The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1916-01-29

| lie handed him the note, first draw
ing n line through "The Fifteen"
only fourteen now" he said. II got
rid OF Murphy! I'll run them down and
| get even with my fathers murderers"
Outside they separated, Bruce and
Dorothy 10 90 downtown. Stone 10
hurry TO his Office, his face set In lines
or grim determination. He strobe rap
| Idly toward his Office. And there he
called a meeting OF the fifteen. Anton
Dow, head OF the tenement house trust
appeared, angry because OF newspaper
stories about Bruce's determination TO
! get the man higher up in the tenement
evils. Dow knew, as Bruce did not
that he himself was the man higher
up, and his nervousness was uncon-
cealed.
We've got to strike at him before he
can hit usp said Stone angrlly. Our
whole position is menaced by this one
man. Dow, you are the one chiefly in
terested. You own some property I'm
the tenement district OF a-well.
questionable sorti'
IL suppose do said Dow. I'm not
responsible for my tenants"
well. trap Larnigan with woman
In one OF your houses"
"Ye-es that can be done" agreed
Dow, after a moments thought Well
plan the details litter, Stone"
There was more tglk. and then Dow
had to hurry home 10 lunch. Dow was
model father and husband lie was
devoted to his wife, and his love for
his two children. Harold ana Lillian,
knew no bounds.
And meanwhile even while Dow
played with his own children IN his
luxurious home, Bruce and Dorothy
were seeing other children In house
that was also owned by Dow But this
house was tenement that disregard
ed law and decency alike. There were
no fire escapes; the heating system was
out OF order, and there was running
water from only one tap on each floor.
Dorothy and the woman's two chill
dren went TO look over the building.
| Bruce, sickened. went 10 the street.
Other children came TO talk with him,
and he sat down on the stoop and
played with them. Across the street
was saloon, and from this emerged a
burly, III favored man, at the sight Of
whom the children shuddered
Hey youse. Beat IL! We don't
want no dude reformers down this way
-seeg' said the fellow, whom Bruce
recognized as a cheap ward politician
named Black.
Bruce smiled, took out pad and
made a note. Black shook his fist in
his face and, turning, made signal
that set several roughs across the
street In motion. Bruce started 10 rise;
Black knocked him down. and the gang
came tearing over.
.Ilick him tin he's a stin!" yelled
Black
But n sudden and remarkable inter
vention came 10 Bruces aid. AS IL by
instinct the children flung themselves
upon him, covering him with their soft
bodies. The gang stopped; even their
brutality shrank from attacking the
children. Bruce had time TO draw his
revolver and rose, the weapon In his
sters drew guns and looked for shelter.
But the children's screams had brought.
the police. and Bruce was safe for the
time.
From that moment Bruce went 60
work with redoubled energy. And Dor.
othy, painfully impressed 10y what she
had seen, had helped by trying 10 do
! IL. .IU
dren She knew she could not do much
for the whole city, but In that one
house she improved conditions vastly
One night she was visiting the Bows.
old friends OF her family. and describ.
ed the class she had established for
the children OF the tenement house.
And tonight" said Dorothy--"to-
night were going TO have n Christmas
tree for them down there. I'm going
down now TO give ont the little pres
ents."
Mother. can't we 40 aud seey' cried
Lillian.
"Oh. yes--plcase!' echoed Harold.
Mrs. Dow hesitated. But they plead
ed so eagerly that she gave In nt last.
and Dorothy took them with her. On
the way she stopped and telephoned 60
tell Bruce and ask him TO Join her. His
voice as he answered was excited.
'I'll come II ! can--as soon as
can" be said Dorothy. I'm ON the
trail Mt last. do bellevel Tonight I've
got chance TO get the evidence
need"
What had happened was that that
afternoon n wOmnn had come 60 Hruce
In his Office. woman whose profess
sion no one could mistake.
"Say." she said. when she was With
him alone, "You want 10 get the goods
on ala this tenement stun. don't your