The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1915-10-23

49, NOilluS was
! peculinTl 1nlort uiia e Ne was riucky.
4 and he ENID eds cont hut neither: his
itiohs snS lr iii 4 XntIceiiIat tons K,i;d,
ever included m nut der Hc bud not
learned that an bituall u aggressive
person runs st of coilidinv,
with beings u 4 ono 4 81 ]. those lower
stages OF sesci,, tions Wherein theories
about :'hitting below: the belt'' have
notSyet nude thcd appearance. &! 81, s.
The rake gIance d the back Of 81
( RUPEES head to his shoulder. but 1t fell
ed him: Both darkies jumped fun ,uboli
him instantly and the three rolled ulid,
twisted upon. the sta Bile door. ;uiiloosing
upon the air sincere maledictions close.
l. connected with complaints of cruel
and unusual treatment, while certain
expressions Of feeling presently ema-
mating from Herman and verman tudt-
Gated: that Rnpe Collins. IN this ex.=
tremity. Yas proving himself not too
slavfshly addicted to- dehtine by rule:
Dam and D'a'e, mistaktng alt Tor mirth.
barked gayly. W: .*,s 81: q. :..5*. =
From the painting. pounding. yelling
heap issued words and phrases hither:
to quite unknown to Pellrod and Sam:
also h0arse repetition in tie voice
OF Rupe concerning llis eur left it not
to be doubted that additional mayhem
was taking place. Appalled,. the two
spectators .retreated to the doorway
nearest the yard. where they stood
dumbly watching the -cataciysm. sss>>.
The struggle increased In primitive
simplicity. Time and again the howl.
Ing Rupe got to his knees. only to 60
down again '.s the earnest brothers In
their own way assisted. him to d more
reclining position. ,f'riinal forces :op.
Grated. here. and the two bIanched.>
slightly higher products of evolution.
sam and penrod. no more thought ot
interfering than they would have
Thought of interfering with an earth
: quake, =, -. ~. -, =.
At last ont Of the ruck rose verman,
disfsured ard maniacai With n wild
eye he looked about him for his trusty
rake. but I'cnrod in horror had long
since thrown the rake. ont into the,
yard. Naturally It had not seemed
necessary to remove tue lawn mower.
The frantic eye OF terman fell upon
the lawn mower. and instantly be
leaped to its hantile.< Shrilling word.
less warcry. he charged, propellipg the
whirling. deafening knives straight
upon the prone legs Of Rupe Collins.
The lawn mower was sincerely. intend.
ed to pass longitudinally over. the body
OF Mr.. Collins from heel to head. and
It was the: time for Il. death song.
Black >Valkyrie lowered in the Shrek
ing air: : =: :':::* n
:..Cut his. gizzud out!r' shrickei1 Her.
man. urging On the whirling kntyes. ::
They !. touched and: iacerated. the
shin OF Rupe. as. with the. supreme
agony Of effort Il creature in mortal
peril puts forth before succumbing, he
tore himself free pf {HermaB and: g,t
upon bis feet r. II: = ~ S3=
Hernnn was up as quickly: he
ieaped to the walt and seized the gar,
den scythe that hung there. '. >: =: -.
I'm go cut :yo,f gizzud OUT he an
nounced definitely. IAN: eat it!'
~Rupe Collins had never run from
anybody Except his father in his life:
he was: not Il coward. but, the present
situation was fiery. very unusual. He
was already. in u badly. dispantled
condition. and yet Herman and Yer.
man seemed ,discontented> with their
work. Vverman. was swinging the grass
cutter about for a new charge. appar-
entity still wishing to;1mow him, and
Herman had made a quite plausible
statement about what he intended to
do With the scytbe. a.,.s~ ,>. - IS: "
Rupe paused but for an extremely
condensed survey OF the horrible ad-
vance of the brothers and then, utter
Ing blood curdletl scream Of fear,
ran ont Of the stall & and up the alley
at a speed he had never before at.
tafhed. so that even Dan had hard
work to keep within barking distance.
And a cross shoulder glance at the cor
}ner revealing Vefman and Herman in
pursuit. the latter waving his scythe
!. overhead, Mr.. Collins slackened not his
gait. but rather, out Of great anguish.
increased 1t, the while d rapidly deyel-
oping purpose became flrm in his mind
/ and ever after SO remained not only
I to refrain from visiting that neighbor-
hood again. but never BY any chance
to come within mile of It: 4, i. Fl
From the alley door Penrod and Sam
watched the fight and were without
+: words. When the pursuit rounded the
!. corner the two looked wanly at each
!. other, but neither spoke until the re-
turn Of the brothers from the chase. ;ss
II Herman and Verman, came back
= laughing md chuckling. .5 It'll .5s
ss :":Hiyi!'' cackled Herman to verman
as they came. ''see at ole: boy runr' "
5s5 '::Who-ee!' verman shouted In ec.3
stasy. 4. 1. ,sz z s B. Sal .s5
=: ''Nev' did see boy run 50 fas'v' Her
man continued, tossing the scythe into
4 the wheelbarrow. 81 bet he home In
]. bed BY disss timer s., s iii ''SzE
Verman roared with dell ht, appear.
b ingsto be who'll Ia unconscious TINT, the.
lids OF Ills right eye were swollen shut