Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-07-06
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When Jack Stanley and w Cole
man went spinning along the street be-
hind his beautiful gray trotters, every
body envied him and the handsome
girl who was soon to become his wife.
How happy they looked, laughing and
chatting gayly. as the trotters glided
swiftly, almost noiselessly, by!
AS they drove out of Grayson Place,
where their new home was building,
n turned again into the street, the
inspiring strains of martial music fell
upon their ears, n the next moment
q company of soldiers swept round the
corner, marching toward them with
military precision.
Jack was compelled to give his en-
tire attention to the spirited team,
| which seemed determined to reach the
next street by taking a sh1rt cut
through a garden, the gate which
was open, but his affianced loo ] ID with
great admiration at the stalWart forms
n sunbrowned faces of the soldiers.
After they had passed she exclaimed:
What a grand sight! How nice men
look In uniforms! Oh, I love soldiers!"
Yes, that was a fine looking body
of men. We have a splendid lot of
Especially since the war, when SO
many men enlisted" said the girl.
Then, without waiting for any reply,
she asked abruptly, why don't you
volunteer, Jack?"
"Oh, I don't know. Eva" he said. Il
did not think it altogether necessary;
there were enough fellows without me"
III / were q man." was the rejoinder,
and my country needed me. l would
certainly respond, for l think it the
duty Of every able bodied young man
to fight for his flag. To me 1t shows a
lack Of nrOnar Spirif when ha does
not"
The blood surged holly into Jacks
face at Eva's remark, for he thought
of the hard battle he had fought when
he unwillingly remained still while his
friends n schoolfellows were enlist
ing. When at last they went away
without him, it was one of the bitter
est trials OF his young life.
But how could he do otherwise? His
father, who seemed failing rapidly,
needed his help-needed the strong arm
Of his only son to lean upon. And
when his gentle mother added her tears
and entreaties to Jack not to. leave
them, he gave up all thoughts of en-
listing, and plunged more deeply into
the management Of his fathers BUSH
ness. They were left alone some months
later, and Jack was thankful that he
had remained at home to support and
comfort his Borrowing mother.
And now Eva, his promised wife, had
intimated that 1t vas lack Of courage
which had kept him back-that he was
a coward! The word were like a knife
thrust in his heart.
The drive ended; the good night at
the gate was spoken abruptly, leaving
them both very unhappy over their first
quarrel.
Just at this time the large bodies of
unemployed were causing q great deal
Of uneasiness. Their disturbances were
not felt very keenly in the West End,
the riots and hostile demonstrations
being confined chiefly to the other parts
Of the city.
So 1t wal without thought II danger
that Eva Coleman boarded a bus to go
on an errand, little realizing that she
was going directly into n of the dis
tricts where many of the unemployed
lived, and with whom most OF the
residents sympathized.
When h alighted from the bus she
a crowd Of hoOting men and boys, who
shouted vile epithets at her. and fol-
lowed up their words with a volley OF
sticks and mud.
The thoroughly frightened girl
started to run away, the mob following
in the nearest open door, which proved
to De that of q public house, but from
which she was roughly pushed back
into the street again by the cowardly
proprietor OF the place.
At that moment a man knocked OH
Eva's hat. For a brief momen the
mob turned its attention to the stylish
piece Of ~headgear, placing 1t upon g
stick and raising 1t above their heads
where It was Immediately pelted with
mud.
At that instant a woman, who had
seen from her window the beginning a
the diagraceful affair ran into III
street, pleading with the mob to desisj
and not attack the girl, but in vain,
and both she and Eva were struck Isl
Aying missiles al the crowd closed IN
sound them, hooting and Jeerlng and
yelling:
"Down with the aristocrats!"
Then came q lull In the attack. fol.
lowed by q sudden confusion IN ~
mob Of bowling wretches. A. . mar
! tering them In every direction By nv.
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