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Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: in. PASSIONS MANIFOLD. And now there arose from without such an infernal din, that if these three men had wished to talk they would have found it difficult. Drunk with success, the mob was on its way down the street, hooting and yelling, while crashing panes and women's shrieks marked its progress. In a few minutes more they would be in front. Suddenly there came a second ring at the door-bell. This time the negro paused before opening it. "That is not my master's ring," he declared, and laid his ear against the panels of the door. In an instant he started back. Thundering knocks were shaking the wood against which he leaned. " Open ! " came in harsh demand from without. " We see your lights ! Let us have the negro and we won't stop." A hundred voices took up the echo. " The nigger! The nigger ! Let us have the nigger !" The rioters were upon them. Mr. White and Mr. Phillips, standing side by side in the adjoining parlor, mingled their glances, and Mr. White reached up his hand toward the chandelier. But the negro, entering hurriedly, made him a motion and his hand fell back. " Don't, gentlemen," he pleaded, coming very near and shouting to them, for the noise was deafening. " You are not afraid of the mob, nor am I. Wait a moment longer for my master, and if he does not come—" He paused, listened, and suddenly raised his hand again. " Hush ! " he seemed to say and quickly passed again into the hall, this time toward the back of the house. " What shall we do ? " said Mr. Phillips appealingly to Mr. White, as they were left alone. " I had rather face those demons," he declared, pointing toward the front of the house which was already being assailed by stones and bullets, " than meet the man." " We have no choice," shouted back Mr. White. " To be sure, ...
