The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-10-05
Janovics learned Of the promotion and
did his best to fan the flames Of dis

Janovics learned Of the promotion and
did his best to fan the flames Of dis
content.
''So." he said tauntingly, "the sand
wheeler il your master now and can
order You around. Do you know why !?
Because Of his cunning. sneaking. un-
der-handed ways of serving the bosses"
The men knew that was a lie. but pre-
ferred 1t to the truth, because II fiat
tered their self-esteem. 'I told you
when he was here" Janovfcs went on.
"that he was the spy and tool Of the
bosses. Now. who will say / was not
right; that didn't smell him out ?
Take warning! They plan some new
invasion of your rights! new chains
for their trampled slaves! and he. their
hireling. Is ready to do their dirty
work. Will you endure It? Will you
be his obedient dogs? Or will you be
his judges?'
'rll break his jaw tomorry: be the
mortal COB. l WILL" growled a mOulder
named Kennedy. big. enormously
powerful fellow who had quite a repu-
tation as fighter. was indeed known
as The Foundry Terror"
Kennedy can: If any man can, he
can." piped One-eyed Finn. a, little old
man who was barely on the outskirts
of Janovics' following, but If he tries
1t at the shop itll have to be a fair
fight. For their own credit tho byes'll
stand nothin' else there"
That's all / want" vaunted Ken
nedy; land II amt man enough to do
him. I'll never take another drink"
Lord! That's a bowld sayin'," ex-
claimed One-eyed Finn.
The fight was forced on Jack the next
morning. and he was nothing 10th to
hA fcct Cot "A 1
though the men were, one and all, hope
full that the foreman would be whipped,
they Were determined that the best
man should win in shop fight. so they
formed a ring and allowed no interfer-
ence. Kennedy was ferocious, braw-
nier than Jack and had a longer reach.
with some Science" but was no match
for the cool, skillful boxer who had
been the best amateur middle-weight
IN the Manhattan Athletic club "The
Foundry Terror" was badly whipped
and did not succeed in even inflicting a
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,
81 do not believe the Moulders' union
will sustain you: but if 1t should, 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 as the shop If full of now.
straight jobs as the shop is full Of now.
return while am here"
There was no strike" no more open
revolt, but the men continued sulien,
and, at Janovics' instigation. a devil
ish project took shape secretly among
his reckless and naturally criminal
NIs to-, lit f.Ny.
the casting of an enormous bed-plate,
with very heavy reinforcements and
deep lug-like projections from its Meth
er surface mass that would weigh
several tons. Both halves of its huge
mould We're made and baked with eX-
treme care and Jack neglected no
preparation necessary to success.
While the upper half was being slowly
and cautiously lowered into place. he
went, for a moment, to the stack, to as
certain if the metal was ready to run.
When lhe returned, the men were
clamping the frames of the mould.
This, and the last stoppings, channel
ings and ventings We're all speedily
done, and the foreman shouted to the
furnace tender, LET 1t Gomez En-
crossed as he was with the work he did
not notice that the four men who stood
near him, by the mould, when he gave
that order, suddenly disappeared, leav-
ing him alone.
A rivulet Of white molten metal
spurted out from the furnace and
coursed swiftly along its channel to-
ward him. Gold and crimson sparks
flew from it and when it plunged into
the mould, gas flames, green and blue,
darted from the vents. The inflow con-
tinued several seconds, in a stiffness
that made the low hiss and crackle of
the fiery current seem loud. Then
came terrific explosion and the air
was full Of fragments OF the mould,
binding steam and flying masses of
molten metal, white and currant red.
Following close upon the awful roar
Were the crashes of heavy objects fall
ing, the angry hiss of water turning
to steam. the agonized screams OF VIC
Tins and the excited cries of men flee
ing from the catastrophe. And all was
in darkness, save the glow of liquid
metal spreading in slender streams and
shallow pools over the irregular earth
en- floor.
Some one threw open the big double
doors. letting the steam out and the
daylight in. Surely John Burroughs
bore charmed life, for he still stood,
unharmed In his place by the remnants
mortally injured. The back of one was
broken, and the other had been horri-
bly, burned by a mass of semi-liquid
Iron that had struck and moulded It.
self upon him. Realizing that they
Were about to die they confessed hav-
ing themselves caused the explosion. In
the hope of killing the foreman. They
had, when his back was turned, poured
n pail or water In the mould, before 1t
was closed The other two men work
Ing with them were accomplices, and
Herr Janovics had been the instigator
of the diabolical deed.
vi.
Ross Thorpe mentioned to his sister,
one day. that Jack would pay him a
visit the next morning. by appointment,
but perhaps that had nothing to do
with the fact that when Mr. Burroughs
was formally announced, at the ex-
,pected time, Miss Constance Dessine
happened to be in the parlor, calling
upon her friend Amy, and of course re-
ceived formal Introduction to him.
So thought Jack, regarding her
with interest, that's the girl who re-
membered me year. merely from one
casual glance. What memory for
faces she must havew
In MS innocent freedom from person.
al vanity. the idea did not occur to him
that her recollection in his case was
perhaps exceptional and due to some
special attraction other faces might not
have possessed for her. That ne
would always remember her, he did not
doubt. but that was a very different
matter. Her face was not one to be
forgotten. And yet. he could not have
turned away and described 1t, to save
his neck. His perception of its details
was very vague. Her great dark eyes
seemed to fasclnate his sight whem-
ever he looked at her. and all else of
her feaures were merged In a general
impression of perfect lovellness She
sang, and ,he was enthralled by her
voice; she spoke. and seemed to him a