be In here soon
Good.byi and good luck!"
lie seized the terrified mans hand.
which was cold and limp as the hand
OF dead man. and then scrambled up
the ladder The uproar without had
commenced again. and the pounding
on the door was being renewed.
He threw open the shutter OF the
window and looked out. There were
at least 500 people In the crowd, many
OF whom were carrying flaming
torches, which they held high above
their heads All ages were repre-
sented. from babes in the arms OF
mothers TO old men and bewhiskered
countrymen in blouses and high boots.
Hardy noticed several policemen In
the throng. as well as two or three
| priests
There he is" shouted some one.
and the cry went up:
The Jew, The Jew! Throw him
out to us let us IN 90 him"
What do you want OF him. asked
Hardy.
We want to play with him" came
the reply. followed by horrid. cruel
laughter
Friends" said Hardy. you must
be careful what you do here This II
not Jewish property. It belongs to an
| American. a Christian - Frederick
Emery. a good man. whom We all
/ know"
Hardy did not realize TIL that mo-
ment how much Russian he knew. He
felt that he could have talked Chinese
had Il been necessary.
We do not want TO destroy the
/ property. We want the Jew. Nor
decai. Pitch him out 10 us"
NO" said a tall Russian. who
seemed to be a ringleader We do
| not want TO destroy the property. but
We will burn II 10 the ground II you
do not give up the Jew. The Jews
must die. They crucifcd our Saviour.
they sacrifice Christian children"
But I assure you. good friends" ar
| gued Hardy. that Modecai had moth
! ing 10 do with cruclfying the Saviour.
/ That happened 1000 years ago
He Is making sport Of us" howled
the mob. He is a Jew himself"
Tell us" sneered the tall man. are
you a Jew"
Il am not a Jew" replied Hardy.
firmly. Il am a Christian. There IL
not drop OF Hebrew blood In my
| veins"
Then prove II 10 us. II has been
said that you are n Jew. II you are
Christian. you will throw out the
Jew. that we may tear him in pieces.
that We may beat him TO death. Act
/ quickly. for we must have the jew"
And again that awful cry went up
The Moschkei The Moschkel The
Jew, The Jew"
Hardy felt a light touch on his arm.
and Wang whispered to him:
He Is gone. he has got away"
Friends" said Hardy In a calm.
| clear voice. Il cannot meet your test
| There is no jew here. | give you my
word that Mordecai Is not here
Vasili now stood out from the
| others.
MI Hardy" he said. we saw him
/ run In this direction. We are sure
he was coming here. Whore else
could he he seek protection. save in
the house of his companion and
| friend?" This sneeringly.
DO you doubt my word. sir" asked
| Hardy. You had better help me in
[ this trying situation. II yoi know on
which side your bread is buttered
| This is your opportunity ip win Mr.
Emery's favor"
/ Il do not doubt your word. sir, but
these people will be hard to con.
vince"
Il saw the jew go into the store,"
shrieked a boy. "He craEled under
the iron door"
'He is lying TO u.s." howled the
mob. Beat in the door cath TO the
Jew. to the Jew!'
Pandemonium now broke loose
again. Heavy rocks were hurled
against the doors and windows. and
three or four stout Russians brought
up log. to batter in thu iron shut
ter.
"Oh, my dear MASTER" pleaded the
Korean boy. fly while there is yet
time! They will kill you, they will
tear you in pieces! They are mad.
meni"
Il shall not fly" said Hardy. They
may kill me. II they wish, but | will
teach them lesson first"
At this moment a drosEky drove up
through the throng. the driver furi.
ously flashing his horses, and stopped
before the door.
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