The Adair County news., 1922-06-13
repeated Andersen,

@sa3 another jerk.
wilton STROBE from the dining-room
ms heart burning with indignation.
Who had brought liquor into the camp?
AZ was a thing dreaded by employers
of labor, almost more than the oc-
'easional typhoid epidemics. While
liquor was to be obtained within a
Ezdus of f1ve-and-twenty miles, work
VSoriie be practically suspended.
With Digby at his heels, he strobe
fsaerceiy out toward the swamp. Big
-A1Skeg was less than three miles
sway by the new road which had been
7z,ut from the camp to the portage.
WiitOn's heart sank at the thought
81 4he men in the factors place with
ls&a1ty- The Iaborers were chiefly
8UnkieS and Galicians, docile as sheen
Then sober, but changed by drink in
"a wild beasts.
rs they gained the opposite bank
17aky heard wild shouts of drunken
AEEghter, and, in a momentary interval,
AcDonald's angry protestant then
"a cry from Molly.
They ran at the top of their speed.
Wilton leading.
hae burst into the store. If WAS
S11ed with men, roaring and shout
Ing they were drinking from their
IN pannikins, which they had evident
u hreught designedly from the cook
7E<zzse, and filling them from a hogs
s4ezA OF liquor that stood in the center
s~f the room
RnE Old factor, wedged in behind the
sessnfer, his right arm limp at his
szEfie. was pushing his left into the
E1Ces OF the grinning Hunkies.
Nelly, at the door of her room. her
AzRs parted, her eyes dilated with fear.
Vas surrounded by a ring of men. One
of EsEm had his huge paws on her
sz10ztders, and, standing a little be.
fshzA. was trying to bend her back
<szd toward him.
Wilton took In the scene instan-
Sa1aoASly through the thick haze Of
Shaking tObaccO-smOke. Everything
szzzn before his eyes. With a hoarse
I1sE OF rage he leaped into the center
az me crowd, caught the man who had
k1ss hands on Molly, and, spinning him
Ea<HaA. dashed his fists into his face
zSzz11 and again until he was unrec-
~u1<abie from the blood that covered
4IIz Acoken features.
Streaming with pain, the man broke
kr07 him Before the aStonished
-kAAEzkieS could collect their wits Wilton
.sS2S N their midst again. He drove
them before him; he snatched up a
S1nst1e containing a guttered candle
"<szs, and, armed with this terrible
-SEsEoz, brought it smashing down on
S-4h=1r heads till he held only the
ssplEters in his bleeding hands.
SEHpefed by this onslaught, the men
: iz>-z For the door. But, jamming In
Ezz altrance, the rear-most turned and
fssrSa him. Three men set on him,
'slsss9Rg savage kicks, and rushing at
hnz. lhead down, like battering- rams.
Alzue caught him in the pit of the
stomach and sent him toppling against
shE. counter
EfStantly the whole mob was upon
tlHH with knives, screaming with rage.
%sR1o1 leaned against the counter, sick
z1n2 weak for the moment, and unable
s-R defend himself. But suddenly the
fISAs zxas flung violently away, and
ne saw Digby, his fists flying like fails,
striking out right and left, and telling
IA Znm at every blow
The respite enabled him to regain
obs 4eet, snatch up another bottle,
zz7d go to the EngliShman's assistance.
Ike Hunkies had no stomach for any
sx0e- This time they made the door
Sr<B, and ran at the top of their speed
ER2Eard the portage, leaving Wilton
%zDd his assistant painting and ex-
0znsted in their wake.
wilton was about to 90 back to
Molly when suddenly he caught sight
'Saz Swo men who looked like Canadians
sinking into the kitchen, which opened
.zzPon the side of the store. He recog-
! <1Ezed them instantly as the two fake
Sohcemen, Hackett and Tonguay. and
- was evident enoIgh that they had
htEougnt the liquor to the portage.
Shouting to Digby, he rushed after
sAem. But they were through the
hS11chen and had gained the open be-
z1re he could get within dozen PAGES.
a1lsDy had evidently not understood
.sEuton's shout.
Good work, what?" he calculated.
zsJyOu have much of this sort Mr..
fTZkrruthers?"
Fl don't know" answered Wilton.
2fn sbe part Of our business to see
,1hzt There isn't any more"
-1t wasn't on our school curriculum"
sid the Englishman thoughtfully.
Wilton only glanced at him, and
went into the store. Molly was on her
Snees before her father, who had sunk
1zko a chair. The old mans face was
.szzhen white, but as Wilton ap-
Rreached, ne opened his eyes and
( Iz2red at him.
-ND-n vo ~ he hfaaod with rnirna Oin.