Nebraska Newspapers

    THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : St'XDAY , MA11OII 21 , 1897.
THE MUTABLE MANY.
BY ROBERT BARR ,
The Story of labor Union. A Tale ol Pre.irnt D y Problem * . With Tpltodet from Real lit * .
( Copyright , 1856 , by Robert llnrr. )
" My position Is this , Mr. Sartwcll ; I don't
want to fight for fight's sake , and I have no
revengeful dealro to humiliate you or to de
feat the firm for the mcro glory of victory ;
but I am convinced the men will not get the
fair share of what they make until there la
a fight and a decisive victory. A few years
ago the very right to combine wns Utopian
and nonsensical In the mind of the capitalist ,
yet that right Is ono of the undisputed facts
of today. The capitalist won't concede
anything until ho la forced to do so. There
fore , there must be a struggle , and I am
bound to choose my own time and my own
battle ground. We are rcmlji to fight now ,
we are going to fight , and I believe we are
going to win. "
"Exactly. That Is what I wanted to know.
iAa to winning , we shall nee. I quite agr o
with you that there Is nothing so satisfactory
In the lung run as a square , stand-up fight ,
and let the beat man win. The combatants
hava a mutual rcwpect for each other after
ward. The trouble Is th.it the contest Is
rarely" free from the sldo Issues that affect
the final result. In this case you are not sure
of your hackers , neither am 1 ,
"If I wors the owner of this establishment
I would bring on the war InstAiitly , carry It
through with the rclentlesBiicss of a Barbary
pirate , win It , of course , and have the most
contented n.en In' England In my employ over
after. As It Is , the trouble Is not going to
bo decided by cither your generalship ermine
mine , but by the relative constancy of our
backers. If the men round on you before my
directors get a trifle moro frightened than
they are now , then you will bo defeated. If
the directors get panic stricken first , then
I shall go under. It will be a hollow victory
cither way , and will not be decided on tbo
merits of the case at all. It Is a toES-up.
and , If wo were sensible men , wo two would
Bottle It now by twirling a penny In the air ;
besides. If you do win , It will bo a barren
triumph , for you will lese everything you
gain the moment there Is a pinch In trade.
The only reason you have a show of winning
Is bccautc ! business Is brlak , and the direc
tors naturally wish to make hay while the
uriihlncs. They don't wish to be crippled
and have a fuss on while their trade rivals
nro reaping the benefit of their embarrass
ment. The moment trade becomes dull gain ,
down will go the wagca. and no power on
earth can prevent the fall. It Is all a ques
tion of supply and demand. On the other
hand , 1 give you fair warning that , If I win ,
not another union .man will over set foot In
these works again. So , If you really have
the Interests of the men at heart , Mnrstcn ,
you will rcllcct a bit before you bring ou the
B"Do you doubt that I bavo the Interests
of the men at heart ? "
"No I don't. I believe you are thoroughly
unselfish , but I also believe you are need
lessly sacrificing yourself. You see It Is
dllllcult for us to come to an agreement , for
v/o look out on the world from entirely dif
ferent standpoints. You arc at the foot ot
the hill , and the mists of the valley of youth
nro around you , distorting your vision , and
destroying correct proportion. I am up to
ward the top of the mountain , where the air
Is clearer. You see men heroic and noble ; I
sec them hmall and mean. You believe In
the worklngmau ; I do not. The chances are
that neither of us sets with absolute accu
racy , and the truth lies between the two ex-
tr < ; mcs. Neveuhilcss , I think the day of
chivalrous , unselfish action Is past , and It Is
every man for himself In these times. "
" 1 can't understand why you talk like that ,
Mr. Sartwcll. I-.ha.vo seen heroic things
done oven In my effort life. I saw a man
como out of thoio works alone and unpro-
tec'pd , when ho knew the mob outside was
howling for his blood , yet there was no trace
of either fear or bravado about him. The
name man nearly lost his life In , saving
others when the factory burned , and Braunt ,
an unlearned worklngman , did unselfishly
and chivalrously go to his death In tbo same
cause. "
"Ah , Braunt was one of a thousand ! Well ,
perhaps there Is something worth preserving
left In human nature after all , and maybe I
am merely growing old and pessimistic.
MAHSTBN TOllB IT OPBN.
Anyway , the inuln point at present la thnt
there must bo a trial of Btrength ; BO I mip-
pose there Is nothltiK for us to do but whako
hands llko a pair of prize fighters before the
performance begins. I think you are fool
ish , you know , not to take the nubmanagcr-
hlp. "
The two men shook hands , nnd Mnrstcn departed
parted Into the night , Sartwcll sat In his
olllco for some minutes thinking over the alt
uatlon.
CIIAPTKlt XXXV.
The second Btrlko was as clean-cut as the
flret ; that Is to say , no laggards remained bo
lilii'l In the works ; there was apparent
unanimity amongIho men , and apparent de
termination on the part of the masters. To
all outward ceemlng It wan to bo a straight
forward , brutal trial of strength between cap
ital and the union. Maraten care little for
public sympathy , -which Qlbbone bad con
il'lerod of great Importance , and Sartwell
cared for it nothing at all. The public took
mall Interest either way. It was known that
the company had voluntarily advanced the
wages of the men a short tlmo before , an 1
employers generally said that this showed
the folly of sentimentality In buslncbs ; Uiat
no master should advance wages until he
was forced to do o , There was no gratitude
on the part of the workingman , they averred ,
and some oftho newspapers took the same
tone , llut oven those journals favorable to
the labor had qualms about the wisdom of
the strlko under the circumstances , although
< hey hoped It would succeed.
. Marsten , however , paid small heed to the
comments of friend or too ; ho know that
success or falluro dlJ not He In what tbo
papers said , but In perfect organization and
In hlttlniT hard , Ho know that , If ho won ,
moat of the pralso would go to the deter
mination of the men and the opportuneness
st of the strike ; whllo If ho lost , ho would
bavo to nhouldcr all the censure that had to
too bestowed. Ho picketed the works In the
usual way , choosing for that duty the stanch-
cat of his friends among the men. He asked
the remainder of the employes to keep away
( ram the gates an > > leave the conduct of the
flght entirely to him and tlioso he bad chosen
to hla lieutenants ,
Once the tight was on , Sartwell determined
to glvo no quarter. He rcsxilved to fill up
the works , If possible , with men from out-
tide , amf to take back none of the old cm-
ployes who did not sign a paper promising
to abandon the union. In the former etrlko
I * had b * a anxloiu to get &U men back
L
In R. body , and had mailr no real attempt
to fill their places. lie know In the beginning -
ginning of the second struggle that ho was
fighting for hta life , and thnt It ho suf
fered defeat he would resign , and the place
that had known him for years would know
him no more. Ho had no fear that the com
pany would discharge him If ho lost the
battle In fact , he knew they would use
every effort to Induce him to remain , but
It was bis own stubborn pride , as his wife
called It , that ho felt ho could not over
come oven. If he hart wished to do so. Sart
wcll , llko certain swords of finely-tempered
steel , would break but would not bend. Years
of unflinching determination In what ho
thought wns right had made him a man
over whom ho himself had but slight con
trol , and he sometimes recognized with
grim humor that whllo ho could persuade all
his confreres to lake a devious but safe
course upon any given problem , he could
not Induce himself to follow anything but
the straight line. Ilo worked night and day
at the tcsk of filling the factory with now
men. lie scoured the country for them ,
and his telegraph bills alone were enormous ,
but men were scarce good men are always
scarce and now oven Indifferent workers
were hard to find. Gibbons had once said
that the workingman of modern times suf
fers from the fact that he Is merely a cog
In a big wheel , but this truism tells also
against thc > employer who Is trying to fill
his shops. If a cog Is useless by Itself It
must not bo forgotten that the wheel Is
also useless until the cog Is replaced. It
Is easy for an employer to supply the place
of a single cog , but when the whole wheel
Is coglcss , ninety-nine cogs are of no avail
If the hundredth necessary to complete the
circle cannot bo found.
It fcitG hero that Sartwcll had the first
touch of his opponent's quality , and his an
ger was lost In admiration for the young
man's shrewdness and knowledge of the bus
iness. The light had been conducted so
quietly that no ono In the neighborhood
would have known , from any sign of dis
turbance , thnt war was In progress. Mar-
stun made no attempt to buy off the new
men , who en me and went from the worko
unmolested by the pickets. Mnrstcn some-
tlmoa talked with the strangers , telling them
ot the strike , and asking where they camv
from ; advising them to get work elsewhere
but never making any attempt either to co
erce or to bribe them. Sartwell wondere <
at this , and hoped Marsten would continue
such a mild and harmless warfare ; neverthe
less , Its very mildness made him anxious
and ho cautioned his new employes to glvo
no Information to the strikers , though ho
was well aware of the usulessness of trying
to Inculcate secrecy for men will talk , li
fact , Marsten kept himself well Informed o
what was going on Inside tbo works and saw
that the manager was quite shrewdly con
centrating his attention to one branch of a
department instead of trying to nil the whole
factory at ono time. He was gradually col
lectlng his hundred cogs from all points o
the compass , and by and by would have ono
big wlieel and pinion , out of the many wheels
and pinions , revolving. One day at noon
when the men came out , Marsten , rapidly
running his cyo over them , saw a new man
and at once he recognized that here at lasi
wns the hundredth cog.
You're a new comer ? " ho said , accosting
Yes , " ar.EWered the man ; "I came this
! „ , . , vO to have a word with you , " said
Marstcn , keeping , step with him.
"It's no use. I know there's a strike. I m
hero to work , and I don't give a hang for
th"Wcll ° , nit will do.no harm to talk the mattci
" . I
over.
"It'll do tie good. I didn't como out to
talk ; I came out for my dinner.
"Of course. I'm on the same lay myself
como with me. Wo can talk and eat.
"I can pay you for my own dinner.
' offering to pay for
"Ccrta'inly. I'm not
It I don't suppose I get a tenth part of the
wages you do ; 1 can see by the look ot you
. 1m secretary
that you are a good workman.
tary of the union and I get but a , few shil
lings a week. I would tell you how few , but
you probably wouldn't believe me , lor I
"
could get much moro at my trade.
"Tho moro fool you , then , for working for
less "
"Perhaps. I want to ralso the wages of
men all over the kingdom , so I'm content to
work for llttlo If I can do that. Where do
you como from ? "
"I'm a Bolton man. "
"Is your family here ? " i
"No. "
"Why ? "
"What's that to you , I'd llko to know ? "
It's a good deal to all of us , because. It
shows that you are not euro of your sltua-
"It showo nothing of the kind. I am guar
anteed my situation. "
"Guaranteed ! What does n. master's guar
antee amount to ? We'r going to win this
strike , and then where will you newcomers
bo ? You know what happens when the men
go back. Not cne ol you will bo left In the
shops. Suppcco you do get good wages for
a few weeks , what will to the benefit In the
end ? A permanent situation at even lower
wages would bo better. "
"Who says U wouldn't ? But I haven't the
permanent ( situation , you sec. "
"Now you are talking sense. Are you a
member of the union ? "
"I was. I had a row with the foreman
and he gave me the sack. "
"In whoso shop was that ? "
"At Smlghden'D. "
"I don't know It. What wagca were you
getting there ? "
"Thirty shillings a wrek. "
"Do you know Markham , Sarbury & Co
of Bolton ? "
"Yes. "
"Would you bo satlsHed with thirty shil
lings a week there ? "
"Yce ; if I could be sure of getting it. "
"You can bo sure of It. I will telegraph
to the foreman this minute , and we'll have
on answer before we finish eating. Ho has
promised to llnd me places for three men ,
and I haven't sent him one yet. But don't
say a word to any ono here , for I want to
k * op the other two places for Bolton men
If they come. "
"I'll not go back to this shop at all If I
can be sure at\ place In Bolton. "
And so It came about that Sartwcll lost his
hundredth cog , and the cog never thought It
worth his while to give his late master oven
a word of explanation. Ho loft on tha firut
train for Manchester.
This kind of thing happened several tlmea
before Sartwcll fully realized the method In
Marsten's action. Ho thought at first that
Marstcn had been merely lucky In buying off
a man at the very time when such a purchase
would block all progress. It wa llko pulling
the linchpin from ono of tlie axles of a
wagon , The manager wrote to his fellow
managers In different parts of the country
and warned them that their foremen were
giving places to employes from the works
of Monkton & Hope , and ho received an
swers saying they would do all they could
to prevent such a transplanting ; but , as It
waa difficult to trace where a man went ,
when so few of them were deported , the
warning came to nothing. If a wholesale
exodus had been attempted , Sartwell , with
the aid of his fellow managcro , might have
done something to prevent Its success , but
th9 very homeopathic nature of Mamten'a
remedy made It dlfllcult to cope with. By
this tlmo the feeling that bo was a beaten
man came over Sartwcll , and , although ho
said nothing and sought sympathy from no
one , it aged htm moro than years of toll
had dono. His daughter , now homo from
school , saw with helpless grief the deep lines
care was ploughing In his rugged face.
Curiously enough , Marsten's quiet but ef
fective methods , which convinced so farseeing -
seeing a man as Sartwell that they were
ultimately to be successful , bad the very
cppoulte effect on the strikers thwnselven.
They did not understand the game , and they
saw with increasing uneasiness that the
works werur apparently nillug up whllo noth
ing was being done to prevent It Marsten
did not cIl meeting * and nthuibutlcally
his hand with an outburst ot eloquence ,
a had been the habit with Gibbons. The
men thought he was n.aylng nothing , and
ven Marsten's own friends began to feel
ublous about the result. There was no sign
f giving In on the part ot the masters , and
hey saw every day an Increased number of
men come out of the gates. In spite of Mars-
en's prohibition the strikers began to gather
about the gates , hooting the new employes
when they came out ; tor hoots and groans
seemed to accomplish something , and were
at least a relief to the pent-up feelings ot
bo Idle men , Marstcn saw these signs of
revolt with uneasiness , but ho thought , as
ho men this time were not starving , and as
: hcy all knew the union was still In ample
'unds , ho could keep the strikers In hand
until a decisive blow would chow Monkton
& Hope the futility of further resistance.
He had quietly prepared such a blow , and ho
expected that when It fell the strike would
triumphantly end.
A deputation of the strikers , headed by
Gibbons , waited on him , and demanded that
public meetings should bo held as had al
ways been done before so that the men
might be kept Informed ot the progress ot a
struggle that vitally affected their Interests.
Gibbons spoke strongly and feelingly on
the subject , as one who speaks from the
licart , and the deputation was correspond
ingly Impressed. Jt wns not right , Gibbons
liold , that they should grope longer In the
dark ; they wanted to know where they
were , and what measures wore being token
to bring Sartwcll to terms.
"But , don't you sec , protested Martscn ,
"that any Information I give publicly to my
friends nt once becomes known to the
enemy ? I never knew anything to bo ac
complished by talk. There Is generally too
much of It In n contest of this kind. "
"I qillto agree with you , " said the glib
Gibbons , "but In the absence of talk wo
would like to have some evidence of action.
This sort of thing cannot bo kept up for
ever. Sartwcll Is gradually filling the fac
tory , and wo nro all getting a little restive.
"Lovo ono another" waa ths sentence that
met Marsten's eye whenever ho looked up
from his seat at the tabl < } .TrHe sometimes
smiled sadly as he gazediiCI It. Marsten
paused In his walk , and at tiovcn nt the table
on hearing a knock at the. outside door. A
telegraph messenger enterclland handed him
an envelope. Marstcn tonrlt'ripen ' and read
the single word "Stopped.'Tho word had
come from the other side otttfeMcarth , travelIng -
Ing from Sydney. New South' Wales , to Lon
don. A gleam of savage Joy , lit up the eyes
of the younc man , and , to tno amazement
of the messenger , he broUglitvhls fist down
heavily on the deal table. < 1'
"Thero Is no answer , " he-raid to the -watt-
Ing boy , suddenly recolleclltfg' ' that ho was
not alone ; "and , " he added 'to ' himself , "there
will be no answer but ontf'Irtfm Monkton &
Hope. " , , , . , ,
Once moro ho paced tno room up and
down , his frame quivering with the delight
of battle and the foreknowledge of.victory. . .
The motto , "Lovo one another , shone peace
fully , but unnoticed , on the wall.
CHAPTER XXXVI.
When the two years' educational courco at
Eastbourne was finished Edna Sartwell re
turned to Wimbledon and ngnln took up her
posltlton In her father's houee. As time went
on , SarUfrcll was quietly pleased to see that
there was an absence of that friction between
his womenfolk which had been his ostensible
reason for sending Kdnn away. Ho had had
but fa'lnt hope that the Interval of two years
would soften his wife's only partially con
cealed dislike for the girl ; but , now that
peace reigned over the household , ho did not
Inquire too closely Into the cause of the wel
come change. He did not know his daughter
now bore uncomplainingly what she had be
fore rebelled against. Mrs. Sartwell's atti
tude toward education In general was ono
calculated to discourage the friends of learn.
Ing. She looked upon a course In school as
a sinful waste of time and money. The
apcstles , Eho held , had never gene to a
"I'M HERE TO WORK. "
Wo must know what Is going on , for It
will bo no consolation to bo told In a week
or two or three that you find you have
no chance of succeeding , and that we must
make the best terms wo can. You must
remember that , although you lese no situa
tion , we do. Will you call a meeting and
explain to the men what the chances of
success are ? "
" 1 will do nothing ot the sort. A general
does not call his army together and explain
to them what he Intends to do next. I am
leader of this strike , and I am going to lead
It my.own way or not at all. You say the
factory Is filling up , but I tell you that not
a stroke of work has been done since the
strike began. All I will promise to do Is
to let you know two weeks before wo come
to the end of our funds ; then , If you do not
think we will succeed , you will have time
to make what arrangements you please , and
depose me. "
"Oh , that kind of high-handed business
does not do in this age. You are not an
autocrat , remember. The men have every
right to demand an account of what you nro
doing with them and their money. "
"When you were leader. Gibbons" , they were
at the end of their funds before you let them
know anything about It. There was talk
enough In these days and precious little In-1
formation went Into It. I won't conduct n
strike with my mouth , nnd 1 won't stand
any Interference. "
"You nro our servant , I beg you to remem
ber , and It Is no Interference when we simply
usk to know what la being done and what you
intend to do. Now , you will cither call a
meeting of the men at the Salvation hall or
wo will. Which Is It to bo ? "
"I shall not call a meeting. If you call
one , then you take the responsibility of med
dling In a matter you don't understand. It
Is quite possible that you may be able to em
barrass , or perhaps defeat me ; but If you do ,
the time will como when the men will curse
you for your Intervention. I tell you we are
bound to win this strike If you keep your
hands off. Calling a meeting will merely
show Sartwell that wo are getting anxlouo ,
and his whole hope. la centered in a division
among us. He was frank enough to tell me
EO himself. "
"When did ha tell you that ? "
"Before the strike began. "
Gibbons looked significantly at the deputa
tion , and one or two of the members nodded
sadly , as much as to say they wouldn't have
believed It , but It was now only too evident ,
from the secretary's own admission , that he
had secret communications with the enemy.
"I think , " uald Gibbons , solemnly , "that
after what you have Bald , there Is all the
moro reason why you should call the men
together , and explain to them how you came
to bo discussing with Sartwcll the probable
failure of the strike even before It began.
You knew that was a tender point with us
long since , nnd If Sartwell Is your enemy , as
you said ho wan , I can't eco for the life of
mo why "
"Oh , there Is no need of any secrecy about
It , Gibbons. In fact , there Is llttlo mystery
about anything wo do , andj that Is ono rea
son I don't want to call a public meeting. ' . '
"Things are bad enough as they are. I
have found that Sartwell generally knowr *
what wo are about to do before many of us
know It ourselves. I went to Sartwcll be
cause ho asked mo to go. Ho knew this
strike was coming on , although I had Imag
ined It had only been discussed between
myself and some of the others. He offered
mo the assistant managership of the works
If U would resign my position on secretary.
I refused , and ho told mo this strike was
bound to fall because the men would not
bo true to me. You can glvo the men , the
whole particulars of my talk with Sartwell ,
but there Is no need of calling a meeting
to discuss It. "
"That may all bo true , but I confess It
sounds rather fishy. I doubt If Sartwell Is
so much afraid of you as that comes to.
Anyhow , there Is no harm In finding out
just where wo stand , I will do my best to
calm the apprehensions of the men , but 1
glvo you warning that If nothing moro en
couraging than we have had litely turns
up within a week , there will be trouble , The
men will call a meeting themselves If you
don't. "
"If nothing happens within n week , I will
call a meeting and give them an account of
what has been done to far ; but I don't ap
prove of meetings , and I shall call ono prac
tically under compulsion. You nro forcing
my hand , Gibbons , nnd you promised me
fair play. "
"It seems to mo you have had a good run
for your money , and I think we are very
patient In consenting to wait a week when
TV o are being led wo don't know where. "
The deputation then withdrew and Mar-i
gten paced up and down the room , wondering
If the directors were giving .Sartwell as un
easy a time as tbo men were giving him.
As was the case during the former strike ,
: he Salvation hall had been placed at the
disposal of the men. Marsten had called no
net-tings except the ono that had ushered
n the strike. He made his headquarters , ]
however , In a room that opened upon the
platform , and which also communicated with '
i narrow lane that led along the outside of I
ho hall to the street. Hero his pickets re- '
lorted to him , and hero the work made I
leceesary by the strike the bookkeeping 1
and the correspondence was done. Here I
also letters and telegrams were received. It <
was a bare room with only two or three '
chairs and a rough table as Its furnishing. I
Several religious and moral mottoea were i
tacked on the boards that formed the walla.
board scliool , and who among present-day
people were to bs compared with the apostles ?
Education was merely a pamperer of that
deplorable pride which waa ; lrcady too great
f. characteristic of this concfclibd nation. She
had many texts nt her command which went
to provo that ton much warning wns a dan
gerous thing , and these'iiuothtlons ' she fre
quently presented to EcHfaj'lj tha hope that
many repctlMona of them"wojlld mitigate , in
come measure , the evil thai was euro to
follow a period spent at kffashlonablo and
expensive school. . Oyejwe.enlng prldo was
j Mrs. Sartwell's especial" tiugbear ; It , more
j than anything else , wasl. rlylng modern na-
I tlons rapidly to perdition. ' She told Edna ,
sorrowfully , that she notlqed ; an unwelcome
ohango In her manner since fier return from
Eastbourne. The pride which , aped humility
wai ever the mcst baiief&l varjety of that de-
teatablo fault , and Edna.'s ' silence In tbo face
of good counsel showed' liil-her ! prldo had
assumed the sullen typtCtvMch Is so difficult
for a good woman to deal 'wjlh. It was only
when Mrs. Sartwell emended by abse'ncc
of retort and cheated out.'df. her Just due
of argument by th'e sllenco oWler adversary
threatened to lay before her husband the
appalling results of ovei education upon an
already haughty nature , that oomo glimmer
i of the old rebellion flashed out between them ;
yet the rebelliousness , like the hauteur , had
been changed by the two years' residence
at Eastbourne. That Edna was angry at tills
proposed appeal to her father was evident ;
still , there wns a reserve and restraint In
her indignation which .Mrs. Sartwell could
not fathom. The girl stood _ for a moment
looking at her , then ealo Very quietly :
"My father has enough to worry him with
out being worried by our'small affairs. He
thinks my two years' absence has made you
like , me batter than you did before I went
away , and I wish him to continue thinking
so. "
"Like you better ? My poor child. It Is the
love I have for you that causes mo to en
deavor In my humble way praying that my
efforts may bo blessed by a higher power-
to correcljthose faults that will bo your un
doing Eomo day. "
"I am speaking ot what my father thinks.
The moment ho flncta things are Just ns bad
as they ever were , then nil your hold over
mo Is gone. I am now trying to bear pa
tiently and uncomplainingly nil I have to
put up with In this house , and I do so for no
other reason than to save my father unnec
essary trouble. You say I am yroud , rescn ;
ful , stubborn and all that. I am far worse
than oven you have any Idea of. It makes
me shudder to think of the kind of woman
I shall become If I am much longer under
your sway.
"I feel llko a hypocrlto when I remain
silent under your taunts , for I think such
things that If I were to put them In words--
well , wo won't talk of that. If you Imagine
that I have learned meekness because I have
lived In a really Christian family for two
years , you are very much mistaken ; but I
have learned that -Christianity does not
consist In nagging , with a text at the end of
every exasperating sentence. Now , being a
woman , I understand you very much better
than my father doca. You said once that , If
he chose me to bo mistress of this house ,
you would lay down your keys and depart
without a murmur. You would do nothing
of the kind. You would flght for your placo.
Therefore I want you to understand thor
oughly what you may expect If you appeil
to my fathei. The moment you complain of
mo in any way or lead him to think there
U the least friction , I shall go to him and
say that I must bo mistress here. AVhat
will happen then ? you know as well as I
do. So long as ho Is not troubled with our
affairs I shall say nothing , and will try to
bo as dutiful and obedient as If I were your
own daughter. "
Mrs. Sart\yell sat down , burled her face In
her hands and wept softly , as ono does whose
tendercst feelings are wounded. It was hard
that after having a IlfelonB'Vontest with ono
etubborn person , resulting In a moat uncer
tain and unsatisfactory 'victory ' If H could
be called a vic'ory at' " all she. should bo
called upon to face the .siimo problem over
again. She knew lhat If Edna , appealed to
her father anything mighthappen. . He
would lw brute enough tb take another house
somewhere and live In pdace 'With ' his daugh
ter. The man was capablo'6f anything , In
spite of all the precepts she had flung away
upon him. However , t icrc was still the
consolation that olio .mlghfeiivo the girl by
earnest and devoted persistence In well-doing ,
and she knew Edna would not protest so long
as her father waa unmof sleu ; goMrs. . Sart
wcll agreed that her husband should not bo
made the referee between' them , and peace
once more folded her white .wings over the
harpy home , „ r
Edna had developed Into'abeautiful woman ,
moro beautiful , Indeed , th'dn'flho ' herself had
any Idea of. She was moro' sedate and re
served than when she had left home , and
moro prone to elt thoughtfully , chin In hand ,
and ponder , with her dreamy' eyes trying to
peer Into tbo future. Resolutely as she had
set herself to put Marsten forever out of her
thoughts , she never succeeded , and his vi
brant , deep-toned voice often came back to
her. Although eho had been brought up In
a democratic way , and theoretically held
that one person was technically as good as
another , yet she lived In a country where a
grocer's daughter considers H quito beneath
her dignity to be seen In company with a
green grocer's daughter ; while the daughter
of a draper , from her serene coclal altitude ,
would have some difficulty In distinguishing
the relative status of the other two , although
she would ho well aware that the adjective
"green" carried comparative depredation
with It. Edna was the daughter of a man
who had been n workman ; yet , when eho
thought over the proposal ehe had received
In the school garden , eho was slightly
chocked to think that a workman should as-
plro to the hand of his master's daughter.
She had conversed with Marstcn , and dis
cussed the problems that had Interested them
both , yet never for n moment had the
thought of equality between them entered her
mind. Ho was mcrsly a workman , and , when
that was eald a gulf yawned , llut love levels
all ranks , as n distinguished man has sung ,
and , as the young woman meditated on the
subject In all Its bearings , the social barriers
seemed to become l sa and less tangible.
She remembered that no thought of social
Inequality had ever occurred to her while In
his presence. She got no further In the un-
dcrstandtng of her own feelings than the
conclusion that she liked him very much
Indeed , and had n strong admiration for his
manliness and his determination to succeed.
When tlis strike came on and she knew
that her father and lover were opponents ,
her state of mind was one of great perplex
ity. It was hard that ono or the other must
bo defeated , and she sighed when ehe thought
of the rclcntlcssncss of fate In bringing Into
savage opposition the two men who were now
dearer to her than all the world beside.
As the contest went on and she saw her
father bending under the storm , ageing per
ceptibly day by day , becoming more and
more silent , her strong affection for him
grow stronger ; she yearned toward him ,
wishing she could comfort him , yet knowing
she was helpless. Sometimes a fierce resent
ment against Marstcn would spring suddenly
up In her heart. Ho bad all the world to
fight against , yet ho must cheese as bis
antagonist , out of the many millions , her
father. It disconcerted her to perceive that
this resentment never lasted long : that she
found herself sympathizing , too , with the
younger of the combatants and making ex
cuses for him. A partisan has an easy time
of It In this world compared with ono who
sees that all the good or all the bad rarely
rests with ono side solely , but Is Interwoven
like the cotton and the wool In n piece of
cloth. Sartwoll and Marstcn each believed
ho was fighting for the right ; but Edna saw
wrong on both sides and right on both sides ,
although once the fight was started she
had not the courage to say this to her
father. . .
nut , as war goes on , the original right or
wrong almost Invariably sinks out of sight ,
and wo cheese our sldo from other consid
erations than those which appeal In times of
peace to thinking beings. Ho who holds
aloof Is branded as a traitor ; and yet man ,
with his marvellous capacity for self-esteem ,
flatters himself that lie Is a rescuing
animal.
Sartwcll generally came home late , some
times returning by the last train. It had
como to be recognized that it was Kdna s
privilege to alt up for lilm , and , although
he faintly protested once or twice when ho
found her there after midnight , It was quite
evident that her presence waa a comfort to
him. She had a soothing , rcsttul way with
her , moving rilently aboitt the room , an
ticipating a tired man's needs without un-
nwesBary fura , and with no Irritating ques
tions to ask ; yet she was a sympathetic and
receptive listener If there was anything to
be told. In the wake of some women Inani
mate nature seems to clash ; doors bang
plates fall , cups and saucers clatter , and
chairs upset. Jangling nerves sensitive to
sound , but Edna could deftly set out a
supper without so much as a chink of china.
She knew the value of trivialities the set
ting of the armchair at Jusb the right angle
so that th ? light fell over the shoulder as
It should , the placing ot the slippers where
the stockinged feet fell Into them without
effort ; and , when her father was too much
fatigued to care for the formality of sitting
up to the festive board late at night , a
small gipsy table , covered with spotless
linen and some jlalnty that might tempt
thix appetite of a Lucullus , would appear at
his right elbow as If they had come noise
lessly up through the floor. All this came
under the general head of "pampering In
Mra. Sartwell's vocabulary , and the good
woman , tiding that her example was of no
effect In putting a stop to It , retired early
to rest , EO that she might not countenance
such proceedings by her presence. There
was a time to eat and a time to drink , ana
if a man presumed to bo hungry at mid
night. It wass a sin that should bo punished
by dyspepsia In this world and goodness
knows what in the next ,
, In spite of tho.compact between thorn , Sart-
wull told his daughter little about the prog
ress of the strike ; and she , seeing him In
disposed to speak , foreboro to question him ,
feeling that no suggestion she might have to
offer could bo of any value to him , contentIng -
Ing herself with protecting him from an
noyance at home , and cheering him as much
as possible whenever eho had him to her
self.
self.But
But It wrung her heart to see him falling
perceptibly day after day , his step , which
she eagerly listened for , losing more and
moro Its self-reliant tread.
One night she sat In his > armchair waiting
for him , thinking deeply. She looked sud
denly up with a start , and saw her father
standing beside the table gazing down at
her. His face was white , gaunt and hag
gard , and the gloom of his countenance was
deepened rather than relieved by the Bom-
bcr smllo that parted his lips as he regarded
her. Ho seemed like a man on the verge
of a serious illness , and so startled was the
girl that fcr a moment she looked at him
with wide-open eyes , fearing that an appar
ition stood before her.
"Pother , " she cried nt last , springing to
her feet , "what has happened ? "
"Nothing'my girl , except that you have
been asleep In the chair when you should
have been In bed long ago. "
"I don't think I bavo been asleep , yet I
didn't bear you open the door. But you arc
"I'm right enough. A little tired , that's
all. No , I won't have anything to cat , thank
you. It's after closing hours , I know ; but
I'm a. traveler , and I'll have something to
drink , If you don't mind. "
Ho tried to laugh a little over this at
tempted plcacantry , but his laugh sounded
dismal and It frightened the girl still moro ,
Instead of reassuring her , as was his Inten
tion. The neck of the decanter clattered
against the gloss like chattering teeth , which
seemo.l to annoy Sartwell , for ho muttered
something , and shot a glunco nt his daugh
ter to see if she had noticed his uuuflual
nervousness. Then ho grasped the vessel
moro firmly , pouring thl > liquor with a
steadier hand , but the effort made him
tighten his lips. Ho drank off the liquid
and sot down the empty glaaa. Edna stood
opposite him ; ho looked up at her with a
wan smile on his lips.
"Well , my girl , " ho said , "tho game's up. "
"Has the strike ended , father ? " she asked ,
her voice quivering.
"Actually , no ; practically , yes. Tbo flrm
will give In tomorrow , and I shall resign ,
Sorry ? "
"I am sorry If you nro , father , " sold Edna ,
kneeling beside htm. "I am not orry that
the tension has ended , for I think anything
Is better than the anxiety you have been un
dergoing for the past few weeks. And you
look positively III tonight. "
"Yea. A man hates to bo beaten. Well ,
I'm farlly knocked out , and If there Is any
comfort In a declslvo beating , I have It. "
"What has happened ? "
"You see , Edna , In the pictures of a battle
wo always have the horses galloping , the
men firing , or being shot , or cutting down
their enemies with the sword ; but wo rarely
get a view of the background , and so people
sometimes do not know that It oxlats ; yet
the picture merely shows the front of ilia
light , as It were , while battles are often won
by perfect arrangements In the rear the gup.
ply of ammunition , the food and water car
riers , and all that tori of thing' , Well , a
strike Is like a battle ; there are other things
to consider than the actual fighting , and
these things often decide the day , The direct
loss In a struggle of this kind In nothing to
the Indirect loss. Wo see trade slipping
away from us and going to our bitterest
rivals , Some ofour customers may comeback
back ; others won't. Then we are unable to
fulfill contracts wo have made , and , as a
strike can hardly be called an act of God ,
wo are liable to have damages awarded
against us where no Btrlko clause hag h&en
Inserted In tbo agreement. All this I have
had to flglit as well as the strikers them
selves. Then there Is great difficulty In fill
ing up the shops much moro than I ex
pected. During the last week I have been
slowly losing ground with the directors.
They haven't said very much , but I bavo felt
'
"Itwas In the air somehowl that wo were
fighting a losing battle , and GO things have
been on the balance , and the only reason the
dlrectoru did not glvo la aweek ago was
that they know -would resign If they did so.
It only required a straw to turn tbo scales
against me , Some tliao before the Btrlko
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MARCH
MEDICINES
The Learned Professor Gives a Plain
Talk on
SPRING DIS
Ona Ilenudy Cannot Corccct All the
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hummi body that affect the blood , liver ,
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"If you have a "March " Cold , the first thins.
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"The debilitated condition which affects
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"If the kidneys are affected , the languid ,
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"When the liver Is disordered , the whole
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"Impoverished , thin nnd Impure blood Is
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a steamer sailed for Sydney , New South
Wales. H had a lareo quantity of our goods
on board , Today I received notlco from tbo
owners that the ship lay there nnd could not
bo unloaded because of our strike. They
propose to hold us responsible for the delay ,
and that will mean an cxponelvo lawsuit
whichever way the verdict soes. This Is
serious enough In Itself , but the fact that
wo have been struck from the remotest ends
of the earth while being paralyzed In London
will make the directors glvo In at once , So ,
my girl , I'm a beaten man. "
' < I3ut , might you not bavo been , beaten In
any case ? "
"No ; another week would have seen the
men back I am sura ot It They are seeth
ing with discontent , and have called a meetIng -
Ing for tomorrow night , In eplto of the pro
tests of Marsten. There Is fiuro to be a
split , and all I need is a slight defection to
set the works going again , "
"Why need you resign , father ? You have
done your bent , and the directors know It. "
"Ah , my girl , you are sleepy ; I can see
that , or you wouldn't ask such a question.
But now you know all about It , to off you
go. "
1 ( To be Continued. ) |
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