The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-01-11
A Labor Question.


Hammond, pay Miss Manly IS additional
Saturday night, and until further notice.
Eyes. sir"
Mr.. johnson seated himself at his desk and
! began opening the morning mail He was man
| ager Of TIE big firm OF Bayard Brothers, Mr..
| Hammond was his cashier, Miss Manly his
! ste1ograpner.
! Leslie Johnson had been poor boy. and had
worked Eimsef up. J degrees, says HGrpeTs
/ Weekty. he appreciated, therefore, the rights
/ OF labor anu the rewards of industry. and he en-
| dedYored to treat his subOrdinates fairly. He
! tried also not to favor Miss Manly merely be
cause he loved her. He would have allowed
1 her the same advance under other circum
| stances. and just as quickly.
/ iut Miss Manly, a bright young lady Of 90
! who lad never seen any very hard times was
/ inclined to be a socialist and an sgItator of a
| decided type. She was In sympathy with
strikes and labor unions, and favored redistri-
| buttons OF wealth and various other measures
! VI more or less heretIcal nature. Dir. John
i son, who had been ali over the ground, was
| dlametricaly opposed 10 these opinions. They
| had argued the matter at length and somewhat
| warmly at various times
just now the Homestead affair was ct its
| night. Miss Manly was full OF it, and later in
! the day, when there was q lull in their work
| the question suddenly developed itself in the
royal
Despite their love for each other. these two
young people were very firm in their beliefs
and vigorous in their expression Of them At
the end Of half an hour Mr.. johnson retired
from the field TO avoid a downright quarrel
Pretty Miss Manly was flushed and triumphant.
During the rest OF the week there was lust the
slightest tTaoe of GOODNESS between them
saturday night came. and with it Miss Man
ly's increase Of salary. Mr.. Hammond had
ieit the Office earlier than usual, aud the young
lazy was alone with her superior. She ep-
preached his desk, her cheeks very red
Mr.. johnson" she said, CURLY, II did not
consider that our argument had any personal
yer dollars.
He hesItated q moment; then he pushed them
nack lttle and turned toward her.
i believe do not understand you" he re-
pied. also reddening. Il had spoken to Mr..
Hammond before our discussion il that is what
you mean. You surely do not think-that |
thou2ht that-thst-you were speaking for
yo9rseltIdid you, Carries" he added gently
and pleadingly "You know l could not think
that"
But Miss Carrie was fiery and impetuous and
ready TO believe anything for the moment.
faction she had expected. She loved Leslie
very dearly, and she was all the more inclined
TO blame him and punish him for their recent
enlargement.
Il DO not know what to think" she said,
sharply. but believe you wanted 20 humliate
me and heap Goals of fire on my head because
aeIeated your arguments, and she again seized
the money and tossed it down before him with
such force that one of the coins rolled from the
green cloth into the waste basket
Mr. johnson turned quickly from red to white
ana without a moments hesitation took up the
miner Two and tossed them after their fellow
Miss ManlV's eyes fairy olazed. so she
cried. stamping her little foot, "you cannot
humble me, so you insult me. You take the
advantage OF your position to victimize me.
am glad have found you out in time. Leslie
johnson; and will say good night to you. sir
and trust you will have no difficulty in filine
my place-both of my places-LesIie johnson
. she nlrted out of the little Office and was gone.
Mr. Johnson sat for some moments pale an
half dazed Then he leaned his head forward
and sat thinking for a long time, with his face
IN MS hands. By-and-by, while he could yet
see to write. he took a pen and wrote a few
lines on one of the FIRMS letter-heads folded
and addressed it, and taking it into the presi-
dents private office, laid it conspicuously upon
his desk.
1t was his resignation
. On Monday morning the office boy found
three silver dollars in the waste basket