Evening star., 1896-12-19

whereas they too often represent condensed
fooiishness. If one has to meet an expert
sWordsman on the field of honor, he should
select a pistol II he has the choice Of
weapons. Fight the devil If YOU like. bat
never with fire. When Marsten had said
TO Gibbons, Mr.. Sarrwell knows to penny
now much you have in the bank" ths sec
retary nad answered grandly that Sartwell
| might see the books of the union for all he
cared. and much good it might do him.
Ihe fact that man like Sartyell thought
IL worth his while to find out what the
enemy was doing did not suggest to Glib
bens that 1t might not be had plan to
nave look over SartwelFs shoulders and
discover 5.st hew things were going in the
privacy of the managers office. When
Marsten ferreted out various things as the
| fight progressed. and brought his knowl-
| edge to Gibbons. the latter waved il aside
as or no consequence, treating Mars.en
throughout as an enemy in the camp.
Timid little Mr.. Hope passed through the
gates each day to his office. scarcely ever
glancing at the crowd that hooted him and
made remarks not pleasant 10 hea-. He
| dreaded the moment of arriving and leav-
| irg, but thought ii courageous thing 20
| do magiring he would be neglecting his
duties as freeborn Britcn ii he deserted
his post at this time of danger.
If Gibbons had been a shrewd man he
would have called upon Mr.. Hope at Surbi-
| ton. and ten minutes conversation there
would have shown him the true state of af-
| fairs. for the timid little manufacturer was
as Transparent as crystal. Ii the secretary
| had lured one Of the partners to the strik-
ers place of meeting. which might have
been accomplished as easily as with the
'biacklegs" from the country he would in
| all probability have had public statement
which would have made SartweIfs resigna-
| ton inevitable. Thus might Gibbons have
led his army to victory. and at the same
| time have placed his enemy where his army
then was-outside the gates.
And this was merely one of the methods
| by which clever general would have tri-
umphed.
| If Gibbons had taken the trouble to in
| form himself about the effect the few editor.
| ials had produced in the minds of the part
EerS he would have endeavOred to make
arrangements for the publication of a series
OF articles on the weli-known philanthropy
| OF the firm. with some moral reflections
about charity beginning at home. This un-
uouDtedly would have caused the ground 10
crumble away beneath the feet Of Sartwell.
for Monkton & Hope were proud of the
good their benefactions were supposed to
do; and until this trouble had arisen they
had thought themselves just employers who
treated their men with fairness. as indeed
they were. and as indeed they did
But now they were in doubt about the
| matter. and had an uneasy feeling that
they had been. perhaps. remiss in their
duties toward their employees. Sartwell
dominated them when he was In their pres
ence, and they knew his value too we'll to
run the risk of losing him. They knew
also. IL they gave way to the men without
| his sanction they would lose him. and they
too glad to take him in their employ; yet
| In spite of this knowledge they wave-ed.
and 1t required but little tact and di-
plOmacy on the part of Gibbons to win a
victory all along the line
CTo be continued next Saturday,