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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out of date.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
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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.’*
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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)
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First Lady 6f State
MRS. C. C. YOUNG
Sacramento, Cal. (AP)—Home
cares and the mothering of two
growing daughters occupy the time
of Mrs. C. C. Young, wife of Calif
ornia's governor who was married
while still a student at Stanford.
Throughout the early years oi
married life she placed housekeep
ing ahead of club work. Later, how
ever, when the children no longei
demanded 30 much of her time, Mrs
Young became an active member of
the Town afid Gown club, a literary
organization at Berkeley, which in
cluded many of the wives of Univer
sity of California professors.
When her husband became gov
ernor. Mrs. Young again retired from
active social and public life. Gov
ernor Young's long hours at his
desk preclude their participating in
many social functions.
RACE DECEMBER 10
New Orleans, La. < UP'—The
Southern A. A. U. cross country
championship run will take place in
Baton Rouge December 10. Secretary
Benedetto ha* announced. Entry
blanks have been mailed to every
club, school and college in Louisiana,
Mississippi and Texas. The course will
be five and one-half miles.
New Whippet Car a Motor Marvel
I
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One of the sensations in the automo
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produced by the Wlllys-Overland, Inc.,
and it is direct evidence that John N.
Willys, president of the corporation,
proposes to make good on Ills decla
ration that "there can be no monopoly
in the light car field.” The perfected
car, and the price at which it is
offered, placing it directly in compe
tition with the lowest priced cars, has
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general on the enterprising Toledo
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manufacturer of automobiles to enter
the price field heretofore exclusive to
but one light car manufacturer.
The “Whippet,” which has been In
production for more than IS months,
holds the national fuel economy rec
ord of 43.28 miles to the gallon in a
test between Los Angeles and New
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miles, under official observation of the
A. A. A. In a speed test on Rocking
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“Whippet” recently attained a speed
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route. Tills was officially timed.
The same engine that has accom
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The “Whippet” was the first light
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the “Whippet’s” brakes is greater
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Details of the perfected “Whippet”
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of automatic windshield cleaner, rear
view minor, and a combination rear
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Millions of Families Depend
on Dr. Caldwell’s Prescription
"When Dr. Caldwell started to prac
tice medicine, back In 1875, the needs
for a laxative were not as great as
they are today. People lived normal,
quiet lives, ate plain, wholesome food,
and got plenty of fresh air and sun
shine. But even that early there were
drastic physics and purges for the re
lief of constipation wlilch Dr. Caldwefl
did not believe were good for human
beings to put Into their system. So
he wrote a prescription for a laxative
to be used by his patients.
The prescription for constipation
that he used early In his practice, and
which he put in drug stores in 181151
under the name of Dr. Caldwell’s
Syrup Pepsin, is a liquid vegetable
remedy, Intended for women, children
and elderly people, and they need Just
such a mild, safe, gentle bowel stimu
lant as Syrup Pepsin.
Under successful management this
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Is now the largest selling liquid laxa
tive in the world. The fact that mil
lions of bottles are used a year proves
that It has won the contldence of
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Millions of families are now never
without Dr. Caldwell’s Syrup Pepsin,
and if you will once start using it you
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It is particularly pleasing to know
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To Beat the Game
“At curds I win one day and lose
Hie next." “Well, why don’t you play
every other day?”
Tray for your enemies, If you can
not love them.
Russian Sham Marriages
the only accepted pretext for
transfer of a student from provincial
educational Institutions to Moscow,
Soviet students have taken to con
tracting sham marriages with Moscow
Inhabitants.
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