Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1894-01-17

Co." Through the windows could be
seen big wheels revolving, and straps of
leather betting flying up and down,
lengthwise and crosswise, while the glow
from the mouths of the furnaces showed
black figures with leather aprons NOV
ing to and fro like cyclops in subterra-
mean smithies. There was whirling,
and rafting, and hammering, rasp-
ing of saws and clanking of metals fit
to split ones ears. The whole enormous
building seemed to be trembling with an
intense white heat activity.
Gunnar and his companion paused for
a moment to contemplate the structure,
and then entered an outer Office on the
second floor, in a part of the building
which was separated from the factory by
a wide hall. Lawson wrote his name
on slip of paper and begged door
keeper to hand it to Mr.. Norman. The
reply was soon returned that if he could
wait for half an hour Mr.. Norman
would be at leisure.
Gunnar did not dare to ask the ques-
ton which was trembling on his lips;
Who was this Mr.. Norman? Surely not
his father A rich and powerful man he
must be, since such great factory was
named after him. And yet, who could
tell? He feared Lawson would think him
foolish if he ventured to utter what was
in his mind. At last. when the half hour
was at an end, and three men had entered
and left the smaller room, partitioned
off from the main Office by wainscoted
wall of ash, the doorkeeper conducted
the two expectant Norsemen into the
chiefs presence. Gunnar found himself
face to face with a robust man of forty
five, with a brown beard sprinkled with
gray, and fine, energetic features. He
was carefully, almost fashionably dress
ed, but there was in his bearing some
thing angular and uncompromising, a
kind of homespun, blunt directness. His
expression was, however, a trifle worried
and his eyes were restless. He looked
like a strong man with bad conscience.
II thought I'd drop in and see you,"
began Lawson uneasily.
"How muchg' asked Norman quickly.
"tell me how much you demand. You
know have no time for fooling. And
please give me respite now. l think
I've earned it."
GLOW you do go on?' grumbled TIL
grocer. II haven't said a word about
money. lust brought you this young
man, who is looking for job. You'd
oblige me if you could give him posi-
ton of some kind in the Office or the fac
tory"
The manufacturer, bridling his impa-
tience, fixed his eyes with startled
glance upon Gunnar. The Morse type
in the youth was unmistakable-the
frank blue eyes, half appealing in their
trustfulness; the blonde hair brushed
back from the forehead with a sort Of
rising wave; the short, strong, regular
teeth, and a certain amiable rusticity in
manner and bearing. Norman saw per-
haps even more; but knowing that his
uneasy conscience was apt to play him
tricks he dismissed the memories which
rose up before him.
"What can the young man do?" he
asked in matter of fact tone, turning
to Lawson.
"Oh,I guess he can do almost any
thing"
"That's the same as to say that he can
do nothing"
81 reckon that he can earn his board
and lodging, and that is about all he ex-
poets to do for the present"
Every we'll, I'll find him place. 1t
is pity he doesn't understand En-
glish."
"You may we'll say so; and he was
born in the state Of Minnesota
"Great Scott Don't know the work
Of those blasted parsons! A native of
the United States, IS or 10 years old,
who doesn't understand the language
of his country! You'd have to travel all
over the globe to find another case like
it. But these little Lutheran popes,
they know what they are about. From
the moment their people learn English
and can assimilate American ideas they
are lost to the parson. They can no
longer be guided and bullied and threat
ened with eternal damnation if they
think little for themselves, and indulge
a little heresy ON the subject Of the in
falibility of the Norwegian Lutheran
synod"
This was, as Lawson knew, sore
topic with Norman. He was intensely
American in sentiment, and rallied
against the Norwegian clergy for isolat-
ing their country1nen from the national
life and discouraging them from learn
ing the English language.
"rd pay that young fellow u good sal
airy if he had had an English common
school education" he went on indig-
nantly, "but in order to keep his pure
Lutheran faith undiluted he has been
allowed to grow up in ignorance in a
parochial school, fed on the husks of
doctrinal squabbles and studiously kept
an alien in the midst of this rich and
country, to be citizen Of
which ought to be source of pride to
any man."
Lawson, who had always tried to keep
n safe middle pround on this ouestiOn