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More trucks full ofto pick for seventy-five cents pulled up behind the strikers, honked to be let through

“Don’t let ’eh,” Jack yelled

Sirens

Police cruisers and cars and trucks barreled down the distant road, creating a cloud of dust One by one they turned onto this road, and parked in a straight line that created a blockade in front of Jack’s truck

The doors opened Masked uns

Vigilantes Ten of them

Policeuns drawn

The vigilantes walked slowly forward

The crowd of strikers backed away; the chanting quieted

“Men wear ,” Jack said through the ”

Elsa stared at thetoward her and the children She held her children close, began to back away

“Mom, no!” Loreda cried

“Hush,” Elsa said, pulling Loreda closer

“Stand your ground,” Jack said He looked directly at Elsa, said, “Don’t be afraid”

Three vigilantes jumped up into the back of Jack’s truck One cracked Jack in the back with his bat Jack dropped the rabbed Jack by the hair and dragged him out of the truck; one of them cracked Jack in the head with the butt of his rifle Jack dropped to his knees