Gilpin observer., 1910-04-21

man. The mob will be in here soon.
Good-by. and good luck!"
He 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 to HIM"
What do you want OF him?" asked
Hardy.
I'VE want to play with hint" came
the reply. followed by horrid. cruel
laughter.
Friends" said Hardy, you must
be careful what you do here. This il
not Jewish property. 1t belongs to an
American, Christian - Frederick
Emery. good man, whom we all
know"
Hardy did not realize till that mo-
ment how much Russian he knew. He
felt that he could have talked Chinese
had it been necessary.
I'VE do not want to destroy the
property. We want the Jew. Nor
decai. Pitch him out to u.s."
No" said a tall Russian. who
seemed to be a ringleader we do
not want to destroy the property, but
we will burn it to the ground if you
do not give up the Jew The Jews
must die. They crucified our Saviour,
they sacrifice Christian children"
But l assure you. good friends" ar
gued Hardy, that Modecai had moth
ing to do with crucifying the Saviour.
That happened 1000 years ago"
He is making sport of u.s." howled
the mob. He is Jew himself"
Tell u.s." sneered the tall man. ARE
you Jew"
Il am not a jew" replied Hardy.
firmly. Il am a Christian. There is
not a drop of Hebrew blood in my
veins
Then prove it to us. 1t has been
said that you are a Jew. If you are
Christian, you will throw out the
Jew, that we may tear him in piecea.
that we may beat him to death. Act
quickly, for we must have the Jew."
And again that awful cry went up.
THE Moschke, The Moschke, The
Jew, The Jew!"
Hardy felt 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 cut from tho
others.
Mr.. Hardy" he said, I'VE saw him
run in this direction. We are sure
he was coming here. Where 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, il you know on
which side your bread is buttered.
This is your opportunity to 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 boy. HE crawled under
the iron door"
He is lying to u.s." howled the
mob. Beat in the door. Death to tho
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 n log, to batter in the 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
men!"
II shall not fly" said Hardy. They
may kill me. If they wish. but will
teach them lesson first"
At this moment droshky drove up
through the throng, the driver furi-
ously flashing his horses, and stopped
before the door.
(To BE CoNTINUED)