The Holly chieftain., 1898-11-04
.Wan av thim eot Through an. teshti.

Wan av thin got through an teshti-
fed in coort to what I'm tellin' re; and
wild him and other witnesses and afiida-
Wits by scores the owners got an injunc-
tion laid on the miners unions, all an
siverul, for to quit intimidatin' an con-
shpirin' in the Cor de Lane. But twas
no use at all, except to make thin mad ;
ye moight as well shake an old broom at
q grizzly bear. Ye know the rest your
self. But that's how guarded train loads
av shcabs come into the Cor de Lanes;
and that's how it is the mines is armed
an barricaded-all but the Big Horn,
sole and lone, which niver come into the
owners association at all, and gives the
union all it asks"
What reason did Bingham offer, do
you know, for not coming into the asso-
ciation?" asked Darcie.
'.He gev the reason that the Big Horn
is wet mine, which it is; but nayther
the water nor the work in the mine liver
KEEP the Big Horn boys underground
whin the union wanted thin on top.
They trots back and fort the same as
they owned the mine. Some says the
ould mans that tied up wild his own
foolishness he can't help the way,things
is goin'. Pether Banning, the foreman
that's in since Misther Bingham come,
has the pull on him entirely. He's a
mighty man in the union, is Pete; an
he's well acquainted wild the saycrets av
about the commissions the ould ma n has
pocketed along av livery order for sup
plies that he gets in; and a costly mine
1t is to run-for the comp'ny-ye may
lay your life on that Times when !
was workin' in 1t, I'd hear outside that
the mine was doin' poorly-not hatful
av ore in sight; whin I'd know meself
there was bodies av ore bein' covered
up by order av the manager. for reasons
that he KEEP to himself. Pether Ban
ming is in all that, We see; SO the oultl
man has got to be fri'nds wild Pether's
fri'nds."
Come, Mike, don't be scandalous,"
said Darcie, rising to his feet. Hes a
soaker. II you like; coward, suspect,
an incapable il ever there was one,
but not a common thief and swindler!"
"Ah, ye know it well enough! 'Tis
as public as the winds. The COM
phys far away from the rumor av it..
or 'twould have been known before
now. The ould mans name is rife wild
shcandals; and how he comes by such a
darlin' for his daughter is n thing 1
can't cipher out meself, niver havin'
seen the lady he buried-Mrs. Bingham
that was.'
I'VE are not discussing the ladies' of
the management" Darcie demurred.
"Dod,~Pm not like fasset, thin, to
be turned on and of wild twisht av the
screw" Mike rejoined. "Ye can take
me as come, or Pave me alone"
"Ill leave you alone" smiled Darcie,
and then was silent for long while;
but he was too restless, apparently, to
return to his writing.
Mike had q suspicion that his partner
did not sleep much that night-not that
he lay awake himself TO see; but some
body had been up. burning firewood in
unreasonable quantities. Darcie, who
never complained Of his food, left his
breakfast untasted, and Mike ruefully
scraped into the fire the whole Of a fine
boiled potato soaked In ham gravy.
"It's the heart av him shakin' his in
sides SO that he cannot ate. Ihavc been
that way meself. All, me little Darcie,
ye'd betther have wint for the docther,
or shtayed wild the ould man and put
me to the proof, that has girl av me
own. I think i see ye this minute, Kitty
darlin'; Gods blessin' on ye, wheriver
ye are!-