The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-06-16

TITS rough road, up Tcpes
creek" said he. hut nobody comes
4 This Is a government car, the cos
sacks would think I'm going up e
1 work. They got 20 mark some trees
/ III mark EN- 40 they can tell. when
/ they come To saw 'em, heh7"
lie said little more. but one hand
cast over her shoulder was hts an
swer to her painting silence. every
time she edged over In the impulse
| 20 fling herself out OF the chr. lie
was man OF enormous strength
Continually the iolting of the car
grew worse and worse. She began
| 20 hear the rush Of water Twice
she felt the logs OF rude bridge
under the wheels as they crossed
some stream. They were winding
their way up the valley OF n stream
| into a higher country Yes As
they climbed now. she could catch
the scent OF the forest an the wind
| changed from time 20 time. Tho pro
family or her eaptor grew AN the dir
flculty Of the trail Increased. They
were climbing at a gradient aa steep
as the laborine car could negotiate
At last. after intcrminable time
they seemed 20 strike a sandier soil,
more level country indeed. the trail
was following the contour Of high.
sandy ridge among the pines.
on ahead she heard shout.
Halt Stop there who arc your
Don't shoot. John" replied the
sfta44dWr n
| AleclS"
Wei. III be damned'' was the
reply. Time you was back. Aleck
Who's that with your
That's a friend OF mine brought
along, she's come up to see how "a
wobhiies livesr'
Again hia coarse laugh. which
made her shuddcr Then more bro
hen laughs. whispered words. She
was Obliged 20 take the arm Of hes
rough captor 20 descend from the
/ car.
She don't nee very we'll said
Aleck in explanation. Maybe Jusi
as well she don't. hehT"
Some one led her TO the front Of d
tsnt-~she could hear the Tapping 81
the ny in tho wind Che sank down
by chance upon blanket roll
We got To get out OF here In not
more'n an hour or so" said Alcck
The Johns.u come. fixed cou
pie dozen stacks Of has for them"
See anybody down below. Aleck ?
asked "A voice which Mary warrct
recognized az different from the 9th
crn she had heatd And then som,
low question was asked. to whlel
His Aicck replied
Wen. I'll take her along with ms
when l so out. far as that's con
| cerned" said he "Sh1 says shea
Sim Cages ho1sckeeper! Huh"
But suppose tho gets away ane
saueais on u.s." spoke voice.
she cant get away. Let's Sc
eat"
She was close enough 20 where
they sat eating and drinking to hear
all that was uaid. and they spoke
with utter disregard Of her presence
| She never Rad heard such ianruaTt
IN her life. nor known that such mrf
lived. Never yet had she no fuiiy
taken home to herself the acfua
presence OF government. OF coun
/ try. never before known what threats
| against that country actually might
mean. An enemy why. here WA
tho enemy stiil. rnirenched inside ihs
lines OF victorious and peace. abiding
America.
III they ever run across us In here
with the goods on us--good night
hcaitaicd a voice. II don't like Il
carry this hero cyanide-~we got
enough for all tho aheep and cattle
/ in Montana"
our lawycrs'Ii take care OF us II
We get arrested said Big Aleck In
/ differently.
Yes. but we mightn't ret arrest
cd-thesc here ranch Johns IL handy
with rope and lead"
| "Ach. no danger" argued Aleck
I ITS safer than 20 blow up n armnr,
/ or powder mill. or even public
/ building and we done all that. while
/ the war was on. Wen give 'cu
Force' This republic be damned
there is no republic but the republic
/ Of MAN.
These familiar doctrines seemed "a
excite tho applause usual anonf
hearers Of this sort There was a
chorus OF approval. so that their ora
/ tor went on. much inspired.
They're Htill eating all sorts OF
things for bread now" he resumed
/ "Foiks in the cities pays more and
| more. Wheat'tl go 20 four dollars be
fore we're thru. We're the farmers
friend. huh7 Hay'll be worth fifty
dollars a ton in this valley before
we're thru-but there won't be no
horses left TO haul II to town. There's
thousands OF right bocs all across the
country now. II fourteen thousand
/ iron and steel people was out at one
time in Cleveland. what couldn't We
| do IL we once got n good strike
started all across the country. now
| the war Is donc7 We've made 'em
raise wages time and again. haven't
we2 ! tell you, freedoms coming to
| It's own"
Cleveland Mary Warren prickcd
up her ears. She had reason, for
now the voice went on. mentioning
| a name which Annie Sauircs had
made familiar-Dorenwald. Charlie
| Dorcnwald. the foreman In the roll.
| ing rooms.
"Charllc Dorenwnld's the head of
! that bunch. He's a good man. You
know what he pulled in Youngs
/ town"
| "WeIl. I don't know" said ono
voice, "they lynched man in iii.
nois. Americas getting lawless'
| Think about lynching people, IT
amt rightf'
Mary Warren heard them rising
from their places. FOOTBALLS passed