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CHAPTER V.
A tSCITINO TIME.
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fronting the soldiers. Then she turned
and gpoke in the midst of a deathly si
lence that was almost as terrifying as
the howl of the niob a few seconds be
fore. "My brothers. In the name of God
and his dear Son, our Saviour, remem
ber what you are and as you value
heaven do no wrong today."
The miners heard, und for a moment
the silence wiis unbroken. It was one
of those momenta which prove men to
Be equal or wanting to nn emergency.
And Stuart In that brief time grew in
strength and experience. He was in
the open apace before Andrew or any
one else moved and Standing by the
woman, the leveled guns now touching
them both. The minute Stuart leaped
Into the apace between the troops ami
the miners the woman turned and
Knelt by the side of the wounded otli
cer. Stuart was conscious of the fact
that men were carrying the body out of
the ranks and that the young woman
was behind them, following. All that
be felt rather than saw as' he stood
there.
"Men." he said, praying In his heart
for wisdom to say just the right word,
"listen to me a moment Every man
Who strikes n lawless blow here today
strikes at the cause of labor. If you
want to set it back and destroy your
own best Rood, now is your opportuni
ty. It will be the net of madmen to do
it. In God's name, in the name of the
law and of your best Interests I beg of
you to use reason. For the sake of
Erie, who loves you if ever man did, let
these men go their ways and abide the
results ns law fearing, God fearing
men!"
There was n stir all through the
crowd while Stuart spoke. Then the
silence was broken by cries here and
there by men who had helped Eric In
the organization of the union.
"He's right! Mr. Duncan tells truth!"
"Let's keep law! We be fools other
wise!" "Aye. we's funis n'ready!"
"Better for us to get men to go
bark!"
This last cry was naught up by large
numbers, and the mob fairly swarmed
around the coaches containing the new
men. During the events Just described
they bad remained inside, but the win
dows were alive with heads thrust out
to see what was going on.
Stunrt fell that the Immediate dan
ger of collision was over. There were
however, still any number of chances
for nn outbreak. The troops lowered
their guns, but remained on guard.
The scene around the coaches now
assumed nu intensely pathetic charac
ter. With it all there was an element
of danger and the stirring of the tickle
wlhl beast In the mob.
"Now, boys," pleaded an old miner,
standing close up by one of the coach
es, "you doesn't want to take bread
out of us mouths up here, does you?
Come! Say you'll go bnek and leave us
to fight It out with the masters. We
make to win If let alone."
"Aye, that we will!" said another
eagerly. "The owners Is loslug on
contracts every day now. Give us a
chance. What have we done to you
that you should come up here to take
away our wages?"
"We've got families, too," replied a
gruff voice from one of the windows.
"And no work for over a month and
women and babies crying at home.
What would you have us do?"
This was a hard question to answer,
and no one tried it. but hundreds of
voices were beseeching the newcomers
to go back and leave the mine owners
to struggle with their old men.
At last one of the miners, a middle
aged man who hail helped to organize
the union nnd next to l!rle was as In
fluential as any one In Champion, se
cured a hearing, lie mounted one of
the switch blocks, and the men anx
iously listened.
"Tell you what the union will do.
We agree to pay the fares of every
man here back to his home and some
thing over if you go back on the next
train."
"Aye, that's the thing!" yelled a hun
dred voices. As a matter of fact the
Union, numbering now nearly O.OOO men,
was In a position to do this, and in the
desperate light It was making It could
afford to wring every possible cent
from Its members rather than give way
to the influx of new hands, (luce the
mines opened up their chances of
bringing the owners to terms would be
gone forever. Itesides. there was no
telling wlial events might occur if once
public sympathy was large enough to
enlist oilier worklngnieii with them.
The appeals now made to the men In
the coaches were frantic. Miners climb
ed up ou tlie platforms and squeezed
Inside ti c cars to urgue with the men.
It was ii sei ne of pecillllll' interest, one
great swarm of hard listed and hard
faced men begging another crowd of
the same kind to keep from exercising
the natural desire to work for home
and children. Surely what was Brat
pronounced as a curse on our lirst par
ents has now become n double curse
when work Is the object of such a
strange contest.
It would perhapa be difficult to tell
how far the strangers were Influenced
by their sympathy for the miners or
whether the sight of 1,000 men carry
ing walking sticks the size of a man's
arm had Its weight in bringing them to
a decision. There were about 500 men
In all. At last about 400 of them said
they would go back ou the condition
that the union do as it agreed.
They came out of the coaches and
were received with a tremendous burst
of cheers and shouts. The remaining
men. who for one reason nnd another
refused to go back, were saluted with
hisses. Jeers, threats and abuse, but no
violence was offered. The miners felt
Jubilant over the result of their appeal
nnd were disposed to ridicule the hand
ful of men now left.
"Let 'eui go on. boys! What can the
miners do with such a handful of
greenles?"
"Aye, let 'em go! They don't know
enough to get out of the way of a blast
nohow!"
"Let the men at De Mott treat 'em.
They's two to our one down there!"
Meanwhile at the other eud of the
train matters were in the hands of
Stuart und the local police of I'hani
pion. It is not too much to say that
Stuart within the Inst l!l hours had
grown Immensely popular with the
miners. The conference at the Iron
Cliffs office that morning and Stuart's
speech had leaked out somehow, and
that accounted In part for his Influence
at this particularly critical time. At
nny rate he successfully appealed to
the men to stand by the officers of the
law when they came up and arrested
the man who had thrown the ore and
wounded the officer. The arrest was
made without any resistance on the
part of the miners who were ut the end
of the train. While that was going on
Stuart prevailed oh the men to bring
back the engine and couple It on to the
train again.
The wounded officer had boon ta'.ieii
to the hotel, and Dr. Saxon had I n
summoned. Stuart assured the officer
In command that he would bo person-
"Te$, ttr; I nerved a full term In Betle
vuc. ally responsible for his well being. The
miners, with their 400 new recruits, be
gan to march Into the square with the
strangers massed In the middle. The
agent of the mine owners, who had
been in mortal terror during nil the ex
citement and was actually hiding be
hind one of the seats lu the coach that
brought the troops, now came out on
the platform, cursing the entire situa
tion. The officer In command grimly
wanted to know what he was going to
do nbout It
In reality there was nothing to be
done but to go on with the handful of
men left. The Idea of trying to get the
men back now that they were practi
cally surrounded by the mob wns not a
pleasant Idea to entertain. The agent
satisfied himself of that fact very
speedily. The officers nnd troops dlmW th t ,,, ,,;,,, ln so
n.l Inln tw. .1 1 1 11 o.rolM fl 111 I lit. ...
CIA 111 IW l,,c I.IIIU inn liphlliii, .in,, in,
train started off down the range. A
mighty cheer from the miners went up
as the trnln disappeared. The wholi i
event had taken less than 20 minutes I
To Stunrt It seemed like an hour. Hi
was growing old very fast since his fa
ther died and left him In possession of
his millions.
Hut he thought to himself that lit
was nt the very beginning of his prob
lem, nnd every event complicated tin i
entire situation. He could not see the'
outcome. The only thing his heart rest i
ed back upon was his newly found life i
which even In this excitement proved
to be the most triumphant part of hi
consciousness. In thinking it over aft I
erward he recalled with partlculat
pleasure the fact that nt the very
moment of his leaping in between tin
miners and the leveled guns he said t
himself: "I am a disciple of Christ. II
I die, I shall he with him lu paradise.'
He made his way through the differ
ent groups of miners uow crowding in
to the square and went on Into the ho
tel. He wanted to Inquire about the olll
cer. Andrew had already gone on be
fore.
The lnndlord ushered Stunrt Into tht
room where the man had been carried
The doctor had Just arrived.
Stunrt went In. and the first person U
meet hlin was Andrew, lie had been
one of the men to help carry the uncon
scious officer out the ranks. Kneeling
by the side of the wounded man wai
the leader of the Salvation Army. Sh
had at once done the right thing In hci
care of the case, and the minute tht
doctor saw It he growled out something
about that being the proper treatment.
He quickly went to work and accept
ed the help of the young woman ns a
matter of course. Stuart and Andrew
stood silently by, assisting a little nt
the doctor asked for things. "He'll nev
er want to sit for his photograpl.
again," remarked the doctor grimly. n
he finally paused and rose to his feel
after doing nil lu his power. "Tbll
strike Is bringing me In n lot of unsolic
ited practice. I suppose I can sentl mj
bill In to the state for this case. But II
the troops begin to tire Into the miner
I shall go bankrupt sewing them nr
nnd snwlng off their heads and legs foi
nothing. Thnnk you. madam." The doc
tor turned to the figure In the Salvation
Army costume as she stood calmly
looking down at the stiil unconscious
officer. "You're a good one to help. You
have been a nurse or I'm mistaken."
"Yes. sir; I served a full term In
Bellevue."
The doctor looked nt her with added
respect. "You have the touch of a
lady," he said politely. That wns the
height of compliment from him.
"I am one," replied the young woman
demurely. Stunrt thought she smiled
faintly. She had a naturally serious
face, but at times It could be remarka
bly winning In Its sudden lighting up
of the personality.
The doctor coughed to hide bis em
barrassment at the reply and then said.
"I should be glad to Introduce you tc
these gentlemen here, lady," be added,
with a ludicrous hesitation, "if I kuew
your uame."
"I am Miss Dwlgbt I am witli the
army here fur the preseig," she uu
wert d. with perfect self possession.
"This Is Mr. Duncan, the owner of
tli' C hampion mines, and this Is Mr.
Burke, the minister of St. John's." said
th - doctor, turning to Stuart and An
drew. She turned and bowed quietly, while
the doctor busied himself with his pa
tient again.
"You are Miss Dwight. the daughter
of Allen Dwight?" nsked Stuart eager
ly. The minute he spoke he wished he
could recall his woVds.
But the exclamation seemed to affect
(lie young woman only for u moment.
Then she answered, "Yes; Allen
DWlght Is my father." She added
vvli le a slight color swept over her pale
face: "You played the part of a brave
uian today, Mr. Duncan. 1 want to
thank you In behalf of the oor fellows
vho seemed to me so like sheep with
out a shepherd. How Christ would
hate looked on them with compas
sion!" Her gaze was out of the window past
Stuart, who was standing near It. The
square waa crowded with the men.
Bone one bad gone up into the stand
ani! was speaking. Stuart felt as nev
er before what a sad and thrilling
sight a great unguided multitude was.
Fol the lirst time in his life lie felt able
u hok at it through Christ's eyes. Hut
he was nlso agitated over his meeting
with Rhena Dwight. She had turned
to the doctor and in a low tone asked a
ii icatlon. The doctor nodded his head,
nut' she went out. She did not return,
nnd Stuart, alter seeing thai every
thing possible wns being done for the
sufferer, started for home.
On the way he had leisure to recall
the facts which the excitement of the
past days crowded out of his mind;
that Allen Dwlght'8 daughter had sonic
three years before while Stuart was in
college surprised and astounded the so
ciety circle Ip New York of which she
bail been the leader by suddenly leav
ing her home and all her fashionable
surroundings to enter the Salvation Ar
my. He remembered what sensational
accounts appeared in the papers. Above
nil he recalled vividly the effect the
news had on her brother, who at the
time wns a classmate of Stuart, lie
could also remember talking It over
with Louise when he came home for
his Christmas vacation.
Louise was shocked as deeply ns it
wns In her capacity to be shocked to
t ti In 1c a girl who had such a career be
fore her, gifted with such talents, mu
sical and social, should give them all
up to fling her life nwny in the slums
over horrid, dirty, drunken, miserable
people. "She must be crnzy." said Lou
ise. "Her father was right In saying.
If the report was true, that Rhena nev
er should come Into his home ngaln ns
his daughter." His aristocratic family
connections were very deeply disgraced
. , i
felt the
tint iia uiauvi n ivwu
shame of It with great bitterness and
never alluded to It.
All this Stuart called up ns he Beared
home. He had never met Miss Dwight
before and knew nothing of her. rea
sons for the complete change In her
life. He wondered thoughtfully if it
had not been something like the expe
rience that had come to himself that
morning.
Louise met blm with the news that
his Aunt Roynl, vim had been expected
on the noon train, hail telegraphed that
she had wailed over a day on account
of the troubles liable to follow the
bringing of the troops. Koss Duncan's
sister had planned for some time to
come and make Louise a visit and be
with her through the winter if Louise
wished.
"Eric hns been calling for you. He Is
very nervous. Life Isn't worth living
with all this excitement over these la
bor troubles!" said Louise sharply.
"When Aunt Uoynl conies. I mean to
plan fur something besides all this."
Stuart did not reply anil went in to
see Eric, while Louise walked Into the
pnrlor and began to thump the piano as
hard as she could. She was angry with
Stuart and vexed with everything lu
general.
"Well, old fellow." snld Smart cheer
fully, "we had an exciting time, but no
one killed yet. nnd I think the worst Is
over."
"Tell me about It." Eric tried to sit
up a little and nervously moved his fin
gers over the bedclothes.
Stunrt briefly described the scene nt
the train, and Eric listened with frown
ing brow and strained muscles.
"That Salvation lass merit be n brave
one. Who ditl you sny she was?"
"Miss Dwight. She has Just come up
here. I understand, within a dny or
two." Anil Stuart went on to tell Eric
her story ns he knew It. Erie listened
with grent eagerness. Then he Inquired
nbout the men; how they had behaved,
what they were planning to do, what
the next move would be. whether the
men who had gone on down to the low
er range would probably go Into the
mines or whether they would be pre
vented by the miners.
"I tell you, Stuart," said Eric nftpr
question and answer hnd been going
for several minutes In this way, "1
must get up out of this, and very soon
too. The doctor can't keep me here two
weeks, because I mean to lie carried
ilown to the square If I can't walk. Now
Is Just the time when I ought to he
with the men. If they once begin to
break over the law the cause of labor
will suffer n setback that It cannot re
cover from for yenrs."
"Thai's true. Hut there Is a lawless
element already roused that Is growing
worse every dny. If a gun bad gone off
this noon I doubt If a soldier of the en
tire number of troops would have left
the spot alive. The men would have
climbed over 100 dend bodies to tear
the soldiers In pieces I think I never
came so near to seeing the claws of the
wild beast In the moh In all my Ufa"
"Ah," replied Eric sadly, "I havei
them mure than once. Heaven grant
you don't see whet I have." He refer
red to scenea which had occurred when
he was a boy in the coal regions of
England. Smart had often talked them
over with Eric.
"Amen, answered Stuart. He re
nin inc. I silent then, his thoughts busy
with the events of the morning. He
was casting about for a good opportu
nity to tell Eric his experience ut the
beginning of the day. In the midst of
all the perplexing and complicated sit
uation iu which he was uow placed
Stuart went back repeatedly to his
change of altitude toward all the facts
of his own life. That must have been
a tremendous event to hold so supreme
a place In his mind ns It did.
Just then Louise went hy the door
Hid called out. as she went on Into the
dining room. "Luucheou Is ready!" Stu
art had forgotten all nbout eating, but
he left Eric to go iu und keep Louise
company,
I All the time he was eating he felt
that he must tell his sister the facts
nbout hla what did he call It? The
word "conversion" had nlways been
distasteful to him. but what had hap
pened to him? Something very remark
able and so remarkable that It seized
him and held hlm In a loving and Joy
ful grasp, making him feel that nil oth
er matters were as nothing compared
with lliis. He was not of an emotional
nature. Ills whole education and train
ing were of such a nature that he bad
always prided 'himself on being n re
Dned, self possessed man of the world,
telling the truth, living purely, being
Strictly honest and brave, but without
exhibition of passion or feeling, except
at rare Intervals when a strange, hered
j Itary outburst would sweep away all
traditions as if he were mad.
But now he felt as If a new passion
had caught him up ami held him; a
' new life swayed his whole being; he
' was calm, and yet he felt thrilled with
I this new existence. There was no yes
terday any more. Everything was to
day and tomorrow. Jesus was the one
great central, throbbing, pulsing, mov
ing Impulse with blm. He was a new
man. And yet men sny, superficially,
1 sometimes in these days, that the times
of miracles are gone by. Is there a
greater miracle in all the earth than
when a human being like Stuart Dun
1 can is born again, made a new man iu
! Christ Jesus?
As soon as luncheon wns ended Stuart
had resolved what to do. He must tell
Louise. There must be the truest and
frankest understanding between them
on this matter. It was too vital to be
neglected or passed over or postponed.
"Louise," he suld as they went Into
i the drawing room together, "I want to
tell you something, now we are alone."
Louise did not reply, nnd Stuart went
: on, feeling the gap between his sister
and this new life of his to be wider and
j deeper with every word he uttered.
"Early this morning I hnd a very re
markable experience," Stuart contln
I tied. "I had what seemed like a vision
' of my real life, nnd It was very distinct
I to me that all these years I hnd been
J neglecting the one most Important part
: of my life." Stunrt hesitated a moment
ns Louise snt looking nt him In silent
astonishment. "I have decided, Louise,
that I must be a Christian."
There was an embarrassing silence.
Louise colored and looked away from
Stuart. At last she said ln n low voice,
"What do you mean?"
Stuart did not know what to sny at
first. He felt that Louise would not
understand hlm, but he spoke with the
directness and simplicity that seemed
demanded by the occasion.
"I menu, denr, that I am going to
live n new life, with God's help. I look
at everything differently. I never used
to think of Christ ns nnythlng more
than a historical figure. Now he seems
to me like a personal friend. More than
that, he seems to be my own personal
Bavlour. I never kuew before what the
words 'saved' nnd 'snlvatlon' meant to
me. Now they nre real. They apply to
my own condition. I seem to look at nil
the events of life, my own nnd others.
In the light of eternity. It Is difficult
for me to make all this clenr to you.
Louise. Would you understand it any
Loultc turned about on the pfano stool
unci utrut'k u lew chord.
better If I should use the old word 'con
version' and say I had an experience
this morning that bus converted me to
a Christian life?"
"No; I don't know that I would," Lou
ise replied coldly. She bad gone over
to the piano nnd sat down on the stool
facing Stuart, but not looking Into bis
face.
"Can't you understand me, Louise?"
cried Stuart. His disappointment was
very great, although he bad been pre
pared for something of this kind before
be spoke.
"No. I don't understand, Stuart It Is
very strange. You seem to think you
haven't been a Christian all this time.
You speak as If I wasn't one."
"Are you. Louise?' asked Stuart gen
tly. But the question provoked ber aa
be bad not foreseen. He wished strong
ly ofterwnrd thnt he bad not put It It
seemed as If be waa lodging ber from
hla own Christian experience, not t. . k
day old.
j "Yes, I am! What am I? A heationr
Louise stampeil her foot, as she Awim
did when angry. Stuart saw tht hW
, thought of the word was not bl. Ht
j reiuuiuetl silent, and Louise timed.
: about on the piano stool and stnick
lew chords fitfully. Then she wieeled
back and said bluntly: "What a-e you
going to do? Join the Salvation A
my?"
Stunrt shrunk back as If from t blow.
It was nil so contrary to his experience
that he was entirely unable to ahapi
his speech ns usual. He was silent ua-
til Louise repeatetl her question.
I "I shall Join the St. John's church.
And 1 may Join the army too. I un-
' dcrstand people can tlo thut Without
; belonging to the ranks iu one wav "
Louise rose to her feet with a look of
scorn that Stuart could not endure.
"Well, father ought to be here in sie
all this! He Would want to know If
this is Stunrt Duncan, his sou."
"It Is true he would not see the old
Stuart Duncan," replied Stuart, with
I a noble dignity that even Louise could
uot help noticing, "but he would 11ml
j belter one, I hope. Louise, dear. I wish
you could understand just what 1
j felt. It Is impossible for me to look nn
very many things as I diil once.
want to say this to you now, so that
j you will uot be surprised at certain
I events which may take place In the
future."
j "To what do you refer? To your
joining the army? I suppose the loud
er is an attraction Just now. I heai
Miss Dwight has been seut up to taUi
, charge."
It was as cruel nnd harmful a film
' as Louise could be guilty of. Bui she
was stung Into bitterness by many
i events of the past few days, ami her
selfish, narrow nature had more than
j once delighted to malic Smart suffer,
Smart was pale to his lips. His
christian experience, his "conversion,"
as be could call It, was not more ua-
' cred to his thoughts than the memory
of the army leader and the thought ol
her sacrifice and surrender of all that
most young women count dear.
"Louise:" he cried, and if he had not
been In the grasp of a better Btrength
here he would have been swept luto
cue of his old time bursts of passion.
"Louise, you do not know what you
wound. You must not harm my con
ception of Christ or cast nny dishonor
on his wotk in my forgiven soul. You
have no right."
He spoke on sternly and yet with so
much evident right defense of his in
ner motives flint Ionise wns frighten
ed. She might perhaps have asked
Stuart's pardon, but he, fearing to
prolong the conversation, went out of
the room nnd In to see Eric. Louise,
nfter stuuding idly by the plnno a few
minutes, nt last went up stairs to ber
own room.
Stuart sat down by Eric nnd nsked
the nurse to leave them alone a Utile
while. He was suffering from his In
terview with Louise, hut be wanted to
tell Eric his experience. It seemed to
blm neeessnry before be went on with
his life another dny.
In a few sentences he told Eric his
experience of the morning. Eric lis
tened In wonder. He w:ns very weak.
He grasped Stuart's hand aud pressed
It feebly when he paused ln his narra
tive. "I never had nny such Mending,' as
our men call It. I Joined the army be
cause I believed It was the only kind
of Christianity that can really help
things much."
"But how Is It, Eric? Do you feel
n personal relationship to Christ as a
Saviour?"
"Yes. I think I do. But It is not so
plain to me as I would like."
"That is the most astonishing thing
to me," replied Stuart thoughtfully.
"You know I never had any Idea of
ever talking about salvation or a
Saviour. You don't remember, do you,
thut we ever talked on this subject be
fore?" Eric shook his head.
"And yet, now," continued Stuart
revereutly, "I seem to feel as I never
felt or expected to feel less thnn a dny
ago. I can't explain it, Erie, but Christ
seems the most real of all realities In
my life. I enn put it In this way:
Henceforth I do not feel able or willing
to do anything without first asking,
'Would Christ approve this?' Would
,he say, 'Do It?"'
j "Does that apply to your use of prop
, erty nnd money nnd the present mine
troubles?" asked Eric bluntly.
"Yes." The answer came with a
' positive conviction thnt thrilled the
pale face on the pillow. "Yes; my
whole life Is changed. All my relations
to my fellow men, all my possessions
and their use. all that belougs to my
powers of any kind, seem under tho
law of this new 'Indwelling. Eric, do
you believe In the fact of God actually
j dwelling In man?"
Eric did not reply at once. There
was a thoughtful silence.
"Yes, I believe It. I don't see It very
plain. But If you feel as you say you
I do It will change mutters In the rela
! tlons you bear to the men and all
i around."
"Of course. I don't see details yet,
but I feel willing to walk where the
I light sblues. Eric, old friend, life even
under our present troublous conditions
seems like a very great, grand thing
i to me now."
( "I am glad for you," replied Eric
aim ply.
Stuart saw that be waa not able to
endure much, and be called the nurse
back soon nfter that and went out
But that brief communion did the two
men much good.
It was now nearly 3 o'clock. Word
came np to Stuart that the men who
had been persuaded to leave bad gone
back on the first train east There
had been a great demonstration, and
then the miners had disappeared, many
of them going on down to the lower
range to help the men there In their
dealings with the remaining strangers.
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