The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1915-04-09

anu you can make uln SuhlS0JeQ UNIT
tiers out with them
He peered anXInuSiy up into the
young man face Won won desert
, her. will you. john"
With an lnarticuute growI lOnn
swung out INTO the sunshine and eI
bowed his way through the streaming
throng of miners Just coming of shift
Ahead of him he SAW WilkersOn talk.
ing to an old miner who seemed to ne
arguing earnestly He saw the super.
tntendpnI and the miner rp-enteT the
Office and moment pateI Ruth 8p
pearpd
AS Iohn came to the office door he
heard the sound ut SCutiie within
He kicked open the frai harriet and
stood inside Just IN time to see Wtlker
son draw gun on the md miner
Drop that gun Won dog" nr h+llOw
ed. and With one leHp was 1T Wilkpr
sons throat
WilkprSon was no pigmN in strength
and us agile MS II IlanIher He man
aged TO land twu singing blows on
Johns eve before Dorr drove him M
against the wnh laid ms powprfnI
hands on him aud thrust MIN III the
floor in absolute hrrpIeSSn"sS His fist
waS lifted to give thr tilH finishing
blow when ne caught sight at Ruth'S
white face Tie iprkpd WiIkprSnn TO
his feet flung him into the corner Hnn
strobe silently out
John. John What is the mattprT
demanded Ruth
THAT hound in there discharged me!
am going to leave tonight
Her eyes slowly filled with tears.
You are not going to leave The Mas
ter Key mine are Won John Aud
and Before ne could answer net
appeal in words there was Il wild roar
down the street and the tramI II boot
ed feet
Get the dynamite and blow the Eel
low up!'' bawled couple OF honrse
voices
Get rope and hang MIN To the
noistr yelled another Then run
| chorus of angry cries rose INTO the
evening air ana filed the vnII"v with
raucOuS sound
Quickly John drew Ruth aside in the
shelter of one of the cottages aud said
hurripdly: This must hp stopped
Ruth. I'll get ont there and stop
them
Ruth's property was IN peril l0hn's
| stentOrian voice rang ont across the
throng: stop. men stop" But be
soon saw thar the crowd was getting
out of hand He perceived three or
four of the tunnel men racing down
the hill to join in the fracas One OF
them. he was sure. had been t. the
| powder house. He gritted his teeth
and made his last appeal
Ruth Ruth Gallon" he called
Doubtless none of the miners had 10
| ticed her presence and when her sIen
der figure emerged from doorway,
boldly yet mUdeStly out toward the
man who was trying to hold them IN
check. there was Il dead silence That
| silence was uurtpntOuS 10 II was Gle
cided the fate of THE MASTER kpy
| 1t was broken by wild AMI tumntu
GUS cheers as John lifted Ruth M the
box. and she held Out net slender arms
| III SlTilSu tulItilN IT. ll' hl''u ~iC
| knew 50 we'll
| COwed. Vet iS rNrI alert Io snatch at
any opening WIIkprSnn M" came
| boldly on the Srtnr ruSI rs n" nHu
bluffed his way man, 81 nm" n't"rr
he now made Il play Oh WIN II ir knew
his own safety dtprndrd tie m"nnI
| ed on the huX hrSlr Ram MISS
| Gallon has uSktd the Ia E.'>I,'r" the
former rate ~ wages tie Shn"i"u
ut has been done
What meant that oIunu"ns ~urlIref
| What more uuSi he SAY Ia hose fa"pS
upturned IT, nlS' AMI niv, reap
pointed John ttnir Ia run rms mlnr
he mutterPu
Possibly he nuiWd thai tilu>+ lnw
hoarSp tones wnulu not carry tar nut
attentive ears ctught them up ana
knew thpI meaning
/ Old Tom l\nnr CAME InrnnEh the
crowd. thrust NiIkprSun on the box
! vUifhoIIt t.prptuOIIN ami riIlSth ms ,rOCK