Gunnison news-champion., 1915-06-11

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There Nas as asack iatastsve apprs.
hausion a. humor resgonssbse eor this
raa.ark. Visnass the tact that. ON iand
iHg. be risksd the delay required D.
tHrn aside and have a loos .; the nre
d proved % be- situated in the kea-r
Of a saualid slam--s wresehed ten
H8ant Of the poorest class. whose rooi
had already fallen in and whose ~sl Is
Were mameutarily threatening TO SO
by the time Bareus arrived on the
scene
At oonsiderable distance from b ana
A small disturbance had broken oui
a clamor Of protesting voices liftins
about the rumor Of the mob-as a
number OF mfen. ease hardened roaghs
one and all began % force their va
IN a NshaBed wedge through the
throng making toward lite very heart
the point on the IRE lines nearest the
burning building
What this meant MIR. Barcas had
not the slightest idea. But his atten-
tion was frsi distracted by the maneu-
yer, then fixed By the face of a man
who was following in the hollow of
the v-an evil white face that seemed
somewhat vaguely familiar semehow
reminiscent of something strange that
had happened In the history Of Mr
Barcus
AT the same time. at the point where
the v had paused, a wild uproar lifted
up and. coiacidentally. a wilder coniu-
sion became noticeable. A cry was
audible-"Firebug Lynch himi Lynch
him Lynch the frebug !"-and at
this the mob turned as one man and
streamed away in pursuit of an In
visible quarry who chose to attempt
his escape by a route directly oppo-
site to that which would have led him
within view of MIR. Barcus.
Startled, and of a sudden persuaded
that there might have been more in
his "hunch" than was sanely to be
credited. Barcus started UP and was
on the point Of stepping out Of his
cab, If with a rather aimless purpose,
when he was stayed by eight Of that
evil white face returning the way 1t
had come-still in the hollow Of the
flying v, which now made faster prog
ress thanks to the disorganisati0n Of
the mob by the chase of the alleged in
cendiary.
And now, Barcus saw, the man q
the white face was not alone. Thsse
was someone with him-someone
whose head was bent and face COZ
cealed. but who seemed TO be femi-
nine.
And so, Barcus argued, why might
It not be Rose Trine, suffering new
persecution at the hands of her unnat-
ural fathers creatures?
He was too far away to make sure
and attempt any interference; but -
pointed White Face out to his chauf
feur as the V reached q touring car
on the edge of the mob and the woman
was lifted in (unresisting and appar-
entity in a dead faint, and when the
touring car swung round and picked
up its heels, the taxicab of Mr. Barcus
trailed 1t as unostentatiously as II Il
was pertinacious shadow.
Ten minutes later, from the rear
deck of a ferryboat in midstream-A
boat bearing back to New York not
only the touring car of White Face,
but the cab of Mr. Barcus-the latter
gentleman formed one of small but
interested audience witnessing an IN
eident of uncommon character.
He saw young man. hatless, coat
less, almost shirtless. tear down to
inc cutt Vi one Dl tNe Jersey NIarNS8,
his heels snapped at by a ravening
rabble, jump aboard a square rugged
vessel which lay moored there, and
execute maneuver of despair by
climbing up the rigging in a hopeless
attempt to escape his Prosecutors.
They were too many for him, and what
was worse they we're headed by .
squad of police apparently as grimly
bent on comprising the destruction OF
their quarry as was the mob
And they swarmed up the rigging
after him without a moments hesita-
ton
Holly pressed, the fugitive climbed
higher and still higher. until at length
he gained the topmost yard: with
three policemen not half a dozen feet
below him and popping away FOR dear
life, il happily with the n0t0riously
poor craftsmanship Of policemen gen