Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-10-05

some other department, and perhaps see
no more of them than l do now. But 1
shall be on my guard, anyway, and that's
all that is necessary
Jacks anticipation of speedy return to
the works was realized more quickly than
he had expected, for the very next day he
temporarily at least, of foreman of the
foundry. The old foreman, who first rec
ogniZed Jacks ability, had been dead six
months and his successor was his former
assistant, rough, ignorant fellow, who
drank, had no authority among the men
and neglected his duties. 1t was his fault
that the irregular beam '237 d. was not
at the building when wanted. ard that an
other was enormously marked for it. That
filled the measure of his offenses. He was
discharged and Burroughs ordered to take
his place.
The moiders rebelled. 1t exasperated
them to think that one they remembered
as a casting cleaner when they were al
ready molders should in little over year
have risen above them. His superior abil-
ity, which they could not but recognize
only embittered them. Then, too, some of
them liked the former foreman, with whom
they used to get drunk, and thought it
loyalty to him to antagonZe his successor.
Herr Janovics learned of the promotion.
and did his best to fan the flames Of dis
content.
So he said. tauntingly. 1.-The sand
wheeler is your master now and can order
you around. Do you know why? Because
of his cunning, sneakng. under handed
ways of serving the bosses" The men
knew that was a lie, but preferred it to the
truth. because it fattered their seif-esteem.
II told you when he was here" Janovics
went on, that he was the spy and tool of
the bosses. Now, who will say 1 was not
right that l did not smell him out? Take
warning! They plan some new invasion of
your rights! new chains for their trampicd
slaves! And he, their hireling, Is ready to
do their dirty work. Will you endure it?
win you be his obedient dogs: Or will you
be, his judges" .-
IN break his jaw tomorry, be the NOR
lisi COB. l Will grawied a molder named
Kennedy, big, enormously powerful fell
low who had quite a reputation as a
fighter, was indeed known as 1.-The Foln-
dry Terror
Kennedy can; If any nan can. he, cam"
piped One-eyed Finn, little old man who
was barely on the outskirts of Janovics
following, but IL he tries it at the shop
it'll have to be fair fight. For their own
credit the byes'll stand nothin' else there"
That's all 1 want" Wanted Kennedy,
land If / amt man enough to do him, I'll
never take another drink
Lord! That's a bowid sayin'," exclaimed
One-eyed Finn.
The fight was forced on Jack the next
morning, and he was nothing loath to ac
cept the issue. 1t was fair. Although the
men were, one and all, hopeful that the
foreman would be whipped, they were de-
termined that the best man should win in
a shop fight, so they formed a ring and al
lowed no interference. Kennedy was fero-
c:ous. brawnier than Jack and had longer
reach, with some science" but was no
match for the cool, skillful boxer who had
been the lest amateur middle weight in
the Manhattan Athletic Club. 1.-The Foun-
dry Terror was badly whipped and did
not succeed in even inflicting bruise upon
the man he had sworn to do
A Strike" was threatened. but Jack
was as ready for that as for the fight.
Strike if you like he told the men,
II do not believe the Molders' Union will
sustain you. but if it should 1 will fill
your places with picked green men, who,
under my direction. will learn to do in two
weeks all required on such straight jobs
the shop is full of now. AID not man
who goes now will ever return while
am here
There was no Strike no more omen
revolt. but the men continued sulen. and,
at Janovics' instigation, devilish project
took shape secretly among his reckless
and naturally criminal tools. Preparations
we're making for the casting of An enor-
nous bed-plate, with very heavy rein
forcements and deep lug-like projections
from its neither surface, q mass that would
weigh several tons. Both halves of its
huge mold were made and baked with ex-
treme care and Jack neglected no prepare
ton necessary to success. W nile the upper
half was being slowly and cautiously low
cred into place. he went, for moment
to the stack. to ascertain II the metal was
ready to run. When he returned the men
were clamping- the frames of the mold.
and ventings were all speedily done, and
the foreman shouted to the furnace-tender.
Let it come" Engrossed as he was with
the work he did not notice that the four
men who stood near him, by the mold,
when he gave that order, suddenly dlsap-
reared leaving him alone.
rivulet of white molten metal Spurted
out from the furnace and coursed swiftly,
along it's channel toward him. Gold and
crimson sparks flew from it and when 1t
plunged. into the mold, gas flames, green
and blue darted from the vents. The in
flow continued several seconds, In still
ness that made the low hiss and crackle
OF the fiery current seem loud. Then came
a terrific explosion and the air was full
of fragments Of the mold, binding steam
ard fiying masses of molten metal, white
and currant red. Following close upon the
awful roar were the crashes of heavy OBJ
jccts falling, the angry hiss of water turn
ing to steam, the agonized screams Of
yictir,s and the excited cries of men nee-
ing from the catastrophe. And all was In
darkness, save the glow of liquid metal
spreading in slender streams and SHALLOW
pcols over the irregular earthen floor.
Some one threw open the Zig double
doors, letting the steam out and the day
light in. Surely John Burroughs bore a
charmed life, for he still stood, unframed,
in his place by the remnants Of the mold.
But two men had been mortally injured.
The back of one was broken, and the other
had been horribly burned by a mass Of
seTni-Eu,iid iron that had struck and mold
ed itself upon him. Realizing that they
were about to die they confessed having
themselves caused the explosion, in the
bone of killing foreman They had