Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1911-07-07

When Jack Stanley and Eva 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 gllded
swiftly, almost noiselessly, by!
AS they drove out of Grayson Place,
where their new home was building,
and turned again into the street, the
inspiring strains Of martial music fell
upon their ears, and the next moment
a 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 short cut
through a garden, the gate of which
was OPEN but his afianced looked with
great admiration at the stalwart forms
and sunbrowned faces of the soldiers.
After they had passed she exclaimed:
What a grand sight! How nice men
look in uniforms! Oh. 1 love soldiers!"
Yes, that was a fine looking body
Of men. We have a splendid lot of
fellows in our army"
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, / don't know, Eva" he said. Il
did not think ii altogether necessary;
there were enough fellows without me-"
"If 7 were q man. was the rejoinder,
and my country needed me, | would
certainly respond, for l think 1t the
duty of every able bodied young man
to fight for his flag. To me 1t shows a
lack of proper spirit when he does
not"
The blood surged hotly into Jacks
| face at Eva's remark, for he thought
of the hard battle he had fought when
he u~nwillingly remained still While his
friends and 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 10 Jack not to leave
hem, he gave up all thoughts or en-
| listing, and plunged more deeply into
] the management of his fathers pusi-
ness. They were left alone some months
later. and Jack was thankful hat he
had remained at home 10 support and
comfort his sorrowing mother.
And now Eva, his promised wife, had
minated that it was lack OF courage
| which had kept him back-that he was
n coward, The words 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
7 unemployed were causing a great deal
( of uneasiness. Their disturbances were
not felt very keenly in the West End,
the riots and hostile demonstrations
being confined chiefly TO b other parts
OF the city,
So IL was without thought OF danger
that Eva Coleman boarded a bus TO go
on an errand, little realizing that she
was. going directly into one OF the dis
tricts where many Of the unemployed
lived. and with whom most OF the
residents sympathized.
When she alighted from the bus she
was almost Immediately surrounded by
a crowd of hooting men and boys. who
shouted vile epithets at her, and fol-
lowed up their words sith 2-volley OF
sticks and mud.
The thoroughly frightened girl
started to run way the mob following
/ closely. In her terror she sought refuge
in the nearest open door, which proved
to be that of a public house. bu from
/ which she was roughly pushed back
into the street again by the cowardly
proprietor of the place.
Al tina moment a man knocked OF
Eva's hat. For a brief moment the
mob turned It's attention to the stylish
piece of headgear, placing ii upon a
stick and raising Ii above their heads,
where 1t was Immediately pelted with
mud.
At that instant a woman. who had
seen from her window the beginning of
the disgraceful affair ran into the
street, pleading with the mob to desist
and not attack the girl. but in vain.
and both she and Eva were struck by
dying missiles as the crowd closed IN
round them. hooting and jeering and
yelling;
Down with the aristocrats.'
Then came a lull in the attack. fol
lowed by a sudden confusion In the
mob of bowling wretches. as a man
rushed franticaily among them. scat
tering them In every direction by furi-
Gus blows about him. and cutting q
wide path as he went TO the rescue Of
the helpless women.
Eva's heart beat wildly with graft
tude TO this brave who had
with such magnificent courage rushed
single handed into the fray, with only
q sti k picked up as he ran for q
Weapon.
As she looked q prayer OF thaHkful.
ness upon her lips, she saw the mar
reel from the effects OF a blow upon
the head and sink to tho ground. Epr
an instant she had seen his face. white
and CHASTITY. and a cry Of horror o.
capped her; IL was Jack. her Jack. whon
she had but the evening before called
a coward.
Someone In the crowd yelled. 9TH.
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