The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1922-09-08

tin pannlktas. which they had estsent.
ly eruaght dssasnedly sresn the cock
hoase. sea Elllng them fsvn hags-
head Of liquor that stood ~ the center
Of the rceua.
The old factor, wedged In eehtna
the eoGnisr. his right arm limp nj has
side. was pushing his lefs tnts the
faces of the grinnlng Hunkies.
Molly. 81 the dsos al her reesa. her
Ups parted. Der eyes dilated with fear,
was surrounded By ring Of men. One
Of them had bis huge paws Oh her
shoulders. and. standing . little BE-
hind. was trying to bend her back
ward toward him.
Wiltoa toss la the scene tnxtAa.
tAneoaaly through the thick haze Of
sinking tobacco smoke. Everything
swain before his eyes With 4 hoarse
roar Of rage he leaped Into the crnt~r
Of the crowd, caught the man who had
hts hands 90 Nelly. and, spinning htis
round. dashed his FISTS into bis face
again aud agMln until he wss auree.
equitable from the blood that covered
his broken features
Screaming xith Pain. the man broke
from hgm. Before the astonisheai
IIunkies roald collest their wlts wii,on
was Ia their midst again, lie drove
then before him he na,chei ~ =
bottle containing a gu,tercd esndle
rtd. and, armed With this terrible
weapon. brought Il smashing down "a
their heads till he held only the
=7ss,,,ee, ,S- A4a N.'ss-s..se7ss.ss,ssss - :,
S,upeict.by this onslaught. the pen
ran for the door But Iammlug in
mo entrance, The rcarlppsI turned and
faced kiEn. Three men set an hlm
dealing savage kick& and rushing at
BIN. head down. likc batiering rams.
tine caught him In tho pit Of the
stomach and sent him top9iias agsins,
tie counter
instantly the whole mob Was apon
hiE. with knives, screaming with rsge
Wilton leaneii against the counter. sick
and weak for the nomrrt and unable
10 defend himself ~, suddenly the
mob was fung violently away. and
he save nisby his ats flying Ike halis.
striktag out righ, and len. and Telling
a man AZ every blow.
The respite enabled him 20 regain
his feet. snatch up another bottle.
and 20 10 the Engllshnans assistance
The Huuklcs had no stomach for any
-m0re. This time they made the dpor
way. and ran s, The top Of their speed
toward The portage, leaving Wilton
and his assistant painting and er.
hauEei IN their wake,
Wilton was about to 20 back 10
Molly when suddenly he caught sight II
two men who looked IKE Canadians
slinsias into the Kitchen, which ufvneti
upon the side ~ the store lie rvcog
nlsed them Instantly rs the two fake
poltcrmen. Hackrtt and Tnngusy. and
u vas evident enough that they had
brcugh, the liqu~ 10 the portage
Shouting to blghy. he rushed AFTER
them. i8n, they were through the
Kitchen and had gained the open be-
fore he could SCI within dozen PAGES
>ss.eess Fad essaen,.y no; asssvrasaess
WIltnn's shout.
Coed work ~hatf" hs CALCULATED
"p'you have much u this sort. Mr..
carruthersf"
4 doni Know" answered Wiitnn
I'm he part AZ our business TO see
that there Isn't any more
iii VAST, IN our school curriculum"
said the Ensllshmau thouShifully.
Wilton op'y glanced at him. and
wen, lnto The store. Molly was On her
knees befgrr her father, who had sunk
into chair The old mans face Was
Rshsn white. but. as Wilton ar
ryoacfrd ne cgvned bis eyes ard
glarr,i at him,
- "a yr" hr hisse,i with uuImas 70,
able fury THIS is your work yet
ous ~ usy store and never Iei me -ee
your faee again"
he tHruea ana, began to shuttle
away, dragging has paisied leg. his
right arm dangling Wilton fell back.
and Mgi0nald began 10 make his
way upstairs
Wilton went up 10 Molly and took
her In his arriA.
Molly Molly. dear, ii's all right
now be said anxseasiy, "FoTgiye
me- couldn't have guessed tha&e
naen would have h~~a wiid eea sts like
that | theagh, Ander~n could keep
them In eontrol Thank God came
when DID,