The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1918-04-09


and no one Of the members of the band
relished the environment and compan.
ionship. They were crowded upon q
little platform In one corner Of the hail |
and began their program ~ the place
began to nll. ~
The start was noisy, it, progress
. turbulent and finally riotous. About
eleven O'Clock there was q vast clamor,
ring formed and Q 6st light came
Oh. Il was followed BY Q regular duel.
shots, fifteen minutes later Quelled only
By The police.
II an disabled" announced Barnaby
dismaliy to bic fellow band member
"Oee."
o. a TIE stray bullets had gone
tAroosh the head Of TIE BIG bass drum.
and ha1 cone out O the other ulde.
ne laadaf went q. search Of The pro-
geist0r a the place to make complaint
end demand damasea This phase Of
The situation was adjusted, but Barn
f. aby declared his beloved instrument
| 10 b out Of commisslon. tr
"why should I stay around heref" he
| questioned the leader. 'This crowd
will keep you here until morning.
could get train In an hsur.' 3.
'"That win be all right, Barnaby,"
assured the leader. ~You had better
not try to get out Of the building
through that unruly mob, though.
They'd like nothing better than to use
your big drum for a football"
"There Is q door behind the plat
form. I will 60 that way" said
Barnaby.
His cherished instrument was bulky
and awkward to handle, being nearly
half as big as himself, hut he managed
to 90 1t through a narrow doorway,
down corridor and then he lost him.
self In the great rambling barn Of q
place. He finally reached a lower
floor and was making his way towards
rear open door. when feeble piping
voice reached his hearing.
| "Mister, won't you get me some wa.
ter to drinkf I'm 30 thirsty"
"Who are your Where are your
challenged Barnaby, and then by the
light Of a splutterlng oil lamp at the
end Of the passageway, he made out
a door with q small wicket In It. and,
pressed against this, was q white,
scared face.
"Some bad men stole me away from
home and have shut me in here" quav-
cred the imprisoned child. "They
haven't given me anything to eat or
drink since morning. Oh, please help
me, won't your
Now In a fash Barnaby Glinn com.
; pretended that he had come across the
; kidnapped child his fellow bandman had
read about in the newspaper. He was
sure Of II, as he peered closer. Flax.
en- hair. blue eyes and an ear disfigured
In some accident-yes, here was the
missing child for whom a reward of
i've thousand dollars was offered.
But not for moment did this fact
influence honest, sympathetic Barnaby
Glinn just now. The pitiful appeal i
face and voice Of the poor l''t,c cap
tive aroused within h:;n indIgna ton
compassion, all his inu"', inanliness
He tried the door, he estimated its
strength, he took from his pocket lit
tie case containing tools used in ad
justing and repairing his big base
drum. He applied them to the pur
pose In view, to force the door. and hi
succeeded.
"I-.,i!e mite" hc told his charge, "yOr
err 70 Go .u~t what I ten you"
"Yes, sir, oh, yes; sir" Quavered tn,
child eagerly.
Because. II you don't. those wicked
men you tell about will catch both o.
us and never. never again may we se,
home and friends"
" will do Just what you say" declar
ed the trembling child, and Barnab,
0linn began to unscrew the head Of bill
big base drum.
He was pufius, painting and perspir
ing when he reached the little Railwa,
station. There he had to wait for q
hour. for the train was late. He no
!. ticed several men come to the plac'
+ and excitedly scurry about Il. HI
0 smiled inwardly. % from some word
!. they dropped he knew that they wer
J, looking for some one who had raj
a away with their charge. ei
Barnaby got home well on toward
i three o'clock. He made 20 much nois
coming up the steps and getting Int
J, the house that his boarding mistres
, came downstairs.
You look all done up, Mr.. ~0linn,
{ she said. "Had q hard night Of II,
I suppose. I am going 70 get you
{ hot cup Of coffee"
J. "For two" spoke Barnaby. in hi
!. usual terse way. "And little lunch.
D "For two" repeated the landlad
. vaguely.
III you please. Once, when wen
b to play at a country barn dance,
. brought back turkey"
Eyes. Mr.. Glinn."
"And again, from harvest home
= jug Of cider"
. " remember"
J. "Now," and Barnaby leaned down