The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1915-08-21

waiting line h;lstl w u1snppe ared, and
mostspf tie aaush moved III
stantly 81 their va ssllle was follow
ed bysa stf1ck en- M d ~ liyery...scc ~
,Thesstairx to this audi tortttlm were
narrow and steep S S. s 7 oderick
Magsworth Btttss was 3 stout favor
and the vote of, Fenrod wa ! q udible
during tho seen
"Re-mem-bt,r, gent lnnain:9 md lay
deeze, sed,l: and allare now gazing
upon: Rpdericks Magswort TIN Bits, ar.
the only living: nephew Of the great
Rena ,MaKsworth., She stuck. :.ars nl<:
in the milk Of eight Separate and dis:
thick people to put In their coffee. and
each and ali Of en- died. The great
ars'nic murdercss, Rellt.. Magsw orth,
gentilmun ;and :lay-deeze, and ,Roddy.s
her only living nephew. She's rela-
ton Of all the Bits family. but he's
her one and only living nephew Re
mem-bur, next july. she's goin' to be
hung, and each and all you now see
before YOU ), 49,.
Penrod paused abruptly, seeing some:
thing before himself the august and
awful presence which flied the entry
way. And his words lit should be re:
lated fFose upon hia lips. i, -:
Before herself Mrs. Roderick- Mays
worth Bits saw her son-her. scion
wearing n,oustache and sideburns Of
blue, and perched upon box fanked
by Sherman and. Verman, the Michi-
gap rats, the Indian dog Duke, Her
man, and the dog part alligator.
Roddy also saw something; before
himself. It needed no prophet to read
the countenance Of the dread appari-
ton in the: entryway. His mouth open
remained open-then, filed to capac-
ity with a calamitous, sound Of grief
not unmingled With apprehension.
Periods reason staggered. under the
crisis For a horrible moment be saw
Mrs. Roderick Magsworth Bits ap.
preaching like some fatal mountain ir
avalanche. She seemed to grow larger
and redder; lightnings' played about
her head. He had vague conscious
ness Of the audience spraying out in
fight. Of the squealings. tramplings
and dispersals Of a stricken field. The
mountain was close upon him
He stood by the open mouth Of the
hay chute which went through the
hoor to the manger below. Penrod
also went through the floor. He pro-
PEELED himself into the chute and shot
down, but not quite to the Manager,
for Mr.. Samuel Williams had thought.
fully stepped into the chute a moment
In advance OF. his partner. Penrod lit
upon Sam.
Catastrophe noises resounded in the
loft; volcanoes seemed to romp upon
the stairway.
There ensued a period when only
shrill keening marked the passing Of
Roderick as he was borne to the tum-
bril-. Then all was silence.
Sunset striking through western
window rouged the walls Of the Soho
fields library, where gathered Joint
family council and court martial Of
four-Mrs. Schoneld. air. Schoneld and
I; Mr.. and Mrs. Williams, parents Of
Samuel Of that Tx. Mr.. williams read
aloud a conspicuous passage from the
last edition Of the evening paper:
"Prominent people here believed
close relations Of woman sentenced to
hang. Angry denial BY Mrs. R. Mays
worth Bits. Relationship admitted by
younger member Of family. His state
ment confirmed by boy friends"-
Don't" said Mrs. Williams, ad.
dressing her husband vehemently.
We've all read it. dozen times.
We've got. plenty Of trouble on our
hands without hearing that again.
Singularly enough. Mrs Williams did
not look troubled: she looked as If she
were trying to look troubled. Mrs.
Schodeld wore similar expression.
80 did Mr. Schof1eld. So did Mr.. Will
Nams.
What did she say when she called
you up?" Mr& SchoAe1d inquired breath
lessly Of Mrs Williams.
"She could hardly speak at first, and
then when she did talk she talked so
fast I couldn't understand most Of it,
and
1T was just the same when she tried
to talk to me-" said Mrs. Schofield,
nodding.
II never did hear any one in such a
state before" continued Mrs. Williams.
so furious
quite justly, Of course" said Mrs.
Schofield. ~
''Of course. And she said Penrod
and Sam had enticed Roderick away
from home--usually he's not allowed to
go outside the yard except with his
tutor or servant-and had told him
! to say that horrible creature was his
aunt =. r.-'
How in the world do you suppose
Sam and Penrod. ever thought of such
thing as that?'' exclaimed Mrs. Soho
field. 1T must have been made up just
for their SHOW Della says there were
just streams going. III and out all day.
OF course 1t wouldn't have happened,
but this was the day Margaret and
I spend every month in the. country
with Aunt Sarah. and didn't dream
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