Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-12-09

DO YOU remember the poem We W"
the other night; Woros,
vorth's Upon Westminster brlose:
Doesn't it At this scene perfectly
rye often thought of 1t when 1 "ns
coming across in the mornings. ~
look over there Mt the beauty one
would never dream of all horroI
End wickedness and suffering tina ~,
within those streets. 1t Is beautliut
IIrtent Do YOU remember it?
" Earth has not anything to show
Dull Would he be of soul who
could pass by
a sight 50 touching in its
majesty:
This City now doth like a garment
wear. q
/" The beauty OF. the morning; silent,
Ships, towers. donies, theaters
and temples lie 5y4
Open unto the fields, and to the
All bright and glittering in the
smokeless qir.
".Never did sun more beautifully
steep
In his first splendour valley, rock.
.@ or hill; Z
Ne'er saw 1. never felt, a calm SO
deep!
The river glideth at its W sweet
will: S ~
Dear God! The very houses seem
asleep; +
And ali that mighty heart is lying
s~till!'"
Starr looked long at the picture be-
fore her. and then at the face OF her
speaking the beautiful
lines word by word as one draws in
the outlines Of a well-loved picture.
Michael's hat was off and the beau
ty of the morning lay in sunlight on
hair and cheek and brow. sHer
heart swelled within her as she look
ed and great tears filled her eyes. She
dared not look longer lest she show
her deep emotion. The look of him,
the words he spoke. and the whole
wonderful scene would linger in her
memory as long as life should last.
Two days later Starr started West.
and life seemed empty for Michael.
She was gone from him. but still she
would come back. Or. would she
come back after all? How long could
he hope to keep her IL she -did? Sad
foreboding filled him and he went
his work with set. strained
nerves; for now he knew that right or
wrong she was heart Of his heart. part
Of his consciousness. He loved her
better than himself; and he saw no
hope for himself at all in trying to
forget. Yet. never. never, would he
ask her to share the dishonor of his
heritage. @
The day before Starr was expected
to cone back to Old Orchard Michael
took UP the morning paper and with
rising horror read: ~
BANDIT WOUNDED AS -FOUR
HOLD UP TRAIN.
Express Messenger Protects Cash
During Desperate Revolver
..& Duel in Car.
Fort Smith. Ark.-Four bandits
-bungled the hold-up of a Kansas City
passenger train, between Hatfield and
Mena, Ark. early today. One was
probably fatally wounded and captur-
ed and the others escaped after a bat
tie with the Express Messenger in
which the messenger exhausted his
ammunition and was badly beaten.
When the other robbers escaped the
wounded bandit eluded/the conductor,
and made his way into the sleeper,
where he climbed into an empty
berth. But he was Don traced by the
drops Of blood from his wound. The
conductor and a brakeman hauled
him out and battled with him in the
aisle amid the ms of passengers.
The bandit aimed his revolver at
the conductor and> fired. hut a sudden
unsteady turn Of his wrist sent the
bullet into himself instead Of the con
ductor. The wounded bandit receiv-
ed the bullet in his left. breast near
the heart and will probably die. The
Express Messenger is in the hospital
ut Mena and may o
Had the bullet of the bandit gone as
intended it would more than likely
have, wounded one or two women pas
sengers. who at the sound Of trouble
had jumoed from their berths into the
aisle and were directly in the path OF
the bullet.
There is some likelihood that the
captured bandit may prove to be the
escaped convict. named BUCK" who
was serving long sentence in the state
penitentiary. and for whom the police
have been searching in vain for the
last three months.
Michael was white and trembline
when he had finished reading this ac.
count. And wal this then to be the
end of Buck. Must he die a death
~!ike>that? Disgrace and sin and
death. and no chance to make good;
Michael groaned aloud and bowed hi;
head upon the table, before him. hi,
heart. too heavy even to try to. think
it out.
That evening a. telegram reached
him, from Arkansas.
"A man named buck ia dying here
and calls necessarily for you. II yo,
wish to sec him alive come at once"
Michael took the midnight (train
Starr had telegraphed her father She
would reach Old Orchard in IN.
morning. It was hard to have Ia -
when she was just returning. MI.
chael wondered II. It would Away. 5,
30 now. S sa#as $500
Buck reused at Michael's comm,
and smiled feebly.
Continued In, tomorrow
Evenings Herald.