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CHAPTER XI.
A5 ORATOR.
When Stnart and the doctor swept
Into De Mott after a fierce, ride be
hind the foaming A J ax, they found at
most the entire population gathered
i around the, notion hock, m wmco
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ter mostly for tun. hug show com
panles.
It was packed tonight with the min
ers. The union was In session, and
every man who could find a foothoid
Inside was there. The rest were wait
ing outside to hear a final decision.
Not a man of them but believed the
result bad already been determined
and that before morni: every pump
on the range would be pulled out and
the companies would lose millions of
dollars' worth of property In a few
hours. It would be a grim revenge
of labor over capital. It would strike
capital at Its most sensitive spot. It
would be a real satisfaction for the
great suffering and want of the win
ter. And many and many a hollow
faced miner In the crowd around the
hall was thinking of a little child lying
dead under the snow In the great
burial place on the slope of the range,
and he grasped his stick tighter and
rursed the rich In his palace of com
fort that bitter night.
Stuart never felt more helpless. He
looked at the faces around him, and
his heart sank ns he realized how great
was the force of a mob bent on doing
Its own pleasure. He felt as if any in
fluence be might possess in Champion
was an empty breath In De Mott. Sure-
ly Andrew liad been mistaken when
he said Stuart could Influence such men
as these at such a time as this.
He was roused from all tills by the
doctor, who spoke short anil sharp.
"Now, then, let's make a break for
the hall! We'll leave Ajax right here."
Stuart was astonished.
"They won't let us in the hall."
"We'll see about that," replied the
doctor.
He drove Ajax up In front of one of
the drug stores where he was in the
hnbit of stopping when he came to De
Mott, and, getting out of the cutter,
with Stuart following with much won
der, he began to force his way to the
hall door. As Stuart went on lie began
to realize that there had beon a nils
take made by Andrew. If there was
one man left who had real Influence
over the miners. It was not Stuart Dun
can, but Dr. Saxon.
It was almost comical to see the
changes that went over the miners'
faces as the doctor shoved men tills
way autl that in order to get near the
hall. At first they swore and threaten)
ed to do unspeakable damage for the
rough treatment some one was giving
them, but the minute they caught sight
of the rugged, kindly face they were as
polite nnd ready to make room as If he
bad been some high and mighty poten
tate and they his loyal subjects.
"(Jet out of the way there! Doctor,
he be needed in the hall. Some one be
hurt in there likely!" And a big Dane
reached out and caught a miner, who
was standing In front of the doctor, by
the collar and pulled him off his feet as
If he had been a dummy in a clothing
store.
In this way the doctor. Stuart strug
gling in his wake, fought and had
fought for him a way up to the ball
door. Thirty years' absolute devotion
to the great needs of the miners in De
Mott as well as in Champion had en
deared the doctor to every stolid, obsti
nate, dull, heavy brained, but warm
hearted man out of the 5,000, but even
tonight he was privileged to go where
he wanted and no questions asked.
He was In the hall and Stuart behind
hlui. It was contrary to union rules,
but tonight there was no such strict
enforcement of regulations. The men
bad reached or were nearlng a desper
ate resolve and did not care much who
knew It.
So the doctor, still silent as be had
been from the time he started to make
his way into the hall, went on througb
the dense cuwd that blocked the
aisles, and Stuart still crowded after
him, his mind in a dream, bis amaze
ment at the doctor's action not yet re
lleved by a real inkling of his purpose.
They were on the platform, and the
speaker had stopped to shake hands
with the doctor, and then the doctor
bad asked In a low voice If he might
say a word to the men.
The chairman of the union happened
to be one of the Champion men. It
was only two weeks before that Dr.
Saxon had gone out Into one of the
fiercest storms of the winter, waded
through drifts over his bead, where
Ajax had refused to go, and at a ciitl
cat time In the Illness of this man's
baby had dragged it. as if by sheer
force of defiance against death, out of
the very shadow of the valley back
Into the warmth of life. The chairman
was a hard faced, hard fisted, but big
hearted Cornishman. who loved his
baliles as much as any man on earth,
and if Dr. Saxon had asked for his last
crust of bread or a share of bis pasty
he would have said. "Take It all."
"Boys, doctor, he be wanting to say a
word or two. It don't belong to be by
the rules, but I say let doctor say his
say!"
"Aye, aye! Let's hear doctor!" shout
ed a hundred voices, and the man who
had been speaking at once sat down.
The doctor turned around and faced
the men. Stuart never forgot the
scene. It Unshed Into him like light
that the doctor was taking all this up
on himself to save htm, Stuart, from
danger of collision with the men. He
almost forgot Rhena In his love for bis
old friend tonight
And It was a scene for painters, only
painters never could catch the full
meaning of It all. The doctor looked
Into the faces of men by whose side he
had stood In the little cabins where life
was going out or at the bottom of the
mines after some horrible accident,
and be was always the same In bis un
flinching devotion to duty and his un
spoken love for the suffering and his
great skill to beat death back and look
hell In the face without a tremor of a
nerve or the quiver of an eyelid.
"Now, then," began the doctor In his
nsnal abrupt manner, "there Isn't a
man here ever beard me try to make
quiet that the nolle of the crowd out
doors could plainly be heard. No out
teplled to the doctor' qu stion. '1
men were all waiting to hear the ne . I
word. They were not easily surprbi-i
but the sight of the doctor up ti
and the sound of bis voice In this i
revelation of him were almost like
lng or bearing a man who hail been
dead for 30 years come suddenly to
life.
"And I'm not going to try It now
But I want to tell you that if you do
what you are threatening to do to
night you'll be bigger fools than I've
been calling you for 30 years or more
Why, you must be Insane idiots, every
mother's son of you, to think you can
gain anything by pulling up pumps!
Who'll suffer? The mine owners?
What If they do lose a little property
up here? Haven't you got sense
enough to know that it Is only one
Item out of thousands for them? Hut
It's the whole thing for you, and If you
weren't a lot of blockheaded dummies
you would know that the result of
pulling up the pumps will be simply
to give me more work to do In mending
your cracked skulls and sewing up a
lot of gunshot wounds In your useless
bodies, and I tell you I've got my
hands full now without having a lot
of extra work piled on me Just necause
you want to have a little picnic with
thuSS pomps. And after you've pulled
'em up and about a hundred of you
are killed or get what few brains you
have left knocked out what will you
gain besides that? How much chance
will there be for mining In the spring
with all the shafts flooded? Do you
want to kill me with all this prepara
tion for bloodshed? Tell you what
I'll do. Any man here that wants
me to amputate an arm or leg or lix
bis brains back Into his empty head
after he's gone aud got himself mixed
up In a fight with the militia can just
take my word for it here and now
that I will turn him over to the Job
work of these stranger doctors that
have been practicing on you since the
fever struck in tills winter. Hear
that? I simply won't do a thing for
you!
"I'm as mad as you are at the mine
owners. I think mat, wltn tlie excep
tion of Mr. Duncan here, they will
have a heavy account to settle at the
day of judgment. But sure as death,
you won't gain anything by trying to
Improve God's punishment for 'em.
You know what'U happen If the mines
close down for good In the spring. The
owners will have to open If you let the
pumps alone, and yon can go back at a i
rise over old wages. The pressure for
ore will force the companies to re
sume. But once yon ruin the mines.
and what will yon do? The babies cry
for food In tbe cabins now, you say,
but It will be worse than that If
Tbe doctor softened bis voice for a
minute. Tbe effect of It was magical.
Stuart could not believe and will not
as long as be lives that Dr. Saxon was
talking for the next few sentences. He
has never heard him with that voice
since. "The babies that lie ont there
on the great slope will never hunger
again. I have watched hundreds of
them leave this unsatisfactory world
this winter and not one of them that
did not pull my heartstrings with bis
little fingers as death won hlra from
me. But iod is merciful. There Is no
doubt of his Justice. There isn't a
man here who doesu't know I love him
and would never counsel an act that 1
was not sure would be for your good
and tbe good of the wives and children
In the long run. Why, every one of
you knows" here tbe doctor resumed
his voice that the miners knew so well,
and every one started and came back
again, staring at tbe great rough coat
ed figure "that even Ajax has more
sense than to go and kick over the
measure that contains bis oats. But
that's what you plan to do. 1 always
said that the stupidest numskulls that
ever lived could he found In De Mott,
where I've looked Into more cracked
cranlums than anything else, and I've
made up my mind that after this when
I've broken heads to fix up I'll usa cot
ton or wool or something like that to
stuff the vacant places I find"
Just then there was a disturbance
down by the door, and tbe next mo
ment a voice broke tbe silence of the
crowa: "is tne aoctor nere? uei
wanted at once outside. Been a row
and Tat Peuryck has got a broken
head. Tell the doctor to come right
out."
"Hear that!" roared the doctor. "If
yon pull up pumps, i ll go right up
and get killed with the rest of you
when the militia fires, and after I've
gone who'll come and pump life Into
you when death has you by th
throat? And If I don't get shot I'll
leave you and go down to Chicago.
where I won't have to furnish the
brains for tbe whole community!"
Without another word ' the doctor
jumped down off tbe platform and
worked bis way outside, where he
cared for the wounded man as skillful
ly and tenderly as if his patieut bad
been tbe president of the republic.
At first Stuart bad started to go out
with the doctor. Then be suddenly
changed bis mind and decided to re
main. Tbe doctor had made a decided
Impression on the men. they were
used to his rough, uncomplimentary
Invective, and they loved him as per
haps they never loved any one else,
and he had put the matter so plainly,
even If It had been flung at them so
roughly, that they were compelled to
think.
Tbe next half hour In that old ball
that nlgbt witnessed tbe closing chap
ter In the great strike. Man after man
rose and declared that It would be mad
ness to pull up the pumps. The doc
tor's words had struck Into tbe heart
of things, and men who had sworn
when they entered the ball to destroy
every cent's worth of mine owners'
property they could lay hands on now
caution and waiting. There
The union bad been for several
weeks in a condition bordering on dis-
solution. Kric had found that out some
time before he was confronted with
the fact of his owu loss of power. He
knew that the end was very uear. The
entire effect of the evening's event so
far tended to break down what remain-
ed ot the union. Stuart could see the
end coniiuj;. He fat lack against the
wail, forcotten bv the leaders aud
their men ns the talk went on. There
were several fiery appeals for carrying
out the original plana of destroying tiiv
mines. The crowd swayed all over the
room as one and another from the floor
as well as from the platform spoke. Fi-
nally the end came In a rush. A great,
shambliug Ilgure, no less than our old
friend Sanders, who had been charged
by the doctor with getting cod liver oil
from the dispensary wherewith to
grease his boots, rose aud In a voice
thai In spite of Its beiug perforated
with spasmodic coughs was easily
beard made a motion that the strike be
declared off.
A pandemonium started In with the
debate on this motion. The crowd out
side caught the news, and it maddened
the mob. There was a great rush for
the hall entrance. The chairman Bnal
ly put the motion as yells of "Ques
tion!" "Question!" rose on every side
and it carried by a two-thirds vote.
Instantly the men in the hall started
to rush into the street and were met nt
the hall entrance by the yelling crowd
trying to get In. For several minutes
there was n tremendous struggle, but
gradually the crowd outside, as It learn
ed of the action of the union leaders.
gave way. and when one or uie most
prominent men in the De Mott range
put the question, standing on the steps
of the courthouse at the corner, the ma
jority of the voices yelled "Aye!" to
the question declaring the strike off.
There was no accounting for this to
Stuart's mlntl except by the fact that
all along the men had grown more aud
more tired of the strike and had really
been waiting for some one to make the
break. Then they followed like sheep.
and In less than ten minutes the union
was past history.
A few of tbe disaffected men that
night, Inflamed with drink and mad at
the close of the Btrlke, went up to the
Queen mine, determined to pull up the
pumps and destroy us much as possi
ble, but the troops bad already antici
pated such an attempt and in a skir
mish with the miners drove them back,
no one, however, being killed and only
a few heads broken with clubs and ore
missiles. Stuart did not know of this
until the next day, and the doctor help
ed mend tbe broken heads, grumbling
as he did so and declaring with each
new case that it was positively the
very last he would attend.
Stuart came out Into the stroet feel
ing that bis part of the evening's work
had been very insignificant. He had.
In fact, been almost Ignored In the ex
cltement and bad sat a silent spectator
of tbe affair. He was calm enough to
realise that the doctor's abrupt state
ment combined with the great love the
miners had for blm, had a great deal
to do with the way the matters were
being shaped. The crowd still remained
in the streets, but It was broken up In
to groups, discussing the situation nnd
wondering what the owners would do
now.
Stuart was standing by the doctor's
cutter, waiting for him to return, when
a man touched him on the arm. He
turned, and there stood Eric. He had
run nearly all the way from Champion.
but Stuart did not know that.
"Eric!" cried Stuart.
"I got here Just In time to be of no
use," said Eric gloomily. Then he add
ed, with more feeling, "You are not
hurt?"
"No. There has been no disturbance.
You've heard that the strike is declared
off? How did you come over?"
"Yes, I heard the news quick enough.
I came on foot. I will never trust a
crowd again. I thought I knew these
men. I would have sworn nothing
could prevent their pulling up the
pumps tonight. That shows how little
I have really known them."
"We thank the doctor for the way
things have turned. You never heard
such a talk as he gave the men."
"No, and you never will again," said
the doctor as he came up aud began to
untie Ajax. "It was my first aud will
be my last on tbe stage. I wouldn't
have gone up this time only I wanted
to tell tbe good for nothing lot of them
what fools they are. I seldom have
such a chance to say so to as large a
number of them at once. Come on.
Going back to Champion with me,
Stuart?"
"Walt a mlsute, doctor!" cried Stuart.
He drew Eric off one side. "Eric, you
came over on purpose to share the
danger with me. I know what it
means." Eric did not answer. "You
are not feeling the Injustice of the men
toward you. Don't let It make you
bitter. The cause Is tbe same." Still
Eric was silent. "Won't you go back
with us? Tbe doctor can make room."
"No; I'll stay over here with some
friends. I'll be back tomorrow," Eric
replied as If with an effort.
Stuart laid a band on his shoulder.
"Eric," he said simply. "I love you."
Eric choked. In tbe darkness a tear
rolled down over bis cheek. He turned
away and walked Into the street and
Stuart went back to Champion with
tbe doctor.
"Eric takes It hard; his loss of In
fluence over tbe men," said Stuart with
a sigh.
"Put not your trust In the mob," re
plied the doctor shortly.
When they drove back Into tbe
square at Champion, the lights In tbe
Salvation Army hall were shining out
a welcome. To Stuart It seemed as If
the old weatber beaten building was
glorified. Whatever tbe outcome of
that night's action on the part of the
miners, be felt that he bad a place In
the love of one person, who, believing
dm and responsibility aud privilege
thai awaited them under this new turn
of ; airs. Retweea this man and
wo:aan bad now sprung up a mutual
faith each In the other which made
possible for them much of the great
work that lay before them. Kheua
dated from that night when her lover
risked bis life, as they both thought,
at the call of duty, a new and sacred
respect and attachment for mm
The next few days In Champion and
De Mott were full of excitement. The
men flocked back to the mines and
gathered about the little offices of the
mine captains up on the hills by the
engine houses. The Cleveland owners
bad as yet made no movement to open
up again. IDS captains on me ut
Mott ranges were waiting every hout
for orders. Stuart was ludependent sr
far as his own action was concerned
and. true to his promise made so long
ago, he at once posted notices that lie
would give all the men yet on the pay
roll of the Champion mines $2 a day
In a week he had more applicants than
he could employ. He at once took
A man touched Mm on Uie arm.
fteps to open up some new shafts
which had been begun by his father.
This enlarged his force of men by
000, but the men from De Mott came
over in crowds, and he was not able
to employ a fifth part of them. He knew
that he bad made enemies of the other
owners, and he anticipated a move on
their part to ruin him commercially,
but the longer they held out and re
fused to open up or grant tbe $2 a day
Stuart was practically in a position to
gain many markets once closed to
him. The demand for ore was grow
ing more Imperative. As It happened
also, the Champion mines were pro
ducing a very superior grade of ore,
and Stuart could afford to pay tbe $2
in any case, whether the other mines
were worked or not.
As a matter of history, tbe whole
outcome of the matter was as follows:
The De Mott range did not open up In
full for two weeks. The Cleveland
owners, after doing all In their power
to coerce Stuart, finding that every
day only placed bim, owing to the
peculiar condition of the trade. In a
better position, finally opened up a few
mines at a 10 per cent rise on previous
wages. This almost led to another
strike and a formation of tbe union
again. But the long winter, the long
idleness, so unusual to the men, the
great loss they had sustained, had
their effect, and the De Mott men be
gan to go back a few at a time. This
led to a singular condition of affairs
In the Iron region, never before known.
Nearly 1,500 men were receiving $2 a
day at Champion, while on the lower
range twice as many men were work
ing for 1.90.
At the end of two months, however,
with the opening up of the lake naviga
tion, ore went np with such a bound
that De Mott ranges advanced wages
to $2, and the men at last actually re
celved, largely througb Stuart's firm
ness In holding out, the amount they
had orlglnnlly demanded. But there
was no great demonstration over the
fact. The strike had been too costly.
The suffering had left its mark on ev
ery home, and the men were not In a
condition when the rise In wages final
ly came to spend much enthusiasm
over it.
Long before this had come about
Stuart and Bhena bad planned for
their new life together.
One dav very soon after Champion
miles had opened tbe two were out
looking at the new cottages going up In
Cosnlshtown. The work had beeu
pushed hard, and at last satisfactory
results were being seen. Most of the
houses would be ready for use In a
fortnight After looking on and direct
ing some special part of tbe settlement
Stuart asked Bhena to go up tbe trail
with hlra to the old stump where he
had first told her he loved ber.
When they reached the place, they
turned to look down at tbe town. It
was winter still. The snow lay deep
in all the valley. The sound of the
workmen came up to them from Cor
nlshtown. The engine stacks were
smoking all over the range. All tbe
ore stock piles were dotted over with
busy moving figures.
Stuart said something about the site
being a good one for a bouse.
"I don't know but I shall put up a lit
tle cottage on this stump, and we could
begin housekeeping pn a modest scale,
like the rest of tbe people down there.
What do you think of that?"
"But wouldn't we be nutting our
selves above tbem to come up here?"
asked Rhena slyly.
"No; we would simply be In a posi
tion to see all of them and be better
able to help tbem In case of need."
"I don't think the stump Is quite
large enough for a foundation," said
Rhena very soberly, though she was
very happy. "After I had opened the
front door I would have to go outside
to shut It again."
Ton are very hard to sn)
.OKQBR HnnB nasw t
Salvation Army lass would be saatyfl
put up witn almost anyrning.
"Stuart" Bhena spoke with real avl
rlousness "I could be happy with jm
In one of tbe cottages down there, aal
you ana i snow mat logeuer. Th
army is very uear to me. i ctaaotl
leave it."
"I do not ask you to." replied Stuart,!
smiling. "I first fell In love with yonrl
bonnet and I bope you will wear it J
tne weooing."
"I am thinking of the poor men audi
women I have been living with 3
long," continued Rhena. Her greatl
eyes Oiled with tears. "I can t bear to
nave mem tuina tuai necanse i nm
lug iu oe lue war ui uie untie OWQerl
and live in his bouse I sm going to b
lifted so far away from them tlmt theyl
will Stuart, you know what l meaaJ
If I didn't believe so completely in y.A
and your thought of stewardship 0fl
God s property, I would never dan
marry you, a man with all this mouerl
nnd master of such a house. I carUM
even tninK ot uie seinsu siirrmiiiiim;al
of my life without a shudder.
"We need great wisdom to use (Jod!
blessings. It will be a Joy to us td
work out the problem together, woo'i
It?"
Stuart said something so softly that
with the exfeptlon of Rhena, only
snowbird on a tir tree near hy heart
it, aud the snowbird never told.
They talked for awhile about thels
approaching marriage. It was to
the following week.
"I-oulse and Aunt Royal are point td
New York the first of the week. Mi
only regret, Rhena, Is iu being unable
to reconcile them to us. We move Int
different world from theirs."
"You have done all you could, 1 an
sure, Stuart." replied Rhena geotjjl
She was thinking of another matter
I-'Innllv she asked, nlniost timidly: "Tbi
army has asked me If I expected to I
married in the cliurcli. would yos
mlud, Stuart, if we were married inibJ
old hall?"
"No," said Stuart. He was nnd all
ways had been Indifferent to tbi
particular forms and ceremonies ol
life, even the old life from wnlcb b
was now emancipated, and lie under
stood Uheua's reason for this request
She belonged to tbe army, aud tbi
little squad of officers and privates a
very dear to her. She longvd to a
sure tbem In every way possible tbil
her marriage bad not In any way
moved them from ber In sympathy.
So one evening about a weejt afiel
the departure of Louise and Audi
Hoval Stuart went down to Erlcl
cottage and met Andrew and the dot
tor there. Together they went over t
Rhemt's lodging, and presently sbl
came out dressed In the army costume
that Stuart said was tbe best ind moid
becoming for ber to wear. She tool
bis arm, and. wltb Eric and tbe docto
and Andrew marching behind, tbei
stepped over to tbe ball.
The army was In great excitement
It had Daraded the streets, held Itl
outdoor meeting and was back at tbi
ball to welcome the bride and grooa
The little band stood just outside, ml
what It lacked In numbers It made I
In muscle. The big drum bad nete)
received such a vigorous beating ail
received that night. The tambourl
would certainlv have been knocked Is
to small pieces if they had not
made of very tough material.
"Scaly Joe," now known as "Wltnes
lng Joseph," would surely have blowl
himself througb tbe boles of bis dull
If he bad not been possessed of
pair of lungs that could be almost Id
definitely expanded.
Outside the ball, standing about lo i
great crowd, were the miners of Cban
plon. They greeted the little brlda
party wltb bearty cheers as It camfl
in. and as soon ns the band bad finish)
ed and Stuart and Rhena, Andrew n
Eric and the doctor had gone In DeJ
crowded after, filling up the old roonfcg
until it could not hold another person, f111'
There were a good many brlelB ,
prayers and several rousing songs in
the army took Its place on tbe plH
form. The major, also carried iwrl
by the greatness of the occasion, nd
a rattling speech, punctured wnn
quent amens and halleluiahs from tbe
rest of the army. Tbe collection
not forgotten, and as It was an ocoH
slon out of a lifetime ami tne ii
OTnvA mit , I n rr n-m.-.a (1 CTI1 1 M the
bourines were heavy with silver,
the major began to think of pn
un suitable headquarters at once.
Finally the noise ceased, and Ann
kb1 tho mnrrlnirB uprvlce. KbeD
Stuart standbier In the middle H
nlaf form. Eric and the doctor 1
one side and behind Stuart This I
nt tha mrumnnv VCAU not BulCUJ
cording to Salvation Army rd
"everything goes tonight, si
nesslns Josenh" said In a few
after the collection. Andrew' P"
was full of beautv and power.
was almost as good a prayef u
. ,,,.., in tho hall coni"
nights," said the major afterward
whole ceremony was very
to Stuart In spite of tbe surroon
.,, ,K. . 0,0roi.e that acce
nled tbem. for he felt In it all tMl
woman standing by bis '
costume, which bad become W
sin sick and body suffering -g
was me woman woo
i k.n ik kin, thrnilfb 11" w J
these peoP'e now crwdedj!l1,,
hall the largest factor wjrg
aTnarlanaai tnil It seemed
specially appropriate that the jJJB
solemnize tbe most sacred e
.ii. .1.. i ti.. nresence i 7BIl.
UlCir 11, CO iu uw v . ,
whom thev had begun to nev
gard as truly belonging ,0 3
v i,nr,A in th family WBI J
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1. - ,L. BtalkM
iu uvu iua rauin.
That had nlanned to renis"
time after the service -Jj
shake bands wun w,
crowa outeioe was ci""-- -
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ana mtiir, '.tjaV
tj .W a to the pU2
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