The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-08-25
Facing Love-.

ed. The strikers halted, raj
L lied and reformed, and they
renewed the attack upon the troops
with Irresistible vigor and drove them
back heller SHELTER in all directions.
The mob had but at a cost
which had yet to be counted. Nor
did they stay to count it. The street
resounded with Whoops and yells or
victory. Flushed and sweatcd with
their eXertions, the men We're like chill
dren in their delight. They shook
and sang and shouted and ven danced
In sheer glee.
They had beaten the troops; had sent
them s%currying like frightened hares
to cover; they had carried the cause
of the people to triumph: they had
split the blood of the oppressor, and
the taste Of it made them drunk with
the Joy Of the new found power and
strength.
Some one started the Polish national
air. The strain was caught up ana
echoed by a thousand deep toned tune
full voices with al impression to De
remembered to ones dying hour.
a crowd anne round me as l STOOD
by the two dead odies.
~Premenhof's corpse was kicked ana
cursed and spat upon till | sickened at
the sight.
L,adislas was lifted and borne away
with the care and honor due to IA mar
tyr to the strains Of the national air.
The revolution had begun in terrible
earnestness. and that days fight was
its baptism Of blood.
As the men bore L.adislas away
went back to Volna to tell her the grim
news and get her away to a place OF
safety.
The death of Colonel Bremenhof
caused a profound sensation. and the
most varied and contradictory reports
were circulated about 1t.
The authorities branded it assassina-
ton and threatened the most rigorous
punishment of those whom they deem
ed the murderers.
The members of the fraternity were
charged with responsibility for it and
were declared to have laid a deep and
farreaching plot to destroy him as one
of the chief executive leaders of the
government.
The strikers were julilant over the
event. He had fallen In fair fight, they
alleged, when leading the police and
soldiers to attack peaceful citizens,
and his death was hailed as triumph
and encouragement to their cause.
In fact, almost every conceivable
reason was given except the truth.
There were a few who looked a lit.
tie deeper for the cause, and among
these was my old friend General Ecker
stein.
Three days after the outbreak of the
riots I called to bid him goodby. and
] found him deeply impressed and full
Of interested speculation about the
matter.
"What beats me, Bob, is what bust
ness he had to get into the thick of /;
street fight" he said. He must have
been mad. From what l have hearC
his whole conduct that day was more
than eccentric"
"Wasn't it his duty. then" l asked
casually.
DUTY: What. To go out and igh>
the mob? What do YOU suppose the
ordinary police and soldiers are for?'
"Hc must have had some private mo
tive then"
He turned on ME like a flash. "NNha,
Go you mean? Do you know any
thing:'
NO, nothing ohicially.'
Good heavens. Where have 70,
been the last few days since you were
here?"
II told you just now that l return
ed to the city this midday to see tn,
last Of my poor friend I.adiSlas. III.
was buried about the same time Il:
Rremenhof. Ladislas' funeral was no
nearly so imposing a ceremony. bu
there was vastly more genuine grief.
ooh. nobody liked Bremenhof as f;
man. but that SO high an official should
have fallen in such Il way. But you
where We're you OIL Monday|
Il stayed at the Vladimir on Sundn,
night and left Warsaw on Monda.
evening"
And all that day. he asked, Will
a very sharp look.
ooh, l was moving about in diffcren
parts Of the city"
Did you see that fight in the stree
of st. Gregory:"
"Yes, among other things"
"Do you mean YOU know what tool
Bremenhof there?'
l nodded. HE was after me as
matter of fact. It's a pretty bad tan
gle. but If you haven't got your otticia
ears open I'll tell YOU" l told hin
enough to make the matter clear.
''And after that you dare to shov
your face i'll Warsaw? Are you mad
boy!"