The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1920-08-13

a pldLOOn VI POIlSClhChs ihdiNh /
abreast and armed with night sticks,
had drawn up on the outskirts of the |
crowd. The police had been given to
understand that the jobless men would |
march once around the loop" and dis
band on the lake front. But 1t was
now seen this was not their plan. In
stead of turning east the leaders
turned west. and all along the line the
cry arose "Smulski's hall !"
Fitzhugh fell in with the surging
mass, and like it became imbued with
the spirit of ION to Smulski's hall"
In front of the rendezvous a large
crowd was already collected; the new
arrivals swelled it threefOld. Then.
by that curious form of thought trans.
erings, word went through the crowd
that the hall was nearly filled, that
there was room for scarcely two hun
dred more And fully five thousand
wanted admittance. AS by a single
impulse the crowd became seething,
clamoring, blind mob that surged this
way and that, trampling the weak I'M
uCIlOOt, ST. u66hhe, -" >s@A ~o'
without reason or purpose. The police,
instantly suspecting riot, rushed in,
using their batons freely.
BY sheer strength Fitzhugh wedged
his way to the protection of a door,
which, being partly open, gave way
before the impact Of his body, precipi-
tating him into a narrow hallway. He
regained his feet in second, and
stepping outside closed the door and
stood with his back against it.
The next moment a singular thing
happened. From out that frenzied
mob, like ship tossed by restless
sea into haven of safety, woman
was swept squarely into his arms. For
bare moment he held her, flushed
and palpitating. in close embrace
Then he released her and saw her hat
was missing and that her clothing was
torn and disarrayed.
"Thank you!" she exclaimed breath
lessly.
The rays Of a nearby street lamI
fell athwart her face, and his frs
thought was that she was Jewess
then a Russian, ne added, apparent!
of good birth and schooling. Though
she spoke with slight foreign accent
her English was dramatically per
feet. Her forehead, unusually broat
and high for woman, and her cast o
features denoted uncommon intellect
Like angry waves the mob rage,
about them in their inadequate refuge
hn <hn nyvShod ho
into the hallway, and followed clos
ing the door behind them.
"You'll find 1t safer in here" sal
he, and added with some hesitation
"I-my name is Fitzhugh. You needn
tell me yours If you'd rather not"
II see no reason why l shouldn't,
she retorted, yet with the hot colo
flooding her cheeks. II am Esthe
Strom, Mr.. Fitzhugh, and / am yer
happy to know you, even If only fC
minute" She held out to him
small, dark hand, and he pressed it
his large, white one.
"Are you going inside?" she aske'
81 don't think So" he laughed, an
motiOned toward the crowd outsid
How can ~
"You-I might be able to get yO
inf you care to CO."
He started. "rhen you are an"
"Ohw Her hand fumbled excited
Q at her neck. then dropped to her sit
with little gesture of dismay. "T
= afraid I've lost something-somethir
l valued very much. 1t was brooch
~
- He struck match, and togeth
~ they searched the floor.
perhaps you dropped it outside
he suggested; and feeling the nece
=. sity of doing something, yet KNOWN
- the futility of the action, he OPEN
the door leading to the street. Mi
: way between the door and the allie
against the brick wall Of the buildir
j., he saw large packing case.
- noted 1t was of strong material,
~ enforced at the corners.
NJ The woman seemed to have fOrg,
ten her loss in the rush of sol
:, stronger emotion. She stood best
a him, gazing at the unclean crowd wi
:, wistful eyes, and there shone in
al | ucpNho SiSot SduhCoSs u
~ something far rarer besides-symI
rk thy. you poor, wretched people,"
~ heard her murmur. How l wish
no could talk to you as l should like to
,I.s He looked at her quickly. His b.
,d ding thought burst suddenly into f
~ bloom. To "show off, before Il
Of woman. to parade his talent beft
~ her, to impress her and win her {
~ miration-what delight that would
perhaps l could do it for you."
oh offered, his voice betraying his Gag
nd ness. would you like to hear
nd try?
"a Without waiting for her answ
fearful lest 1t be a negative, he
-. bowed his way to the packing ca
~, mounted it. drew a deep breath, &
I stood up to his full height. The
lamp, beating upon his face, ser
uncommonly well for a calcium liz
ar