The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-10-24

ed to take advantage of his justice, but
We're seeking their own ends, at the eX-
penSe of the men, he suddenly changed his
attitude, and refused to listen to any pro-
posals other than absolute surrender. He
gave the three leaders to understand
in the plainest language that under
no consideration would he tolerate their
presence in the shops again.
The result of this understanding and the
contemptuous way in which the mana ger
had expressed his opinion of the leaders
and their scheming reused these men
from sullen spite to hatred. They could
not keep the men out or get back them
selves unless-well, unless Shotwell chang
ed his wind and they knew him too well
to hope for that.
ShOtwelPs obstnacy had surprised even
old Mr. Vice. who had known him from
boyhood-known him so well, in fact that
he had sanctioned the young mans en-
gagement to Dorothy, his daughter 1t was
possibly the thought of a future partner
ship that made him so determined to stand
to his guns now, and show the old man
and his sweetheart that he was capable Of
holding the reins.
Even DOrothy's lover hardly understood
her. She had strange ideas of soul COM
munion" that made the matter-of-fact
young man gasp; and she had an uncanny
knack of demonstrating the proof of her
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with an accuracy that, to a less healthy,
wholesome young fellow, might have been
embarrassing. But withal she was so wo-
manly and tender, and her faucies so pref
ty, that gradually he grew used to them,
and found himself often lingering over
them and almost wishing they could be
true.
To one of these fancies he had readily
yielded; each evening both sat wherever
mi 70 m sill for
and let their thoughts go out freely to
each other. Soul talks" Dorothy called
them; and whatever they were the result
was that his love for the girl grew more
tender, and he knew that in some subtle
manner he was coming to understand her
better and better each day. These times
had been ineXpressibly dear to HIM of late.
They were his moments of absolute rest
from the worry of the strike, and he al
ways felt his brain refreshed, and after
ward was better able to cope with his
growing difficulties.
The pulse of the strike was growing few
erish, and night after night ShotWelI had
slept at the office, fearing some kind Of
attack on the premises By the end of
the week worry and lack of sleep had told
heavily upon him, and as he sat smoking
in the mysterious shadows of the early
evening he determined that this must be
his last night alone; he would get a watch
man TO aid him. His thoughts grew
vague and mixed his pipe fell to the floor
ana made him jump. then his eyes closed
for moment. opened sluggishly, dropped
again, ana he was fast asleep.
With a start and a fearful sense of oD-
preston he awoke, struggling wildly in
his chalr-tricd TO cry out, and realized
that he was tied down. a cloth was
wound tightly over his mouth while the
room was filled with subtle, sickly odor
of chloroform He heard a sneering laugh
behind his chair, aud-"Weu, yer took q
purity good nap that time, didn't yer?"
There was an answering growl from an
other throat, and the TWO men came round
in front both mufiled in heavy coats. ana
pieces Of cloth covering the upper half Of
their faces. one of them carried a small
back box somewhat gingerly 10 the desk
and set it down in front of Shotweu He
turned a little brass key in it. and hidden
machinery began to tick-tack tick-tacl.
like a clock. He twisted the box round
and Shotwell saw a small DIAL. with ne
hands pointing 10 $3.50 O'clock One of the
men attached one end of a string 10 Il lever
on the box and with tho greatest precau-
ton tied the other end to Arthur's left
wrist; then fixed another string TO the
same lever, ana to the other wrist
Nov, see here. Mr.. Shotweu. vou've
Just got forty-six minutes and chen mar
hung goes off, and God have mercy on
your soul. IfQYc AlloEd want the .h,rg