The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-05-10

hoping to git his job back. That's Luke.
or 70 git money if he couldn't You
got to bluff him or you got to buy himl
lIolllster wouldn't buy him. So. seeing
/ know thing or two about brother
Wigger, / bluffed him. Never mind
how! His only chance to git any kind
Of q job IS from us. and we've got him.
Then ! told Robb, Johnny Mellin and i.
or YOU can put it. Johnny told Ro5b
and / the real state of things: and p
added a little; and we went 10 the Of
flee. The old man saw ms. Whenever
there was any hitch. I told 'em story:
and-weil, before we went the old man
had his cigars out; and ! guess Robb
knows its better sometimes 10 settle
a strike than to let her flicker"
Hes after a reputation as q peace
maker with honor, now! But we got
10 hustle this afternoon. an of MS, and
Git our men together, and then R1hb
win give 'em tatfy and HolIister has
promised a little bit; and wen have
the meeting and settle this strike Hati
See!"
They were an three (for Billy was
t'attered deeply by the way the Al
derman asked his opinion on subjects
IT which he knew a good deaD discuss
ing how to see the most men and do
the most in the shortest time. when
Harry LOSING returned. Some of Hol-
listers speeches were sticking In his
brain. Look here. LOSING, YOU NAV
say what yOu please. that freshman
ha& got something more than Doodle In
him. this was one OF theru-"the
way he managed those fellows and bv
--, the way he managed me. was inn
Wcnse! And I'm hanged IL ] don't be-
Eeye ne was disiuterested in the affair.
Hen get knitted by Kimberly for his
meddling "a true pred.ctionl and I
don't see that he stands TO gain % thing
except the consciousness that he's been
decent"
With these words pHzzling him, Har-
rJ went straight al the fence.
i wasn't sure how You would feel,
Mr.. McGinnis," says he
You ever been in a big strike. young
man?'
Yes, ! know what il is.
We'll. now, take it in. This is the
ward that represent to the best of
my humble ability. As long as I'm rep
resenting it, / 90 for what will help
and am against what viii hurt ii.
Every time. Look at those fellows.
listers hard, some ways, and desper-
ately aggrayating, but he's honest;
and he does a good many fair things.
Strikers have got to have a bowling
grievance to win the public sympathy.
and they amt got it. They couldn't
git sympathy or contributions or pres
sure or nothing, Then what would
happen? A strike is the devil. 1t stfrs
up bad blood all over. it amt only
losing the wages. there's the hard feel
ings; and the boys idling on the streets
and drinking; and he fights; and he
women crying at home; and the store
keepers losing money; and the little
bits of furniture going to the auction.
room; and quarrels between friends
it's the very devil!'
But Timberly?" Tommy said this.
Kimberly be hangedI' said the Al
derman, with elaboration.
You haven't broken with Tim?"
cried Tommy.
II just have, them said the Alder
man, "between Mike ALcGinnis Citing
an office, no matter how good, and the
Eighth Ward going without meat for
supper and having to sell it's cabinet
organs and sewing machines, and los
ing the little houses that amt quite
paid for-the Office amt in it, that's all
| got to say"
Good leather!" shouted Tommy;
and he wrung the Alderman's hand.
Billy, blushing violently, held out his
own. You talk Gods truth, Alder
man." cried he, land if you'll run for
anything from President down I'll feel
honored to work for you. And Mr.
Tossing can't blame me-"
Harry laughed and said something
about being glad to work with Mcttin-
mis- that day, himself; and paid him
neat compliment, with an ingenious
hush on his own young checks. Then.
in turn, he held out his hand.
"Oh, that's all right" said McG!n-
MS, looking rather surprised. 1t was
several years before ne understood en-
tirely all that simple gesture meant
from young Losing. We'll, l see
Father Mahan down the street, and
NUT git him after the boys, See you
later, gentlemen"
Tommy did not return the expected
smile Eve been thinking. too" said
Thomas Fitzmaurice, Elf it's right for
him to sacrifice his own interests and
risk his popularity for the good OF the
ward. why isn't is right to do as much
and sacrifice the interests Of the ward
too. if necessary for the good of the
whole town"
"But that's municipal good govern
ment. That's refOrm!"
"Oh. Lord! ] guess I'll have to go
for it," groaned Tommy.
And thus, i'm one Sunday morning,
did Alderman Michael McGinnis lose
good Office, avert a strike and uncon-
sciously plant the seed that was to
convert the brightest of his machine
politicians, slowly, but surely, into
reformer.