The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-07-08

| Barry Pain in Black and white
The two ;rarnps reclined on the hay that
1 they had pulled out OF the new-uade stack
| and spread in the shade Reused from SOM
nolsnce by the slipping of his clay pipe from
| his mouth. the younger man sat up He
/ frightened HIS leather belt. relit his pipe. and
/ supposed that he must be Off lie a
| strong. gypsy-ioOking man.
What for?'' asked his companion. This
| was a much older and much smaller man.
| He was city product. He wore greenish
| frock coat and no collar. His battered felt
hat was brought forward over his eyes and
| nose to shut out the light. The action Of
| speaking caused 1t to roll Off. Then you
! could see that he was one of those who
were born tired.
morrow. and If don't 20 now Il will be too
| late"
| abr said the old man. Hard graft,
middling pay. and bad swipes-ard that 5
| hay-rnaking. You wouldn't catch me run
ming after 1t. That's no proper work for a
man."
; The younger tramp seemed sgsrieved- He
protested that he was not going TO work be-
/ cause he loved it. r;t because he did not sea
| how TO ill the interior OF his waistcoat
without It. Hs was glad. sarcas'ically, that
his mate could pick and choose Job as he
| liked.
''welI.- said the old man. "ths last Job I
had was = good 'un-''
'Chucked r7''
Sacked"
"Booze?'
NO: zeal: dom too much"
Tho younger man said that he thought
that was a hot one. His companion said
, that he would tell him how It was. and II
| might be a lesson to him.
1T were a big place down IN Kent and Of
the nature OF a chemical works IL were
! owned by a limited company. There was
Ma IT, H. md ma M
then, buildings was extra special Not a
soul was let to go into Il without red
| ticket what were got from the manager.
Trade secrets maybe, or perhaps explosives
! | never worried about 10. NY job was TO set
! in a sort of sentry box and take them tick
| cts and keep anybody out what hadn't got
ore It were the managers secretary took
me on. and II were work that suited me.
You could do Il on a hot dag without sweat
,rC. The pay were nothing to brag about,
but It had crossed my mind that there
might be pickings. When they takes all
that trouble TO keep chaps out of a place
that means that there are some who might
mako II worth ones while TO get in. Well.
the very first day I was there up walked
the manager, though | didn't know IL was
him. never having seen him.
4" Show your ticket. please" / says.
THAT'S all right he says. I'm the
manager
was my duty TO see his ticket and he
wouldn't pass until / had. My idea was
that II was a stranger with reasons OF his
own for wanting to get in. and II he'd Of
farel NE half crown instead of a ticket it
wouldn't have staggered me. But he just
puIied out a pack Of those tickets from his
n.cket and showed me he really was the
manager. Then of course, was all for
begging his pardon. But he wouldn't hear
of n: he said. that I'd acted right; and
Re shouldn't forget it. I'd showed I could
be depended upon. | felt rather pleased
with myself about that 1 thought that
would be- good enough 10 do twice II I got
the chance.
zone day seed a nerce-looking gent in
the yard talking II he'd bought the
world 1 asked somebody who that was,
and I were told IL were Sir George Gum.
- 81 tn directors. thought 70 myself