Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-06-26
NJ r. d VID
BY E. PHILLIPS oPPENHEIM
she stood before the open window
MIR. Grumpy crept up behind her. ID

MIR. Grumpy crept up behind her. z
My Cod" HI exclaimed.
Edith was silent. The scene was
strange beyond description. The whole
of the grounds in front. down the
road, seemed black with people. In
the road, on the other side of the
wall, half-a-dozen tramcars had come
to a standstill, unable to proceed, and
these, too, were covered with human
beings who had swarmed up to the
top like ants. The clamor of voices
went on in many keys. From those
who had gained the grounds came a
loud and prolonged boo-ing.
THAT don't hurt" Mr.. Grumpy NUT
tered. moistening his dry lips. They
can boo just as long as they like
The cry suddenly changed. From
the tops of the tramears and the
walls. and the trampled-up garden
and the drive, falling by repetition
into some measure of rhythm, arose
another cry:
We want Grumpy. We want
Henry Grunbyh"
1t was just then that they heard
the inspectors voice. He was shout
ing to his men. who began forcing
their way through the crowd.
Move on there. please. Outside
the grounds. Iove on, Move. on.
please. Wy
For a moment pr two the response
was good-natured enough. The crowd
swayed back, many abandoned their
points of vantage near the front door.
1t seemed as though law and order.
after all, were going to triumph. Mr..
Grumpy, in the background of the
room, rubbed his hands softly to-
| gether.
! HE was frightened about nothing,
that Inspector" he chuckled. He
didn't know what towards the people
! are"
At that moment the first blow, was
struck. A too-zealous constable had
drawn his truncheon. The man whom
he struck went down like q ninepin,
but there was a sudden change in the
attitude of the people around. Once
more there was d note of the wild
beast in the hum of voices. The in
spector wal stripped, thrown down,
trampled upon and Kicked, his men
in a few moments. outnumbered,
routed. dispersed. Once more the mob
surged up in the sweep Of drive III
front OF the house. A voice from
the front shouted out:
Lets 20 and have a drink with old
Grumpy"
There was a roar of applause. A
stone went hurting through one Of
the windows. Edith. turned away to
find the room behind her empty. Her
father rushed in like q man dis
traught a moment later.
They've cut the telephone wires!'
he shouted. Blast them! can't get
through anywhere. What's that fool
of an inspector doing?"
Il think that he is probably dead"
Edith answered coolly, ''he and his
men. to~o-heaten and trampled to
death. ASscore of mon can't do much
against thousands, father. Lsten!"3
She stole closer to the window.
From somewhere At the back they
hand up to the front. a great sea OF
faces unnaturally white as they SEEM
ed in the dim moonlight, we're turned
towards. Every n was looking to-
wards the root of the house. Every
n was listening to a CLARION like
voice which had rung out above all
the clam6r. A curious silence fell
upon the crowd. From Q long distance
off they heard the Changing Of tho
people who stroya to advance from
the edge OF thee crowd. But near at
hand was silence. Then suddenly she
saw = single figure standing upon q
garden seat, the figure OF q man who.
In that strange light, seemed to be
OF abnormal height. Both his arms
were outstretched. BY some means
or other he seemed to have secured
the whole attention Of the crowd.
They stood still. listening. His first
few sentences were tnaudible. Edith
threw open the window and leaned
out boldly. She was In time to~hear
the and % Davsd's appeal.
you have had your fun. chaps, II
you call II fun. The factory wag Grun-
byss. and Grnnby's alone. You have
done that IN. There aFs only women