The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1916-01-15
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they were alone. Look at this"
He handed him the note first dra W
Ing a line through THE Fifteen
only fourteen now" he said. II go
rid OF Murphy! I'll run them down ant
get even with my fathers murderers! =
Outside they separated, Bruce ant
Dorothy to go downtown. Stone tC
hurry to his office, his face set in lines
or grim determination. He strobe rap
Idly toward his office. And there he
called meeting of the fifteen. Anton
Dow. head Of the tenement house trust
appeared. angry because of newspaper
stories about Bruces determination to
get the man higher up I'm 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 u.s." said Stone angrily. "Our
whole position is menaced by this one
man. Dow. you are the one chiefly in
tercsted. You own some property in
the tenement district of a-well. a
questionable sortT'
II suppose do" said Dow. I'm not
responsible for my tenants"
well. trap Larnigan with woman
in one Of your houses"
"He-es-that can be done" agreed
Dow. aftera moments thought. Wen
plan the details later, Stone"
There was more talk. and then Dow
had to hurry home to lunch. Dow was
q model father and husband. He was
devoted to his wife. and his love Cor
his two children. Harold and 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
mousse was tenement that Disregard
ed law and decency alike. There were
no fire escapes: the heating system was
out Of order, ana there was running
water from only one tap on each floor.
Dorothy md the woman's two chill. |
dren went 10 look over the building.
Bruce. sickened. went TO the street. |
Other children came to talk with him.
md he sat down on the stoop and |
played with them. Across the street |
was saloon, and from this emerged n
Durly, Ill favored man, at the sight of |
whom the children shuddered.
"Hey, youse! Beat It. We don't
want no dude reformers down this way
-see"" said the fellow, whom Bruce
recognized as cheap ward politician
Black.
Bruce smiled, took out pad and |
made a note. Black shook his fist In |
MS face and. turning. made a signal !
hat set several roughs across the |
treet In motion. Bruce started to rise.
Slack knocked him down. and the gang |
anne tearing over.
kick him till he's stiffr yelled |
Slack
But n sudden and remarkable inter.
'ention came to Bruce's aid. AS II by |
instinct the children flung themselves
ipon him, covering him with their soft |
bodies. The gang stopped: even their |
brutality shrank from attacking the |
'hildren. Bruce had time to draw his |
'erolver aud rose. the weapon In his |
land Black turned and ran: the gang.
'ters drew guns and looked for shelter. |
But the children's screams had brought
he police, and Bruce was safe for the |
line.
From that moment Bruce went To |
work with redoubled energy. And Dor,
,thy, painfully impressed by what she |
had seen. had helped by trying to do |
what she could for the tenement chill. |
lren. She knew she could not do much |
Tor the whole city, but In that one
house she improved conditions vastly.
One night she was visiting the BOWS.
Did friends Of her family, and describ.
ri the class she had established for
The children of the tenement house.
And tonight" said Dorothy-"to. |
night were going to have a Christmas
tree for them down there. I'm going
Town now TO give out the little pres
ants."
Mother. can't we go and see?" cried
Lillian.
"Oh. yes-pleasew echoed Harold.
Mrs. Dow hesltated. But they plead.
I'd so eagerly that she gave In ut last.
md Dorothy took them with her. On
he way she stopped and telephoned to
Tell Bruce and ask him to Join her. His
voice as he answered was excited.
I'll come il ! can-as soon as /
'an'' he said. Dorothy, I'm on the
rail at last. do believe, Tonight I've
got chance TO get the evidence I
need"
what had happened WIS that thr,
'fternoon n woman had come t. Rricn
II his office. woman whose prufes
non no one could mistake.
say" she said. when she was with
lin alone. You want TO get the good.
IN all this tenement stun. don't yor