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About The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 12, 1928)
[ ri 'RAJVCH $ Harold bindi.oss ..■■■ — .— ■——I■ IMII.I..— .1 ■ .11 J CHAPTER XXV The Strike-Breaker Although some time had gone lince the evening meal was served, Mrs. Ogilvie was en gaged at the kitchen stove. The steak and potatoes must not burn and the Scandinavian hired girl was frankly mutinous, for after an angry dispute with Ogilvie her lover was going. Mrs. Ogil vie left the girl alone. At harvest one needed help and on the plnins to get useful was bard. Moreover, her part was as far as possible to soften her hus band’s autocratic rule. Ogilvie thought bis word went, but lie did not know bis wife’s light touch sometimes banished fierce rebellion. Although Mrs Ogilvie often got tired, she saw there was no use in grumbling. Somebody must absorb the jars and be a sort of buffer against the shocks. Margaret would not; 8 was not much daunted and she approved her father’s line; he implied that the American out law’s methods were exotic and out of date. The men began to push about the bottom of the steps and he waved them back. “Stop right there I I don’t want you on my porch. Now what’s the trouble?” “We’re quitting. Our boxes are on hoard,” one of his replied. “Then, you brought the Bush whacker gang to help you load up your clothes? Well, I’m not trying to stop you. Why don’t you go?” “They mean to help us col lect our pay.” ‘Ah,” said Ogilvie, “that’s another thing! Looks as if your theatrical friends had come along about six weeks too soon. My engagement stands. You’ll get your pay all right when the. pay is due.” “You can’t put that across on us; two or three of the others tried,” a masked stranger re joined meaningly. “ We know you got some gall, but we're here to see you hand out the wad.” “If you are a plainsman, you know the rule: when the crop is / \ I* 1’ 4 lm , I 4 It a f n »ma am .. I _ W«V *- - er’s imperious temperment. jOgilvte had not stated whom he expected, but when Mrs. Ogil vic went back to the room they used he earue from the porch and phe imagined lie had been look ing out. The evening was calm and a tranquil smoky sunset glimmered behind the bluffs on the edge of the plain. As n rule, after supper one heard the hired men laugh and joke, hut all was quiet. Margaret., sewing by the Window, felt the ealm was ominous. Ogilvie picked up a newspaper, hut she thought lie listened. Although his look was imperlKrhahle, he had perhaps some grounds to he disturbed, and when ut length they heard wheels lie got lip and pulled out liis watch. When the trail forked a wagon took the homestead track, and Margaret saw with some sur prise live or six men on board. The team stopped behind the barn and the men vanished, hut after a few minutes they ad vanced to the house. Ogilvie’s men had joined tlie others, for the group was larger, ami the pt rangers’ faces were now covered by white masks, rudely cut from cotton flour hags. Ogii vie put up his newspaper and went to the window. “The gang are not going to make much trouble, hut to handle them is a man’s busi ness and I won’t stand for mV womenfolk meddling,” lie re tuarked, and iravc Mm-purpf n ’ - l'1' g,* »<*»' Mil UIV.I 1^1 ons up. An easy boss will give you something to go on with, and my lot have drawn about half their roll. Now they want to quit. Very well, I certainly won’t stop them. T have no use for trash.” Margaret, by the window, turned her head, for she would sooner Mrs. Ogilvie did not know she blushed. After all, her father was not justified to refuse the wages his men had already earned. She had imagined all he had wanted was to force them to carry out their engagement; hut it looked as if he were will ing to keep money that was not. his. 11 is unscrupulous greedi ness had jarred before, but re bellion had not helped much. Her protests bad moved Ogilvie to ironical humor, and so long as she was at the homestead she supposed she must acknowledge his authority. All the same, she pictured Lawrence’s generous fairness and the contrast hurt. “Tf I’d known your father was set on holding up their pay, I’d have fixed it with the boys and said nothing,” Mrs. Ogilvie ob served. “Then you have fixed things like that for him at other times?” Mrs. Ogilvie smiled. “Oh, well, steady glance. Margaret said nothing. One diil not dispute with Ogilvie. and although she rather sympathized with his dissatisfied men, she ap proved his scornful courage. Moreover, she imagined he had reckoned on the masked strang ers* interference and had. no doubt, used some precautions. His noting the time was Sig nificant. ^ on rnustn’t he anxious, mother. ’ she said in a low voice, “The hoys’ visit is not alto gether the surprise party they think. He expected them.” “Why, yes; T know vour fath er. and he hates to he bluffed,” Mrs. Ogilvie agreed. “All tiio same, now our lot have joined them they are a nasty hunch and he's alone.” They waited. Ogilvie had gone to the wide porch, and faced the party at the bottom of the steps. Although the light was going, his tall figure was distinct and his pose was somehow commanding. His men were in front; the othl <ws had pulled the flour hags over their heads and necks. Tn the dusk they were fantastic and rather ominous, hut Ogilvie laughed, "Well, hoys, are yon playing Bushw hackers? »T <•*#(' J nitres is a long while dead,, and anyhow his hunting ground was not in Canada.” His cant criminous voice enr ried. and Margaret smiled. Stic my near, no a oostmate. une must, of course, be boss, but trouble’s expensive, and so long as your father thought he won I was happy.” “I wonder.” said Margaret thoughtfully. “Were you not sometimes humiliated! And did you not get tired! I’m afraid I have not your patience. You are a noble champion—” She jumped up, for it looked as if the men got angry. “The rule the old man talks about is a blamed bad rule and it’s not going to stand much longer.” one remarked, and ad dressed Ogilvie. “Anyhow. I’ve fought my boss for my wages, and I’m willing to fight for my pals’. Say, mister, are you going to hand out! Or do vou want us to break your safe!” Ogilvie leaned against the rails ami laughed. “You haven’t the grit. Tf you force my house, by morning you’ll be on your way to jail.” Tt looked as if he purposely annoyed the angry group, and his rashness puaxled Margaret. Then, for a window at the back was open, she thought, she beard horses’ feet. She imagined Ogil vie had calculated on getting help, but the horsemen were not yet at the homestead nnd the others were on the veranda steps. “Quit talking nnd get busy!” one shouted. “Well take our money.” oAINtK VIEW OF PERSONS WHO SUFFER INSANITY Chirafo - A “saner view of the in sene- la naked by Dr Alex 8 Hermh fleld. state alienist in a plea to dls pel ibi "mama of informal ion regard ing the subject of Insanity,’* "Mystery, horror and repugnance occasioned by mental diseases in the minds at the misinformed “ said Dr. Hmfcficld. “Is a relic of the old no tion that an insane person waa pat •weed of the devil. "A mental disorder” he said. "U atlll held by the laity to be a ‘blot* on the ‘scutcheon/ and a ho pita 1 for the insane U consider! I as a place to be avoided as a coun y graveyard at midnight.” Dr, Ilershfield baUc. *« these no tions are the one gi*»> factor "that militate* against the p per care of the mentally tick st bor e. “It is one great pea n.“ he con tinued. "for the lack til oper co-op eration to keep the tr ntafly recov ered in continued i*vt! 4 health.’ The alienist said he would sub stitute in the place ot t est ”absurd! tie*" the "true facte of mental hy giene." and an avoidance of insanity as one would pneumonia, tuberculous or other phya.,*at Ills., but not as “work of the devil.’* •• -m Many Girl Mother* Are Discovered in Australia Sydney. A mother aged 13 years, six tged 13 year*. 34 aged 14 years and 133 aged 19 years were list ed by an official bulletin, recently Is sued gy the Australian federal >ta ut icians office Of the bride* listed SSO were under # 17 years of age. the younge* being 12. At the other extreme, thert were 95 brides aged 65 and over. Including one aged 81. The oldest bridegroom was 87. The birthrate of 22 02 per 1,000 per sons was low. but It was arcompanled by the very low death rate of 9 42 per 100. the two combined giving a rate of natural Increase equalled by few countries In the world. The death rate of children under 1 year of age - 54 out of every I 000 born was the lowest in the world, except, Mew Zee land'S 40 ner 1.000. Ogilvie said nothing. lie faced the group scornfully, and the fantastic white hooded figures began to climb the steps. Mar garet ran across the floor and jumped from the window'. She had not long since blushed for her father, but now the others threatened him her blood was fired. When she stopped at the top of the steps she balanced a small bore repeating rifle with which she sometimes hunted sandhill cranes. “We don’t want you on the poreli, boys. I think you had better keep the grass,” she said. The group hesitated. Mar garet’s pose was firm and her hands were steady. Moreover, Ogilvie Vs men knew she could hit a erane at 100 yards. They pushed the others back; and then k in the sudden quiet one heard the rapid heat of horses’ feet. A few moments afterward, a mounted policeman pulled up his horse behind the group and Mar garet, quietly put her rifle against a post. Another con stable, who bad gone down at the hack, came from the house. A big pistol was strapped on his hip. but he negligently swung a riding quirt. “Hello, boys! Looks as if you were not keen for folks to knoiv you,” be said in a bantering voice. “Well. T like your mod esty, but if somebody has got. a rf mi T ivnvif 4 a eon liic* 1 winnen All wore quiet. Tn Canada the firearms law is strictly carried out. The young trooper beat some dust from his uniform and re sumed : “You and Mr. Ogilvie were disputing. What’s the trouble?” They told him frankly. In practice, the Royal Northwest constables’ powers are judicial as well as executive, and the settlers trust the police. The young fellow nodded and ad dressed Ogilvie. “You don’t allow their claim?” “They have no claim. All they have to do is to stand by their engagement, and I’ll stand by mine.” “We sure earned the money arul we want it,” one of the gang rejoined. The trooper leaned against the rails, studying the angry group. “I’m sorry, but to fix the thing is not my job and you want to statesyour case at a civil court. Anyhow, you can’t seize another mans money and the law won’t stand for your beating up your boss—” He stopped for a moment and his voice was sterner when he went on: “Your plan’s to see a lawyer, and you better get going.” The men grumbled, but they went and when the wagon rolled away Ogilvie turned to the yotttig fellow. “They can’t force their claim, but if you had come along a few minutes later, they might have broke my safe.” “Wo Ktorteil when we ent vour message. I suppose somebody put you wise?” Ogilvie nodded. *‘I take no ebanees. The boys don’t yet know whom they're up against. But you have ridden some dis tance. Come on and have sup per.” “Xo, thanks.” said the eon stable with dry politeness. “We did not mean to stop. If you complain that the gang threat ened you, I'll report to the superintendent, but they were not violent when we were about. Good night, Mr. Ogilvie.” Tie went down the steps and Margaret’s face got hot. The young fellow bad carried out his duty and had used some tact, but she thought his sympathy was for the men and lie would not eat in the house. Margaret was forced to admit his fastidi ousness was not unreasonable. She rejoined her mother and in a few minutes Ogilvie returned to the room. “The bunch is gone,” he said. “When you handle trash like that you have got to be firm.” “But you need men for the harvest,” Mrs. Ogilvie re marked. “Tn the morning T exneet to hire a wagon load,” said Ovik vie. with n short laueh. “The railroad is running harvesters’ excursions, and I guess all the stiffs and deadbeats from Tor onto, Port Arthur, and Winnipeg are on the cars. The strike's clean broke, ma’am.” Margaret Colored and her eyes Rparkled. When fier father was threatened she had gone to his support, but now the strain was over his shabbiness and hardness jarred. Moreover, the young trooper’s polite contempt had stung. “You planned the excur sions?” “I am not a railroad boss. All I did was to put it up to the office.” “Hut the men who quit were farmers,” said .Mrs. Ogilvie. “The fresh lot from the cities will not earn their pay.” “They’ll earn mine,” Ogilvie rejoined. “When you are forced to, fight, something must be risked, but 1 allow it may be awkard. If my neighbors had had the gall to back me, I might have kept the bueli I had.” “I wonder—■” said Margaret. “Spiers and the Elliots have kept their men, but they were just. After all, they had not much grounds to indulge you. I suppose you think they let you down?” Ogilvie gave her a queer smile. “Larry argues like a crank and George carries no weight. I am up against Mrs. Spiers. She rules her fool husband and he is Larry’s pal. But for her, I’d have got the Elliot farm and Geoff’s.” “Lawrence is a first class farmer and Pine Creek was mortgaged to Hart.” “That’s so,” Ogilvie agreed, dryly. “Lawrence paid the mort gage and T guess it cost him most all he had. If Geoff had been lrft alone, he’d have gone broke and pulled down his partner^but Mis. Spiers saw’ he didn’t loaf. She means him to make good, and r-o long ns Geoff pulls his wtight Larry will keep his feet. Well, the Fairholm lot were first to meet the boys’ new wages bill and llieir easiness made trouble for me. The raw English kid at Pine Creek is some antagonist!” TTe resumed his newspaper and Margaret got up. There was no use in eontending and she was humiliated. By contrast with her father’s stern parsimony, Law rence’s justice and Spiers’ jov • ous carelessness were strangely attractive (TO BE CONTINTTED) -» ♦— First Lady 6f State MRS. C. C. YOUNG Sacramento, Cal. 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