Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1912-02-08
HOW THE STRIKE ENDED.

try panorama that rushed past the
train windows. his thin, serious face
set in harsh lines, for he was think
ING vindictively OF the business that
awaited him at Paxtonville, where SOC
opstreperous laborers had savagely ar
rayed themselves against his author
iity.
Some of them had given him cause
10 avail himself of legal rneas ures, and
ne intended TO punish them to the
uiteist "Nlent of the law, which wouIG
lita:i Untold hardships for their fam
90 curing their prison detention
fNN'pii mad no thought To spare for
/ iHe iht.iSellt families. however for he
NaSe'ned himself absorbingly with his
~ u personal losses and the lrotracted
sllNletN that the strikers had caused
! iliin.
/ suddenly his grim thoughts swcrved
rom his own troubles as his glance
I eH upon queerly dressed girl OF
- OF whereabouts who entered the
ssSsf laii carrying q little boy whose
Aasted. crooked frame was unable to
upi'eff us own weight even with the
i iell' ol The clutcites with which he
( sl'ea 10 make his way.
iiS face @.;ts CHASTITY pale and thin
'td pore the salnt impress of suffer.
! ~ Set II held Il strange. inexplicable
IL nee that seemed to eimanate from
IN Hiuden SIrlnS of Joy
iley took seats directly In front OF
t.Nt@h ana nov and then fragments
thclr conversation drifted back to
nm by which he learned that they
Ye;e On Their way to visit their
sitii,sr
ratelv good father he must be to
4a@l}lIe such worsilipil alteration as
tssi Wnieh tae lutte cripple revealed
s'@pgh, Paxton.
fss Thought. ALSO OF what lay before
- Httic boy With his warped pain
i%kei body and bis all-toosappal
Wy poverty, and contrasted his lot
sA chat OF his own favored. iIl,iilge,
itslelily perfect boy. with a resiIltan,
ny tASet would have astonished his
5Ulien employees. ior To them he was
~ Z normal human being, but {; vast.
tell'tess grinding force that trans
'ilutee! their dun toll 10 gold
At PaXt0nNille the Two Young tray
Iefs maize ready To leave the train
'rlmmins with timid eagerness THAI
S9owec unlanliliarily with travel
Ston teamed over and touched the
rocked shoulders, saying
Gu had better let me help you q
Then he stopped. and lifted tn.
wasted form in his arms, and carried
II carefully to the little board plat
form OF the station
..if you please. sir. said the girl q
.i,Iis ahxionsly, would You tell US the
nearest Way to Miners Row?''
oh. you mean the mine settlement?..
SAID Paxton ITO what particular par
10 You wish to go?
TO the cabin that MIR. Knowlton
ives IN Was the answer. MIR. BE,
come TO stay with him for a SPELL
NJ that instant the milionaire's
thoughts flashed back to a turbulent
scene IN which q grim faced deter
mined miner had deted his employee
ana ms money openly, in consequence.
Oh Whlch Paxton had INSTANTLY made
y cnargc OF laWlesDess against him
which resulted in his arrest and ban
lshinent To a Philadelphia prison IL
wait his trial
The fnal was Ben knowlton, one OF
the acknowledged leaders of the l.;
nor agitation which had disclosed Pa,
ton : vast coalinB industry to the ex
tent of an enormous loss of profits
i'aNton intended 10 make an exam
pi" 81 'tnowlton as a warming TO his
aSsoti;. tta
Way IN very sorry, said he il
2 low yoee but your father is no.
mere AZ present The company sen
lim away lie didn't send for you. die
hes'
AS he spoke the light died out o.
the boN's wraiil-like face. and loo
u unspeakitble weAriness settled Their,
laliltiv,.lv. "e'
wen 90 right ia mas sb,ck a..
cay there ,ill he gels bac,, I" said ~.
eirl brayely. she tl,rned n er.va 49,
lous face to Paxton. "could I'm.
out lust when nall he hacl, p. sh,
asked.
Il will try to do IL for Won, H.
answered, turning away hurriedly
Ntt the girl followed him to the far
end OF the platform. quite out OF he,
t1.,. t,t.., tI,r,,,
laid q timid hand on paxton,s sleeve
Ben don't know how had afr h., is
she whispered. PA don't know naitl,
c.l. cause he ajnif s.aan t,a, ,;,,..s, ~
got out of the hosnitai '' r,,a s, anato u.
said he wouldn't never set ven
Her voice broke off in a arv sob
which el,. Instantly smotbarea III,
may go lest amy day. an that,s VIII,
I'm so anxious to iii him 10 ular'
"a is Aunt MARY was ayfn roo,l
ni!N i}nt she ,,int like M ,,o, ls,,,,,
want Ben to be with ,,a yylan
II understand I" said PAXTON ,ft.
4 difficult moment dllrin. which ~ 2
DeIno3Y OF MS da,lsc.t I,aur ,,,st
a,lS to him when snalcn .do,t,, -,
ntt ;itfnc,i the iifc tl1.it H., ln,,.,,, ~, .
IA things on earth parbons ,-,,,,,,,i
oil loved ffajl little BEN in the sam.
ny
sou take zen into tho paiti,. ROO,
ht1e h., Won't be cold whila ~.
% flnei out abou, vour father.
i1e h,lr.ied aw-.av down tba h,,a,
nod slope Of the hin that lel ~ n. ,
oaling Yards where mon in ~ e.
,lttoned coats sauntercd in ro,din,sx,
20 suppress the thra.tenad o,,t,,raa,, -