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CHAPTER X.
is as A OLNTLIMAN 't
And she fluttered round her wether
like • bird, making her connfurtaole in a
dozen different ways, till the evil Indy,
sitting fa state, real cut by lamplight
the following letter :—
MY DESK MISS tI,, r,)N, -- After a
ahlemoncf nearly,two years—esilence en-
forced on my pert by the memory of
your mothers wow counsel, given with a
delicacy I shall never forint —I venture,
with a trembling heart to ask for the
privilege of an interview with you
this evening Two years ago, I came to
seemed to be absorbed in criticism of the
most jealously searchingkind.
And Juan 1 How did he stand the
test f
He roma up, the moment the door a r-
ed, revealing all the grand lines of his
figures, his moble, leonine face iu profile
to the old lady, very ale indeed, with
jaw set, as if choking down something.
He waited till the girl's figure was fairly
in sight before he moved, and thea
bowed profoundly before her, without
o ring 14 shake hands, and amid quiet-
ly cod evening, Mims Murtuu. I should
hardly have known you had we stet else-
where. This is any dear father.'
And the old soldier had risen, his
son's hand on his shoulder, and Mn.
Morton could not help sdwittiug to her-
self that tw•u greater -looking men she had
never seen in all her life. And there
was something in jhe pride and lore 0
the son for the father so to ching and
noble, that the frost in Mrs. Morton's
heart melted awes., and her eyes glisten-
ed. She caught and pressed Ella's
hr .,d in hen, as the girl sat down be-
eide her, taking refuge under her moth-
er's wing, and Mrs. Morton gave the
this city a peer country boy, and found h.tnd a warning squeeze. But she had
in yourself and your dear mother the I no need to fear ; f..r Ella, et that trying
only friends I ever knew who showed moment, comported herself ntarvellotlaly
kindness to me for th3 roan within Ire,
disregarding the outer husk "f wanuer
and speech, thrown round me by lay de-
ficiencies 0 early education. In my
ignorance of the inexorable laws of
_ society in those day 1, I was f.edtsh
enough to hope that I might visit at
your home on terms of equality, and I
.. might have gone on to this day trying
your patience and coiirtesy, in my stu-
pidly selfish way, had it not been for the
fiats and fatherly words 0 our common
friend, Mr. Baldwin. Thanks to his
assistance, and to }oar dear mothet a
courage in telling me the truth, I am no
longer the ignorant boor that you re- is ;1 charming little house of yours.
Thank you. I stn not neatly so deli•
tate as I was, Mr. Atmstronv. I fancy
that work ns g..od for us all in modera-
tion ; and I have to look after thin{s at
hone now Ella is away at school. But
you look as well as ever.'
John smiled.
'Work is good fur us all, as you say. 1
have no Casae to complain, though my
time is pretty well occupied. I hope to
graduate next week.'
"To graduate .' she replied, vaguely.
well. She a•oiden any reference to the
past of John the younger, and dashed
into conversation with John the older,
asking about Florida, about old war top•
ics, about everything she rwnld think of,
charming the old man to that degree
that he forgot all about his society man-
ners, amu prattled away as innocently as
a child.
And then John the younger took his
seat en the other side 0 Mrs. Mortop,
without looking further at Eila, and said
quietly :
`I hope from your appearance, that
your health has improved madam. This
member two years since, but, I hope, a
man able to mingle in the s )ctety of
educated people, without blushing for
his own too obvious deficiencies, or caus-
ing his friends to blush for him.
To -day I have compassed a dealing ob-
ject of my life. My dear old father re-
turns front Florids, restored to health
, through the comfurts my earnings have
procured for his shattered frame. May
I hope that the day may be made doubly
happy to ma by signalizing the begin-
ning
ring of a er:nament friendship between 'I don't understand. At what 1
us ? I shall do myself the honor of 'At the college, madam, as civil ltd
calling at your house this evening with mechauical engineer. You ree 1 had some
my dear father to ask an answer ip per. practical knowledge when I began my
son.course, and down at the works they think
Your obedient servant, the degree a needless distinction ; but I
'JOSH Aeserre .Nn,
Mechanic.
As the old lady put down tha tetter,
which she had read a second time, there
was a suspicious twinkle in her eyes, and
she said, emphatically :
"He has the feelings 4 a gentleman, and gentlemen.'
at any rate. Well, we .hall see"—
Mrs. Morton took the handsomely em -
At that very moment the door -bell ' bossed cards, and turned them over in a
rang, and Ella started up, all in a tremor, doubtful way.
and cried out : 'I should be very touch interested,
"Oh, there he is, and I've been cry- Mr. Arinatrong, but the fact is that we
ing ! I'm not tit to be seen. I" live su quietly, crud have so few gentle -
She dashed out of the room in a flurry
men friends that I should like to trespass
upon for escort purposes, that
She hesitated and looked at him in a
have any reason for desiring it, If your-
self and daughter have nothing better to
do, I hupe you will attend our com-
mencement at the Academy of music -
next tteek. There will be speeches and
music, and we hope to make it a plea-
sant affair. These tickets admit ladies
of haste, and rushed up stairs, *e the
little maid -of -all -work came to the door,
tee whom she whispered : searching way. The keeu old lady had
"Don't let them to till I'm safe out of indulged in a very broad hint to try the
eight, Kitty - 40r your life, don't.' rune man, and she notitxyod that his flee
Then she disappeared in the eddo darkness had paled suddenly, and that his hand
of the landing, where she crouched down trembled slightly, as he absently figured
and peeped thrunith the banisters, as the a book on the table beside hint. But he
door opened, letting in a flood of gas said not a word in answer to the hint,
light from the street lamp et the corner, and she bridled up concluding coldly :
and disclosing the h cores .,f two gentle -
'I fear we shall have to miss it, unleu
men, a to of the,:, the most venerable we can find an escort who will be willing
and pats iareh.l figure she had ever s_en, to take care of an old woman like rte.'
with a silvery beard falling to his waist. 'I could fancy that any gentleman
She heard the other—a tall, handsome
whom you .might select, madam, would
young man, auk politely : feel honored by the preference,' said
John, very quietly. 'If I dared to hope
that you would accept the escort of my
father and myself on that occasion, I
though no one could see her, and tram should feel that my visit that evening had
bled all over, as she heard them usher -
resulted very happily ; but it is a liberty
hede into the little parlour, where she had I could hardly take on ao short an ac -
left her mother to face the enemy alone quaintance to make the request.'
As or Mrs. c 11ladyThe a lady stared, ant thought
e.
3
it in hint, mother. Perkaps Mr. Ant with it. Twenty-five cents* day. Why, timesere in
mucu ilea. t He sawd, andthat t tguessed ree
strong wuuld take us, if he has nothing I'Laiu t nothen :
batter on his bands for the evening. 'It mount& up, father, wholeou have c+use when he sew the figure 4 Handy
on the office stein, the manager waving
hi/Lanus wildly to the polio., &ad seem-
ing very angry himself.
He quickly proceeded on his way,
however, and as the first unu came up,
greeted theta with a cheerful :
'cloud m.rniug, boys. Gladto see
you all. 1Vhat's the trouble I ke been
away, you know. Vt hat's up 1'
They seemed t., be rather taken a
by his coolness ; for they halted sale
and formed a staring ring, in the mid t
of waich he walked forward, a smile on
his lips, till the crowd impeded has furth-
er advance, wben he asked again :
'Well, what's the matter, men t Why
are you not at work today t His the a fare Per Se Verems.
eu stopped i h ''
'I should deem it au honour,' said
John, quietly, •if ia. Morton wishes
for the company of my Lather and my-
self.'
He spoke Ivry distinctly, leukin the
bld lady in the eye all the time, at she
could not help saying:
'Very well. 1f a will be troubled
with tis, we shaft b. pieisissi W go, 1
am anxious to near this young rein
speak. 1 suppose that is not in your
line, Mr. Annstrung—1 mean, ycu are
nota speaker 1'
Y, madam_'
to pay eight hundred sten on tunday
night. It makes twelve hundred dude's
a weak, er over silty thousand dollars a
year.'
•Why, John, s, it do ! Vi'asal, I never
thoughter that, hope your sten sou t go
on strike, too.'
'They will, ether. Strikes are sure
to spread, and one can't blame the omen
for 11. The uuly strength iu a strike is
its spreading to a many people a pos-
sible. if every workman in the United
States struck to -morrow on a common
plan, they would be masters of the whole
' ghat a pity ' I think every man who eountry. But I wonder'—
aspires to be called a gentleman should Here they were interrupted as they sat
tn'the hotel lull , by the clerk tapping
be able to snake a rpeeoh. It is a su-
preme test of his abilities. Thi, Mr.
Stryker nouat be a man 0 talent, inure
that 1 thought possible.'
Then the old lady, setistied that she
had dune all in her power to mortify this
audacious youug mechanic, who dared to
come courting tke daughter of hi. fath-
er's colonel, turned away to the elder
Armstnoctg and began to question' hint
about Printed Post a.d other familiar
subjects, leaving John alms,.
The young mau watched her steadily,
with a straa.ge expression on his face,and
thea began to turn over the loaves 0 a
photograph album. where the first face
that met his view was James Stryker's
in the place of honour.
To say that John Armstrong's. heart
did not give an tinusnal throb when he
saw this picture, would be untrue. His
thoughts glanced over the past ; he
thought of the first ucession on which
Ella Morton tad seen that man ; of the
inault he had passed on Iter. And now,
to find this very man's face in her album,
and to hear her mother singing his prais-
es, stung Jules to the bear_ In his in-
creased knowledge he had not failed to
gaiu increased sensitiveness ; and he
could not refrain from a frown as he
turned over the led and came to the
next pictnre—that of Ella herself.
He was roused from a somewhat bitter
reverie by the girl's voice next to him :
`Do you think it a good likeness 1'
John turned back to the first page,
with affected unconsciousness. aching :
'Do you mean this 1'
She flushed slightly.
'Oh, no. That is mother's I,nok, you
know. I don't see what made her put
that in front, except that it is a very
handsome picture.
John !weed at it atual►ly
'Yes, of a very hendso,ne m -11.'
She smiled slightly.
'Handsome ie that handsome docs.
It's a homely old proverb ; but I like the
old-fashioned ways best, after all. Bot
how is it that you have made friends with
that man 1'
She spoke in a low tune, so that her
mother could not hear her.
Quietly he answered :
'We are not friuitls, Miss Morten ;
but in business one cai'uot afford to in-
dulge in private animosities, It is not
jest to the men who pay us our wages.
?lir. Stryker is the head 0 a rival house,
end I atm obliged to meet hint in busi-
ness. ^ In the class we are—rirelr.'
She turned away her ]lead.
'Indeed ! Then he has passed you in
the race there ; for I understand that
the delivery of a valedictory is a prize to
a collegian. I wish you wore going to
speak instead. I should like to hear if
you could speak well My mother seta
a high value on the art of oratory, you
know.'
'And do you 1' he asked meaningly.
She hesitated, and then lifted her
brown eyes to his frankly.
'Yes, what my mother likes I like.
'Is Mrs. Morton at home 1 Mr. Arm-
strong wishes to see her.'
Then she hid her face in her hands,
thes.lesk and bac oning Armstrong, with
a telegram in his hand. .
'I thought as much,' stuttered the
young man ; and he hastily opened it
and rend :
'Come back et once. The men are on
strike, and I can do nothing with them.
Drop contracts, if nut signed.
'HANDY.'
'But they are signed,' muttered John,
as he crushed the paper into his pocket ;
'and what's more, Int going to carry
them out, &tri,d al hazard. Drop contracts,
indeed ! bra, not nue of them, if we
lure to give the advance to carry them
through.'
Then he looked at the time table,
found he could got back to New York
next morning, and told his father of his
plats to go there.
'I should have gone on to Cinciunatti
and shown you the city, father, but Mr.
Handy wants rile back at once. I'm
afraid that there's going to be trouble.
Handy was a working man himself once,
but he's very hard and bitter with them.
If he sends for the police there will b3 a
riot.'
'But what about, John I'
'Herd to say. It's easy to raise a pre-
text if both parties are waiting for a
fight, and Handy' has a hot temper. We
must take the express back to New
York-, father. We've just an hour to get
dinner and go.'
So that, in the dawn of next morning,
John Armstrong found himself back in
New York. took his father hone, and
then insisted on leaving him behind and
going to the works alone.
'Fur you wsuld only be in the way at
a tiine like this, father. The men don't
like to see strangers about.'
The old soldier acquiesced, saying :
'A11 right. John. Dooty'e dusty, my
boy. I7r mount duty over the commis-
sary waggons while you're at the front.
Some one's got to do it, and I ain't tit
fur active service no more. Take keer
of yerself.'
Then John strode :sway on a cold
March morning, took a cross-town car,
and landed within a block of the Excel -
Igor Works, at which he proposed to take
a look before going to the Vulcan shop.
As soicn as he turned the corner to
wards the Excelsior, he saw that matters
were in a bad state. The shop was
silent, a clear apace had been trade on
the sidewalk in front, which was patroll-
ed by .o:ne thirty or forty policemen ;
but the opposite side of the .tree;, to
the middle 0 the roadway, was occupied
by a dense crowd of men, from which
"went up a low buzz of voices. Those
men were the strikers.
John walked quietly down the street
on the open sidewalk, taking his time
and looking about him. The gate of the
works was closed, and a little knot of
policemen was in front, the men swing-
ing their clubs by the string, and eyeing
the crowd on the other side of the street
, as if longing for an opportunity to tae
awfal atepravlsr et meskeel.
ML.utreal. Nov. 20. —Two &banded wo-
men, tinted Elisabeth Allan, aged 40,
end Margaret McCann, Need 31), were
btuugbs befure the Reourder on a charge
of being keepers of a hog.0 of bad re-
pute, and tininsr79 tioreh..uae, $- yeses
idd ; Adelaide l}orehothe, 7i Neilson
Ousehouae, td;atad atbarinu Russell, 13,
were also brought forward as being in-
mates. The .tory told by the children
rot the nta&uer in whish they had been
treated Ivy these two women was simply
terrible, and the poor things, being with-
out friends, were sent to the lndustrial
school for five years earth, and the other
prisoners jailed fur six mouths, with sl
1O tine or sax sswrths more.
m rev the machines . yin- Wm. Allen, of AoWn, *perks
o, but we've stopped work,' cried •
voice in the crowd, 'and we ain't goin'
on again without the r:se. Du you hear
that 1 We ain't afraid 0 you nor old
Gimlet Eyes, nor the cups nether. You
ain't no better nor the rat 4 us, if you
do put on airs.' -
John heard a buzz in the crown, as if
the speaker's words were approved, and
he answered, smilingly :
'Who said 1 was any better than
y I never pretended it myself.'
°No, nor you hadn't better,' answered
the voice, which John knew to belong to
a hand who had not been in the shop
more than a month.
The young utan looked over the facts
of the crowd, and ailed Steve Barker
and Mike Hennessy, not far off, both
lookine as if puzzled what to do. By a
sort of intuition he knew that they were
on his aide, though they had 1j,iued the
strike. Steve, in the course of the last
two years had learned to read and write,
by John's solicitation, and had become
f f the'riveters,while Mike Hen-
You have done so much that I believe their weapons;.
you could do anything. Why not learn As Armstrong approached, a hush fell
to 'peek 1 I've heard that it is not on the crowd. He knew that the men
hard.' recognized him. bnt he walked or. until
He shook his head. he came to the gate, when one of the
'To me -it woald be a very hard one, policemen called :
now. I have tried it, and have always `Go out into the muddle et the street.
broken down. It is s, difficult to think, No one ain't allowed here.'
when every one is listening for your John looked at him drily.
every word, and trying to pick flaws. '.1 beg your pardon. I thought this
But since you wish it I will do it. And was the proper place to walk.'
4 f Morton, the n was old 1 d t tl 1 t to now it grows late. Wo must take our 'None 0 your bp. Move on,' was
perfectly cool, and received the expecte lL ,herself : 'leave.' the only answer of the knight of the
greets with a dignity that was tempered So. so. My gentleman's proud. He ' 'But not for another two years,l hope,' club ; and every man of the squad in -
with some surprise, as she said : wants me tI, ask him outright.' whispered the girl, as he rose. And John scantly clutched Itis weapon and turned
'Mr. Arnutroug: Well, I must ad- I Aloud she responded : smiled as he answered : on the young man with a scowl.
mit, I should hardly have known you. , 'I ehenkl hardlyhke to inflict so much 'I hope not. We shall he here on A laugh tante item the other side 0
I am very glad to see you. And this is i trouble on you boh. Perhaps I can find Friday to escort you, i' nothing unfore- the street and a voice cried out :
your father, of whom we have heard w 1 an escort—Ah, by -the -bye, do you ser occurs.' 'Club him well. He's a Socialist.'
much ! Mr. Armstrong, you have tea-; But as John merely obeyed the order
son to be very proud of your ern, sir.' know young Mr Stryker, head of the of the policemen without a,iother word,
Excelsior Iron Works?' the laugh became general and ended In
'Thank ye, thank ye, madam,' return- It was a spiteful question., for the old
ed the venerable -looking veteran : John lady knew John's history well ; but if a hoot of derision, amid which the young
was ellen a good. boy, and they make she expecte to nroduce a start she was man heard the &lino voice call nut :
good men, if the Lord don't tike 'em 1
dies& int for he answe d quietly : 'Armstrong, the tighter ! Cowed, by
away 'arty. You'll excuse me, madam, 1+ madam. He, too. cempletes heavens ! Ashamed of his old pale :-
tor akin , but aren't you tie lady of his course, and will be the valedictorian } John knew the vice well. It was
Cannel Marton, of the Hundred Nine -
I of the evening. He is a fluent and vigor- F t 1 that of Birch, once foreman of the Vul-
ty-.sight, New York ?' can Company riveters, whole' place he
The old lady started and looked at nes sr .ask. ' nth IRlin is each res hard had taken. The man had since, as he
his f his one's ht 1 h heard, bean taken on at the Excelsior
'Yea. Did you serve with my lemur worker.' Th Works, and had become the head 0
I Mrs. Morton looked surprised. some labor club, of which only caZuo re•
Harry r 'Indeed ! I thought he had graduated hs k f th
'I carried the colors at Gettysburg, ion ag') 1' parte were received.
madam, and the same bullet. what lard e e did, in some branches. But it Ho Imine no reply, but was going on
out for the rest of the war, flattened d ti q to his own shop, when a terrible yell
was one of the conditions of hie uncle's burst from the crowd of men behind
hint, followed by a hubbub that told of
some new object of interest, and as he
wheeled round he saw them slake a
general move down the street, while the
policemen gathered into a knot and be-
gan to flourish their clubs, as if in fear
of an attack.
Looking for the cause if it he saw,
down the street, another party of pnhce
coming, with the tall figure of Jim
Stryker in the middle of the group, at
whom the crowd were yelling all sorts of
hitgghly of H rd's Yellow Oil as a buuse-
hold remedy fir colds, sore throat, stiff
neck, croup, etc., as well as for burns,
scalds and other injuries of common oc-
currence in every family. 2
It h.s been estimated thzlt 53 lives and
GO vessels were l:,st by the series of gales
on the lakes front November 11 to No-
vember 17, the vessels lust aegreglting
in value $•10),000.
No medicine is half au good for a great
variety of family complaints a Ayers
Pills. They are easy to take, effective
to cure, and are cheap and handy.
Gives up by Wirier..
'Is it possible that Mr. Godfrey is up
and at work, ant cured by so simple a
remedy i'
'I assure you it is true that he is en-
tirely cured, and with nothing but Hop
Bittess ; and only ten days ago his doc-
tors gave hien up and said he must
foreman u
messy, had become a fast friend of our ltiell•a•daq ! That's remarkable :.,'1
here. will go this day and get some for my
John called out to Hennessy Door George —I know hops are good.'.
'Mike, what's all this trouble about 1
Why do the men want to stop me from t ales tae is s11 mankind.
going into the works 1' ht these titres when our newspapers
Mike hesitated, and the men looked at I are dooled with patent medicine adver-
him asiif expecting an answer. At lest I tie:m eats, it is gratifying to know ,chat
Ile said, slowly : to procure that will certainly cure you
'They want to know whose side•you re If you are bilious, blond out of order,
on. We want the advance. Are you liver inactive, or _.maid debilitated,
there is nothing in the world flint will
cure you so quickly as Electric Bitters.
They are a blessing to all mankind, and
can be had for only fifty touts a battle
of -lames Wilson.. [2:1
going to help us, or goin' to try and get
&cabs? That's why they stop you.'
Armstrong heard an approving huhu,
and asked in return :
'Who has said anything about 'tabs?
You are all skilled workmen. De you
think we could find eight hundred men
to take your places at a moments notice?
Who has told you we could?'
'elintlet says it,"roared the new hand.
'Old Handy ; oua.•s hila ! He says it.
He's got the police out against ns.'
John wheeled add came op t o him in
the middle o1 the crowd, which parted
on either side. Then he laid his hand
un his shoulder, and said in. a mild way :
'See here, my friend. For a green
hand you talk too much. Let the men
who know me speak for pea!' We know
our business well enough.'
There was a laugh in the crowd, and
Barker growled :
'Ay, ay ! Armstrong be right, lads :
We doesn't want nu lawyef's wi' us. Do
'eo 'old thy peace, lad, and let then do
the talking'.
So the agitator shrunk rulkily hack,
and John continued :
'You want the advance, do you ?
Well, there's no need to tight over it.
It's a matter of business. You've a per-
fect right to close the works if they d n't
pay. You know that as well as I. Now
just clear out of my way, and let me go
into the works. I want to find out
what's the instfer—to hear both sides of
tha story.'
There was a low buzz. and a voice. in
the rear cried out :
'How du we know you'll conte back ?'
John wheeled round. terms. Having been cured by it 0 every
UIIAPTER XI1.
TIIE FTItISE
't henthat Frida • eveningcarte, how-
ever, it was fated that the party should
not meet as agreed. Evens had hap-
pened which put pleasuring out of every
head.
The next morning after his visit,to the
Morton'., when John went away from
boardinghouse,he 'took his father
with him. He was not bound for the
works that day, but on a trip to Pitts-
burg on business connects witm the Vul-
can Company.
The elder Armstrong was very much
pleased with the trip, and wandered ov-
er the smoky city, exploring every nook
and corner, while his son trans. tea his
business at the f.rundries. When the
time hung heavy on his hands, towards
the close of day, he took the afternoon
papers, and John found hint at the hotel
is the evening, staring in a puzzled way
at one of them headed "Fourth Edition,
Extra," which seemed to surprise and
perplex him greatly. a. tense.
'What have yea got there, father ! Then came a rush of the guardian
he tsted him pleasantly. policedowa the sidewalk, scattering the
Old Armstrong looked np gravely. crowd, and • hurried turd of the whole
"Did you know the men was a-goin' rtto the gates of the shop.when the
on a strike, John, all through the trader stones began fly, and the police were
"Yea, hither. I expected it. When finally driven into the works, from
has it had its beginning r which the began to fire into the crowd
The old man pointed to hie pater. with revolvers,
"In a tile. .riled the ]IC:oelnor [row tI knew it would end that way,' .aid
Woeks fdoto wise ealld Sery- John to himself. 'Hype Handy won't
is tke eeoosrn it says, and was of '
on the tunnel's belt -plate, answered the
old man, with a touch of pride. 'The
, cannel, he alien allowed I stopped it
genus killing him. 'iaal, I'm right glad
• to see you, madam I told John it must.
1De so.'
And the warmth of old associations
once awakened, thawed out the old lady's
,reserve so that she forget all about it,
sod it was not till Ella entered the
bctm, ten minute' later. that she, all 0
sudden, realized that John the younger
'had not spoken a word yet, thought he
had bowed with stiff formality on her
'" first reception of the pair. an iris old lady wtnelly coloured under them ;
Bot $Ills entrance p but recto *rail herself te ay
mediate change, and woke up the old 'And he is to make the speech of the
lady's watehfr yes. to intense ..&mesa night. Well, now, I teal interested in
Her brows eyes flashed likes diamonds that. Ella, my lois, did you know that
first on Ella. thew on John. Mr. Stryker is to be the valedictorian at
the Academy in the Scientific School
commencement 1 Mr. Armstrong has
riven me tickets, and if we can find an
..Dort, L think I should like to go to hear
Mr. Stryker.'
will that he should take all the degrees
before entering into full control of the
business, which is, at present, in the
hands of trustees.'
The old lady nodded and observed ;
'So that is what has kept him so
straight. 1 thought that he was once a
dissipated young man. Do you know r
She said this carelessly ; hut, like all
her sex, with • great deal of hidden
meaning.
John drew himself up a little.
'We are in the same clam madam '
The words were uttered dryly, and the
CHAPTER RI.
rearm worn WO$
Ella ams quietly into the roars, with
as mat lndi t of smiles on her free,
est Os mother's heart beat high as else
t j won't betray herself to him, what-
ever she My to me. fill's my daugh-
ter.'
heir ;bine* flashed over John mid
rhe all *beet tM nM man beside
bee, I tiles eyess1ss to wateh how the
yrsepat mos weeld ret. She swept his
Agate rem tep to toe watehhi Ing for es
awkward movement H« being
Ella had been talking to John's father
all this while, bet with ore ear ors le
the othee aide, lad IoM W been wsreely
exulting is the war is whist Atmstrosi
was bolding his owl seder this hew wile
of bee teet es% ilia Mertes seemed to
be trying ell else meld tom the yeses
inn nut of soMtesawe exasperate
him, with so s/1s1.
TM girl tensed her head slightly to
•
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to know
How T,) GaT WELL.--Whiclh is an-
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Another tti'Irtory.
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my word t I came on here to settle this
trouble, aril I can't settle it without,
coning back. I've got to find whether
we can afford to pay you all you ask.
If we can, all right. If we cannot, the
works rust close, unless you corne'down
from your terms. But we can't settle
things by scowling at each other. Now,
fur the last time, let ine pas,. You•ve
n, right to stop rile, unless you want a
fight more than the advance. Out of
the way, you.'
And se 'aging, he shoved a man out of
s tea • and strode on, the crowd >art-
ing in a confused buzz of voices, It I he
found himself in front of the works, and
saw Handy on the steps with a Winchest-
er rifle in his hand, a dozen clerks be-
hind him with revolvers, and a squad of
twenty policemen gathered in a bunch
by the office dour.
Tho moment he made his appearance,
Handy cried out, excitably :
'There he is. Shoot down any man
who interferes with him, sergeant. By
heavens, I'll not be bullied !
A t 1 u lied aloud as he re -
his way,
keg is bons tame the came comae. Time 1
he's asked fat the police to help him.' And without more ado he harried
Jots nodded gr+n,7. away to the Vulcan Ocmpasy s shop,
"I 11 tfete bugin Moro. The
atrlarled hearing the shoats of the riotous Re'owNsg
two trasteee sp oboe taco, and they've fainter and fainter behind him,
knees esttisg dews wars tett Bosse time. Ton minutes after ire wee in frost d
If the mats are tempwate attd Ana, they the Vulcan Oempany's building when
rms tong a 3
plied, in a tone to be heerl on beth
sides :
'Don't get exciters, Handy. This
thing's coning all right. We don't want
to shoot any one. Nobody's gni114 to
hurt us. Why, these are old men 1
They've been in our shop for years.
We only want tee talk business to them,
to settle this matter satisfactorily, isn't
that so, boys ?'
'Ay, ay !'
A roar of assent caine from tie) crowd,
to which Armstrong replied :
'1 knew it was. You don't want to
lie idle a week. when you can earn good
wages. Now I tell you what wall do
with you all, and Mr. Handy sill hack
me up in whet I say. loin ao away
home, all of you, and send a deputation
of your foreman and the oldest men in
each gang to tell' us what yin want.
That's business. We'd give yet: an an-
swer. W ill that do 1'
'Ay, ay " cried the sen, eagerly ; and
in five minutes mere the crowd had die-
, and Handy was whispering to
ohne.
'Yoe fooled them nicely. Ill Mee a
thot:aasd Italians on to -morrow.
'To ea t•,NTtIrT so.
east beet is the onntost. What do they another crowd was gathered ani where
sat, hum M pollee were a.o grouped! in fume.
'Pb1sy
"1-ft mre v. Dont• day ofor thte As he came np, the strikers ban to
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mse!' te marvel ov«, John. Lf 1 was which many were decidedly immense
John's heart heat gnlekly fee the first
the boas. Td give it to 'ern end he Anne
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