And then he swooned, and lay there, his
face in a pool of his own blood.
Meanwhile, one by one, three more speakers rose and made their
attempts, and were arrested, while the indignant people voiced their
helpless protests. Then suddenly, somewhere in the crowd, a woman
began to sing. Others took up the song--it swelled louder, until it
rang above all the uproar. It was the hymn that Samuel had heard at
the meeting of the local--The Red Flag!
It took hold of the crowd--men followed the melody, even though they
did not know the words. They continued to sing while the police were
leading away their prisoners; they followed, all the way to the
station house, with shouts of protest, and of encouragement for the
victims.
And so the throng moved on, and the uproar died away. There was left
upon the scene a little group of frightened people, gathered about two
who lay upon the ground. One of them was Samuel, unconscious and
bleeding; and the other was Sophie, clinging to him and sobbing upon
his bosom, frantic with grief and fear. And meanwhile, in the distance
one could still hear the melody ringing:
Yours is the power of club and jail, yours is the axe and fire,
But ours is the hope of human hearts and the strength of the soul's
desire!
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