Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-06-23
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At least he could join in the fight!
He ran down the hill. swinging to the
left of the Mormons. Half way, and
he stopped as laundering cheer
swept up from the shore. The main
landers had started toward the hill!
Without rank, without order-shout-
ing their triumph as they came they
were rushing blindly into the arms of
/ the ambush! A shrek of warning left
Nathaniefs lips. It was drowned in
crash of rife fire. Volley after vol
ley burst from that shadowy stretch
OF plain. Before the furious fire the
van of the mainlanders crumpled into
ruin. Like chan before wind those
behind were swept back. Apparently
they were flying without waiting to
/ fire shot! Nathaniel dashed down
into the plain. Ahead of him the Nor
mons were charging in a solid line,
and in another moment the shore had
become q mass Of fighting men. Far
to the left he saw a group OF the
mainlanders running along the beach
toward the conflict. If he could only
intercept them-and bring them into
Il
cut them of, shouting and firing his
pistol. He won by hundred yards
and stood painting as they came to-
ward him. Dawn had dispelled the
mist-gloom and as the mainlanders
, drew nearer he discerned in their lead
! a figure that brought cry of Joy
from his lips.
il ''Neil!" he shouted. Neil"
/ He turned as Marion's brother
darted to his side.
This way-from behind"
The two led the way, side by side.
followed by dozen men. A glance
told Nathaniel that nothing much less
than miracle could turn the tide of
battle. Half Of the mainlanders were
fighting In the water. Others were
struggling desperately to get away in
the boats. Foot by foot the Mormons
were crushing them back, their battle
cries now turned into demoniac yells
Of victory. Into the rear Of the strug-
Cling mass, firing as they ran, charged
the handful of men behind Captain
Plum and Neil. For Z little space the
kings men gave way before them and
with wild cheers the powerful fisher
men from the coast fought their way
toward their comrades. Many Of them
were armed with long knives; some
had pistols; others used their empty
rifles as clubs. A dozen more men
IND they would have split like q
tedge through the Mormon mass.
Dove the din Of battle Nathaniel's
foice rose In laundering shouts to the
men in the sea, and close beside him
The heard Neil shrieHng out q name
between his blows. Like demons
they fought straight ahead, slashing
with their knives. The Mormon line
was thinning. The mainlanders had
turned and were fighting their way
back. gaining foot BY foot what they
had lost. Suddenly there came ter
rifle cheer from the plain and the hope
that had famed in Nathaniel's breast
died out a. he heard 1t. He knew what
1T meant-that the Mormons at st.
james had come TO reinforce their
comrades. He fought now to reach
the boats, calling to Neil, whom he
could no longer see. Even In that mo-
iment he thought Of Marion. His only
chance was to escape with the others,
his only hope Of Wrestling her from the
kingdom lay in his own freedom. He
had waited too long. A crushing blow
fell upon him from behind and with a
last cry to Neil he sank under the
trampling feet. Indistincuy there
came to him tho surging shock Of the
fresh body of Mormons. The din
about him became fainter and fainter
as though he was being carried rapid
~ away from it; shouting voices came
to him I'm whispers, and deadened
sounds, like the quick tapping of a
finger ON his forehead. were all that
no heard Of the steady rife fire. that
pursued the defeated mainlanders in
their light.
After little he began struggling back
Into consciousness. There was split
ting pain somewhere in his head and
he tried to reach his hand to 1t.
'You won't have to carry him." he
heard . voice say. "Give him little
water and he'll walk
He felt the dash of the water in his
face and It put new life into him.
Somebody had raised him to sitting
posture ana was supporting him there
while . second person bound a cloth
about his head. He opened his eyes
and the light Of day shot into them
like singing, burning charge of
needle-points, and he closed them
again with sharp cry Of pain. That
seconds glance had shown him that
Il was . woman who was binding his
head. He had not seen her face. Be-
lyond her he had caught a half-formed
vision Of many people and the glisten-
J, ing edge Of the sea, and a. he lay with
closed eyes the murmur Of voices
came to him. The support at his back
was taken away, slowly, as II the per
son who held him feared that he
would fall Nathaniel stinened him
self to show his returning strength
and opened his eyes again. This time
the pain was not SO great. A few
yards away he saw . group of people
and among them were women; stu
farther. away, 80 far that his brain
grew Aiszy ~ he looked. there was q
black moving crowd. He was among
the wounded. The Mormon women
were here Down there along the
jshore-among the dead-had assem-
bled the population Of st. James.
A strange sickness overpoWered him