The Hindered Hand

e Was H

o have been the character of the sentiment that was widespread

for which they fought with unsurpassed gallantry. For, with the downfall of the system of enforced labor, the work of the world became an open market, and the dignity of labor being restored, t

ite agents on the incoming trains to solicit patronage, employed white men to drive the transfer wagons and thus largely wrested the business from the hands of the Negroes. But the Negroes would yet dr

they had ascended the steps to the depot platform, they were greeted with a series of shouts from the Negro hackmen and e

proper entertainment for the night. As she drew near, the line of hackmen bent forward, with hands outstretched for traveling bags, each man eyeing her intently as if hoping that the character of the look bestowed upon her might influence her choice. One man pulle

ked into his face an

young woman's astonishingly beautiful face he pushed through the crowd, walked rapidly to her side, gent

e was respectful and there was nothing affronting in his l

of these men in preference to him," said a genial faced young ma

ection and was favorably impresse

re," said she, pulling away f

arper, the successful hackman and muttered something under his breath. He also

balance of my life," said Leroy Crutcher to the group of ha

ucted a house of ill-repute for the exclusive use of white men and Negro girls, and, being diligent in endeavoring to bring to

drew from his pocket a wallet full of greenbacks. Taking out as many one dollar bills as there were hackmen, he th

tcher alone upon the platform. If the hackmen had taken his money it would have served as proof to him that they

d Harper and the young woman, and, meditating vengeance, he now walked toward his den of

abitations as would render mankind indifferent to rumblings underground, nor has

y Crutchers will be hear