The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1911-10-05
CHAPTER l.
KNIGHT ERRANT.


basin where two rivers meet to
form mighty third, lies the Steel
City. TO see II you must journey
by night along its rivers, whose vel
low, placid waters, rejecting the lights
of hundred steamers, seem field OF
gold incrusted with diamonds, rubies
and emeralds. Mile after mile you
pass by mills, mills, mills nothing but
mills-magniticent monuments TO the
inventive and adaptive genius of man
Thousands of black faced, muscular
Ttans rush hlther and thither, swift,
methodical. earnest, single purposed
But even this powerful army, levied
from the worlds strongest, is pygmy
like beside the marvellous mechanism.
which works. seemingly, of its own
will, unerring. unfatering, unceasing,
irresistible. Rivers of molten metal
flow beneath your gaze. Massive in
gots of white hot iron. beyond the
strength of men TO lift, swing easily
on the cranes from cast TO car. Fiery
serpents of steel writhc and plunge as
though obsessed by the spirit of hell
that broods over the smithy of the
world. This is the Steel City.
He was standing at the window In
one of the city's bleakest tenements,
ragged. dirty faced boy. In the years
he remembered OF his ten he had
known no other surroundings OF
what went before he knew-was to
know-nothing. From without came
the sound Of shutting, uncertain foot
steps. He turned in an attitude of sui
len expectancy.
III he ticks me again I'll run away"
he muttered. The fcded drudge who
shared the room with him nodded
hopelessly.
The door opened and the relic OF
what had once been Il man entered
''My felish'tashuns, ghentlc partner 4
my jhoysh an shOrrowsh." he ad
dressed the woman in drunken irony
"Wha've y got t eatT'
Nothing"
"Aa' WY not, faithful Pencl'pe? III
have you know I'm hungry Woman
I'm hungry! Why notP'
mo money" answered the woman
listlessly, hopelessy.
mo money? That reminsh me
Where'sh that Bob? oh, there y'are, y
little devil You got ny money!"
How'd ! get any money!" demand
ed the boy Sullenly.
beg it-shteal it--it'sh all one tine.
"Ain'l heggar amt a thief" sale
the boy doggedly.
I'm q sudden unexpected movement
the drunken man lurched toward tn,
boy nud with one hand seized him by
the collar and with the other picked
M u stout stick For time Bob sub
mltled To the beating in n stole silence
horrible Ia such 4 mite of humanity
devOting his energies to the unsuC
Tessfu effort to dodge the descending
stick until blow of unusual fore,
fell upon his shoulder. Then his dirt!
face was distorted with pain and hate
His clinchcd Hips parted In the shril
scream OF wounded tiger cub Quicl
as thought he seized the hand tina
grasped the stick aud buried his teetI
IN the flesh until they met the bone
uttering howl, the drunken brut
dropped 10 the floor, rolling in agony
The boy darted through the door, pull
ed up loose board in the hall an
drew ont the sum total Of his world
wealth a single dime, Then his aigt
was resumed.
lie did not cease running until II
tumbledown tenement district was ii
behind him Then he set his face L
ward the downtown business section
portly gentleman Of good natur,
aspect came toward him. The be
boldly accosted him.
Say, mister, where can l buy sor
papers"
"Pve no money for you" answer
the gentleman impadently,
Don't want any money, Got all
want" the boy said sturdily
The gentleman laughed. That's INC
than have, my youthful Croesl