Evening star., 1897-02-06

as master of these shops, with his power
broken-you tell him that"
oh, very well. If you think to frighten
a man like Mr.. Sartwell with great talk.
you'll be disappointed"
Marsten turned away, and found Braunt
standing outside the gates.
'Ah'm waitin' for 'es lad and All thought
thou might a gone oot wi first lot, but
porter said thou hadn't Coon whoam wi
me. Marsten; Ah'm main lonely an want
some 'un to speak WI. All donno what's
heads queer. Ah'm hearin' the Dead
March night and day, an it's soundin'
solemner an solemner till 1t frightens me.
VIII ye walk WI me- lad?'
Yes, willingly. Don't you find your work
makes things easier? 1 thought that would
help
ALIVE been too long idle. lad. Work
doesn't do what 1t used to. All used to lose
cream, thinkin', thinkin'; an when one
speaks ia me sudden, All have to pull ma
self hack from a distance like, before All
can understand what's said; an all tn
while the throb O. the machinery is beatin'
out the Dead March, Once or twice Alive
seen Langly sittin' playin at the far END O.
the room wi the machines all answerin' to
his fingers. while All knew he'd neer been
/ the shops in g life. Alive stood there WI
ma jaw hangin an wi people lookin' at
NE curious. Then when Aid rubbed ma
eyes, Langly was gone, but the machinery
kept on an on
what is past, Braunt. Everything will be
all right in a little while. Stick hard at
your work; that's the main thing. You are
foreman OF the upper room now, arent t
you?"
Yes. Sartwelrs been kind ia me- All!
he's man. Sartwell is. There's no waver-
in about him.
That's true"
He sticks by them as sticks by him, as a
man should. Has he said anythin' to you
since the strike ended?"
No"
You're young, but your time IL come.
You stand by Sartwell an he'll see YOU
through. He knows how you tried to end
the strike. an he'll not forget Ah'n drop
In word for We when All get the chance. -
Il wish you wouldn't do that"
Why? It'll do no harm"
TT will do no good"
Braunt paused in his walk and looked
closely at his companion. Whats the mat
ter wi thee. lad? Ye seem cast down. an
here Ah'm talkEl' away about maself, an
payin no heed to aught else What's
wrong WI ye?"
We'll, as you will have to know sooner
CT later, and there's no use making a secret
OF II, Sartwell has discharged me-"
MOI" cried Braunt, incredulously, stop
pin short and turning to his friend.
Yes, he has"
In Gods name, what forr'
NO reason was given. The cashier gave
! me a months wages and told me to 20.
gave back three-fourths Of it, for I'm ell
notice IN
favor from Sartwell."
"Ah, lad, there ye were foolish Never
give back money when you've got your
FIJI gers on it. Ye hurt yourself an not the
others. Still. Aid very likely a. done the
same thing; but then, Ah'm fool an not
to be taken pattern by. Have We asked
Sartwell the reason?"
II have not seen him, nor will l."
Wrong again. lad Let's go back now,
an have it out WI him before he goes
whoam.'
No, no. refuse to see him."
Then Ah'H see him. thing like that
mustn't be. Discharged for no cause! New
er. Alive brought back the men, an Ah
can bring them out again. All will. too.
before Ah'll let injustice like this happen. y
WI hat good would that do: The men are
helpless, as you know; besides, they
wouldn't come out, and, IL they thought
of doing SO, l would myself beg Of them
to stay in their places. No, the proper
Inins now Is to keep quiet; work hard;
MI up the empty treasury; organize the
trade-not locally, but universally, and see.
wren the next strike Genes on, that we
are not led by fool like Gibbons"
But, lad, don't ye want to find out why
you're paid OFF, It's rank injustice, but
there must be some reason fort III Sart-
wells mind. Ye've like said some foolish
| thing that's been misrepresented to hum.
an Ah'm sure All can put 1t straight All
didn't think Sartwell was the man T. listen
| t any jabber that was brought TO him.
| but one can never tell"
You're quite right about Sartwell He
wouldn't pay attention to talk that came
10 him, no matter what the talk was. No,
/ us deeper than that Fle knows my opin-
| IONS about the proper organization of the
| men, but that wouldn't influence him for a
| momert Because said no reasons were
| given, you mustn't think 1 don't know why
he turned me adrift. d. but it's not a
| subject care to talk about even with you.
Mr.. Braurt. Only l should like YOU to
| understand that interference would do no
good should like to drop out quietly and
| have nothing said. Remember that /.
! knowing all the circumstances am not sure
| but that. were in his place. should have
acted exactly as Sartwell has DONE I'm
| not going to have this made into a griev-
arce, for don't want 1t talked about. The
| main fact to know is that Sartwen and /
| are enemies. and there can be no peace be-
| tween us until one or the other Is Defeated.
| IL you could talk Sartwell into asking me
| to come back. and you know the difficulty
there would be in that. I would hot 20
| back. So you understand the uselessness Of
| seeing Mr.. Sartwell"
But, lad. how are ye L live?"
Marsten laughed.
''Oh. I'll have no difficulty in making q
| living Don't you fear. Ill stick by the
| union, too. and some day hope to show
| ed" -
Il i.