The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-12-27


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Marsten had resolved not to allow
himself to be tainted into anger, bui
he saw that he had no easy task be-
fore him. He was going to do his
duty, he said to himselfs and help his
comrades if he could. The situation
was too serious for recrimination.
No; | shall tell him nothing If hi
wants information I shall refer him tc
you. i thought he perhaps might say
something that would be of value fol-
as to know, and so I came to tell you
that L am going to mis- Office
Us? Who do you mean by us?'
The men on strike. I am on strike
as well as the others. / have lost a
situation, even if you haven't" retorted
the young man, knowing as he spoke
that he was not keeping to his resolu-
ton.
Well" said Gibbons, taking no no
tlce of the others insinuation, you
don't need to come here for permission
20 visit SartWell's office. l suppose you
have often been there before
I have not been there since the
strike began
oh, haven't you?"
mo, 1 maven t. Do you mean to
assert that 1 have?''
Il assert nothing. It merely seems
strange to me that you should come
bawling here, saying you are going to
consult Sartwell. 1t has nothing to do
with us. Go and come as you please
for all I care"
The members of the committee muir
INJURED approval of the chairman's firm
stand, and Marsten, seeing there was
little use in further delay, turned on
his heel and left them. The men loung-
ing around the door nodded to him in a
friendly manner as he went out, and
the committee presumably continued
Its deliberations, untroubled by the in
terruption.
The young man walked down the
street, looking neither to the right nor
TO the left, sick at heart rather than
angry, with the fatuous pettiness of
Gibbons resentment, who would rather
wound and humiliate a man he dis
liked than accept help when it was
freely offered.
How different" said Marsten to
himself, lis the conduct of Sartwell.
He has more cause to detest me than
Gibbons has, yet he asks me to confer
with him. He does not despise the
smallest card in his hand, while Glib
bons may be throwing away a trump,
if 1 were mean enough and traitor
enough TO the men to refuse to tell
what [ may learn. Sartwell, parting
with me in anger, halls me on the
street, merely because he thinks he can
use me to serve his employers. That
he likes me no better than he did
when / left him is shown by the sting
in mis- talk; yet he puts down his per-
sonal feelings, hoping to win a trick,
while Gibbons, the fool, although ap-
preached in a friendly way, does his
sneaking little best to drive a man
over to the enemy. 1 wonder what
Sartwell wants to discover. I'll tell
him nothing. But what a man he is
to fight for or against
Hold hard, youngster Where are
you going?" cried the picket at the
gate.
I'm going to see Mr.. Sartwell."
"Oh, no, you're not
It's all right, mate. I've just come
from headquarters. [ am going with
the committees consent and Gibbons
permission
Whats on?" asked the picket in a
whisper, while others of the strikers
crowded around.
rs the jig up2 Are we going to
give in?''
There's nothing new. I'll know
more when 1 come out. Perhaps Sart-
we'll has something to propose. We
haven't"
The men drew back, with a stimuli
taneous sigh that may have indicated
relief, or perhaps disappointment. The
sternness of their resolution to hold
out did not increase under reduced
strike pay. Their organization was
disintegrating, rotting. Each man
knew it and was suspicious of his
comrades. The heart had gone out
of the fight.
Marsten, crossing the deserted and
silent yard, mounted the stairs and
raped at the managers door. He
found Sartwell alone, standing at his
desk, with some papers before him.
Now, Marsten," began the manager,
brusquely, turning from his desk, you
think I've asked you here to learn
something from you, and you have
firmly resolved to tell me nothing
That's right. 1 like to see man stick
to his colors. We save the ship if we
can; if she sinks we go down with her.
You may be surprised then to know
that l am not going to ask you single
question. That will relieve your mind
and enable you to give full attention to
what 1 have to tell you. 1 hope, how
ever. that you will keep your word and
the promise you made me
short time since on the street."
What promise?"
Have you forgotten it? Perhaps
you thought it was threat. You said
you would give the men the informa-
y
To tell Gibbons is not necessarily to
tell the men. You said you would let
the men know"
I viii repeat your conversation to
Gibbons and the committee"
''Ah, that's not what you said. |
Neither Gibbons nor the committee |
we're mentioned in our talk this morn |
ng."
quite so. I am as anxious about |!
What 1 have to say to you must reach |
hem. IF you tell it to Gibbons and /
he committee, and they do not pass
[ on to the men, as they will take |
precious good care not to do, / shall |
hen learn whether you are a man of
rcur word or not. The strikers meet
onight at the Salvation hall If Glib
IONS does not inform them what he
VII then know, | shall expect you .
Q stand up in your place and add to
he enlightenment of the situation.
When you were here last l showed you
sheet of paper, at the top of which
vas written the resources for the mo-
nent, of the union. The remainder of
he sheet was blank. but ii is now filed
lp. 1t shows the expenditure, week
" week, UP to the last payment made
o those on strike. If you cast your
we over this sheet you will see that
he union is now bankrupt"
If that is all you have to tell me. |.
.ir. Sartwell, it is no news. The men Il
-lready know they are depending on
'ubiic subscriptions"
And they still believe in Gibbons as
leader2"
Yes"
Very good. Now 1 come to what is !,
lews-news to you. to Gibbons, and to
he men. Most of this money has gone 4
q 1oa faT.c from tho CT on1