The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1914-03-27
Copyright, 1902, by Doubleday. Page & co.

IN moment the white race had
fused into homogeneous mass of love.
sympathy hate aud revenge The rich
and the poor. the learned ana the IL
norant. the banker and the blacksmith,
the great and the small, they were al
one now. The sorrow Of that old one
legged soldier was the sorrow Of all;
every heart beat with his, and his life
was their Me. and his child their
child
But at the end of an hour there was
not It negro among them By some
subtle instinct they had recognized the
secret feelings and fears Of the crowd
and had disappeared Had they been
beasts Of the field the gulf between
them would not have been deeper.
Whcu Castor reached Toms house
the crowd WAS divided into the groups
agreed upon and signal gun given TO
each If tile child was not dead when
found two should be fred If dead. but
one
He sought Tom to he sure there was
no mistake. aud that the child had not
fallen asleep about the house He
found the old man shut up In his room
knecing in The middle of the floor,
praying
When Castor laid his hand gently
on his shoulder his lips ceased 10 move,
and be looked at him IN a da2ed sort
Of way at first without speaking
"Oh It's YOU Charlie he sighed
YES, Tom! Tell me- quick. Are you
sure she is nowhere in the house,
"sure? Sure he cried, in help
less stare Yes yes, found her
bonnet at the spring. looked every
where for an hour before | called the
neighbors.
''Then I'm off with the searchers
The signal Is two guns if they find her
alive. one gun If she is dead You
will understand
Eyes, Charlie, answered the old sol
dicr in faraway tone of voice, ''and
don't forget to help me pray while |
you look for her
i've tried already, Tom, ne an
swcred, rs he pressed his hand aud left |
the house All night long the search |
continued and no signal gun was |
heard Torches ana lanterns CLEANED |
from every held and wood. bywny and |
hedge for miles In every direction.
Through every hour Of this awful |
night Tom Camp was in his room |
praying bis face now streaming with |
tears. now dry ana white with the uu
spoken terror that could stop the beat
oi his heart His white hair and snow
white beard were dishevced as he I'M
consciously tore them with his trrn
bling hnuds Now he was crying IN
an agony of intensity
"As thy servant of old wrostled with
the angel Of the Lord through the
night. 50. O God. will lie Of thy feet
and wrcstlc and pray ! will not lei
thee 20 until thou bless mr. Though
perish, let her live have LOST al
and praise thee still Lord. ihon capst
not leave me desoate,"
From the pain of his wound and the
exhaustion Of soul and body lie faimed
once with his lips stu moving ID
prayer For morn thau an hour he lay
as one dead When he revived. he
looked mt his clock. aud it was but
m hour till dawn.
Again he fell pn his knees aud again
the broken accents Of his husky voice
could be heard wrestling with cod.
Now he would beg and plead like a
child. and then he would rise in the
unconsciens dignity Of an iminorial
soul IN combat with the powers Of the
infinite and his language WAS in the
sublime speech Of the old Hebrew
seers.
Just before the sun rose the signal
gun peaIcd its message of life. ONE.
TWO, in rapid succession.
Tom sprang to his feet with blazing
eyes one, Two echoed the guns from
another hill and fainter grew its re
pcatcd call from group to group Of the
scarchers.
There. Glory to God"' be- screamed
at tH' l'll 'i itr f'l'ff Atl' tfat iplt /
If his triumphant shout breaking into
sobs. Col be praised, knew they
would find her. shes not dead she's
alive, alive, oh. my soul. lift up thy
head"
The tramp Of swift feet was heard at
the door aud CASTOR told him with
husky. stamuering voice
shes alive Tom. but unconscious
III have her brought to the house. She
was found just where your spring
branch runs luto The Flat Rock. not
500 yards from here fri those woods
stay where you are. We VIII bring
her in minute
CASTOR bounded back 10 the scene.
Tom paid no attention TO his orders
to stay at home. but sprang after him.
jumping and falling and scramhiing NJ
again MS be- followed Before they
knew it he was upon the excited. tear
mi group that stood in circle around
The ciiids body