The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-08-18
hopeless now that the three can es.
Il I'M not gOing,' said Ladislas.

mat Will free my mother. If you will
escape and destroy them she will be
safe. Please 60"
1t was q shrewd plea.
l took out the papers and held them
toward LadislHs. You 90. can
trust my friends to get me out of
any mess
NO; today's business with Bremen
hof is too serious for that" he an
swcred. Besides, this is my affair.
Go, Robert. 1t is sheer madness for
you to remain. You "a do no good
IF my mother is safe, Mr.. Anstruth-
er, | do not care. For her sake as well
as your wv get those papers away
glanced round and saw that Brem-
enhof was fast forcing his way to us
through the scattering crowd.
I'VE may get Il sleigh or a carriage
at the end Of the street there | said.
And without more ado | picked Volna
up in my arms and ran up the street
with her.
The crowd chcered us Justify. Some
one recognized Ladislas. rallied the
flying crowd and succeeded in reform
ing them again when we had passed.
Percciving this and recognizing that
we might in this way escape ever at
the last moment, B%remenhof, hoping to
AVG the crowd, ordered the police to
draw their revolvers. At first the peO-
pie fell back: but, encouraged by the
cries of the man who had constituted
himself the leader. they formed again
and answered the order to clear the
way with yells and shouts of defiance.
Losing his head. Bremenhof told his
men to fire. \ ragged volley of pistol
shots followed, and two men fell
wounded.
For an instant a solemn hush fell,
and then rose such a wild. fierce yell
of rage and fury from the mob that the
police drew back in suspense.
The two parties stood facing one
another for a breathing space. Then
some one threw a heavy stone and
struck one of the police in the face.
Two of his comrades near him fired in
return. \. volley of stones was hurl-
I'd by the crowd. and a wild and des-
perate conflict vas waged over the
bodies of the fallen men.
People came running to the scene
from all directions. Many of them
We're armed With clubs. hatchets, crow
bars and such weapons as could be
Snatched up in a hurry. Some carried
r~evolverS. And as we stood awhile,
unable for the press Of the people to
get forward. a fierce hand to hand
fight was waged. Hard blows We're
given on either side, shots were eX-
changed. and blood flowed freely until
the police Were beaten back in their
turn and had to fly.
The mob whooped and yelled and hol-
lowed savagely over their victory and
pressed forward hot and eager to
Wreak their anger upon the flying
men.
The triumph was short lived. how
ever. Into the street from the end for
which we We're making swung a large
force of troops to the rescue of the DO
lice.
drew Nolna back into the doorway
OF a house as they passed at the dou-
bic. and the fight broke out again. this
time with the ADVANTAGE all against
the strikers.
Men fell fast. and the crowd scat
tered and made for in the houses
on either side of the street.
Escape for us was now imposSSiblc
for the time, for the fight ragged close
to the door of the house where we had
sheltered.
In the thick Of the fight at some dis
lance from us | could see Bremenhof.
If he had been a coward while we two
had been alone and he believed death
to he close to him. he was no coward
now. He was not like the same man.
PASSION or the company of his men
gave him courage. He was every
where. directing his men and y
ing himself fearlcsSly where the fight
ing was hottest and always seeking to
press forward as though in pursuit
Of us.
Fresh tactics We're next adopted by
the crowd. Men who had fled from
the street appeared at the open Win
dOws of the houses and fired on the no
lice and troops from this vantage,
Many shots told. and to save them
selves from this form of attack the
troops began to enter the houses in
their turn and search for the armed
men.
And all this time the press and
throng of police and strikers made es-
cape for us impossible.
After a time the training of the
troops and police told. The crowd in
the streets lrSSened. Many prisoners
were taken. most OF them h~loodStained
with marks of the conflict. and the
noise of the conflict began to die down.
But not for long.
The news that fighting was in prog
reSs had spread far and wide, and a
body of strikers who had been parad-
ing the main street neal We're attract
ed to the scene.
The police in their turn found tllcm-