Warning notices were sent to the superintendent that if the new hands went to work they would be attacked; Bradley himself was told to keep out of sight unless ready to come to the terms of the strikers.

Even in his own home, he could not be guaranteed safety.

His house as well as the mills would be burnt.
Harvey felt no special alarm because of these threats; he did not believe that those who made them dare carry them out.

But that night the mills escaped destruction only by the vigilance of the extra watchmen.

The same evening Aunt Maria was stopped on the village street and told that it was best she should lose no time in moving away with her little niece Dollie, since it was more than likely the innocent would suffer with the guilty.