Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1915-08-26
Continued from Yesterdays Capits
LnAPTER XVI.

Once again as at the Octagon fire,
Celestia and Tommy found themselves
in agreement. Each was bent upon
saving life. Tommy told Celestia OF
the fighting temper the strikers were
in, and Celestia told Tommy of Kehrs
preparations for making the defense
Of the stockade a shambles OF those
who should attack il She told him.
too. how she had made beginning OF
softened hearts. but seeing that she
had been locked up she feared that
the softeped hearts had owned up 10
Kehr and been put where they could
do no mercy.
But Tommy" she said, they
wouldn't be such fools as to attack in
broad day, would they?"
They are very strong numerically,
and very weak in the head Their
cause is just enough, but they always
present It TO notice in unjust ways.
Their every passion seems to them an
argument Labor is fits own worst
enemy. What labor needs is friends,
friends Of education and experience.
dispassionate men and women with
no AK to grind. II they succeed in
rushing this stockade and massacring
everybody in It. what earthly good
will IL do them? None. And they
don't see It. They think capital will
be so frightened that it viii simply
curl up its toes and yield TO their
every demand Why, Celestia. there
are men in that town so ignorant
you wouldn't believe IT, There are
grown men over there who think
that all the forces of American capital
are impounded in this stockade, and
that If these forces are scotched cap
ital will no longer have anyone to
take up the glove for it. Gunsdorf's a
wise old fellow But he's not in this
game because he loves labor, but be-
cause he loves Gunsdorf Carson is
a Jamaican honest fanatic Craco-
witz is an out-and-out anarchist. It's
a pity. because fundamentally theirs
is the side of justice. / wish | could
hear what they are saying to old man
Kehr I'm afraid it won't be a sooth.
ing interview for anyone"
They came with your"
Tommy nodded
Il begged them not to come, but
Gunsdorf would do it. 1 think"
"What?"
"I think that il there is an attack
on the stockade Gunsdorf doesn't want
to be mixed up in it-technically. l
think he intends to make Kehr so an
cry that Kehr will throw him and his
companions into the lookup, white
flag and all. Gunsdorf's not return
ing at the given time. eleven o'clock
will be the signal for the attack; and
good Lord how the poor fools will be
slaughtered
IF you could get to them, and tell
them about Gunsdorf"
They might not believe me, but
If l could get to them I'd certainly
try it."
"He has no right to lock us up"
said Celestia. Il wonder how many
men are guarding this house?'
It was only a matter of moments to
ascertain that there were only two.
i've got an idea,' she said. but !
don't like it. That woman put it
into my head"
What woman?"
You know"
Mrs. Gunsdorf?"
Celestia nodded
That man out in front" she said
is a human being. If he heard a
woman screaming for help, he would
try to help her, wouldn't he?"
Celestial"
"oh, you mustn't be frightened" !"
said Celestia coldly "You viii be
hiding behind that door. When he
rushes in to save me, you will have to
seize him and keep him quiet until we
can get away. But you mustn't hurt
him"
Suppose the other sentry comes,
too?"
"He won't hear I'll only scream
in moderation"
Tommy laughed aloud, and Celestia,
forgetting about the Gunsdorf woman,
laughed, too
The sentry who guarded the front
Of the house heard a sound of shades
being drawn, and found that the room
to the left of the front door. had, as it
we're. closed its eyes. For moment
the sentry smiled cynically. Then re-
membering the one glimpse he had
had of Celestia, and her wonderful
look of candor and innocence, the
smile faded from his face, and fits
place was taken by an expression OF
anxiety. Just at that moment the
door knob was turned violently this
way and that, and as suddenly was
still again. Then the sentry heard a
voice-a woman's voice-a half
choked voice, full Of fear and horror
that half moaned and half said:
DON'T DON'T"
Then there was a sound of heavy
body being dragged away from the
door
The sentry didn't hesitate a mo.
ment. He unlocked the door, flung Il
open and leaped into the hallway He
was in time to see CeIestia's heels
bump over the threshold of the parlol
door as Tommy. half laughing anC
half ashamed, dragged her in from
the hall.
The sentry leaped to the rescue Of
those heels and their beautiful owner