The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1900-04-03

| pleasantly, 1.-THE matter of more pay is
one we cannot well discuss here now,
but | will say to you and all the rest
that as far as it is in my power there
shall be no more Sunday work de-
manded"-"while live" Mr.. Hardy
was on the point of saying, but he
/ said instead, "of the men in the Shops"
"Still, that is not the question:" re-
piled the man in an insolent tone. Mr..
Hardy looked at him more closely and
saw that he had been drinking. Sew
eral of the workmen cried out:
"Shut up, Herman! Mr.. Hardy be
right! We be fools to make row now
at this timer
| A dozen men started for their ma
chimes to go to work again, while
Burns went up and laid his hand on
| the Norwegian's arm and said to him
roughly:
"Quit off now. You've been dipping
that beard Of yours into whisky bar
rel. Better mind your pegs or you get
your walking papers,"
"Mind your own, Burns" replied the
big man heavily. .sYou be something's
of beard drinker yourself if you had
| the beard.''
Burns was SO enraged at the drunk
en- retort that he drew back as if to
strike the man, when the Norwegian
smote the foreman a blow that laid
him sprawling in the iron dust. In
stantly Mr.. Hardy stepped up between
the two men before Burns could rise.
i 70 hoy 0F p0ho Sc
horror Of the coarse physical vices. 1t
seemed totally wrong to him that a
workman should degrade himself with
| drink Besides, he could not tolerate
such actions in the shops. He looked
| the drunken man in the face and said
sternly:
"You are discharged! l cannot af-
ford to employ drunken men in these
shops. You may go this instant"
The man leered at Mr.. Hardy, raised
his arm as If to strike, while the man
ager confronted him with a stern look.
but before he could do any harm two
or three of the men seized him and
hustled him back to the other end of
the shops while Burns rose, vowing
vengeance.
The men went back to their ma
chimes, and Mr.. Hardy, with an anx-
ious feeling of heart, went back into
the Office, satisfied that there would be
no trouble at the shops for the rest Of
the day at least. He felt sorry that he
had been obliged to discharge Herman,
but he felt that he had done the right
thing. The company could not afford
in any way to employ men who were
drunkards, especially not just at this
time, when it began to be more than
plainly limited that the result of the
accident on the road was due to the
partial intoxication of track in
spector.
That accident was a complication in
Robert Hardy's seven days. 1t was de-
handing Of him precious time that he
longed to spend in his family. At one
time in the afternoon as he worked at
the Office Mr.. Hardy was tempted to
resign his position and go home, come
1 what might. But, to his credit be it
said, even in his most selfish moments
formerly he had been faithful to his
duties at the office. At present no one
could take his place at once. He felt
that his dnty to the company and to
the public demanded his services at the
time of crisis in railroad matters.
So he staid and worked on, praying
as he worked for his dear ones and
hoping, as no bad news came from
home, that Clara was better. He had
been to the telephone several times and
had two or three short talks with his
wife, and now, as it began to grow
dark in the office, just as the lights
We're turned on, the bell rang again
and Mrs. Hardy called him up to tell
him that the minister, Mr.. Jones, had
called and wanted to see him about
some of the families that were injured
in the accident in the foundry room.
"Tell Mr.. Jones will try to see him
at the meeting tonight" Gin Barton
the church meeting fell on Wednes
day. "Ana tell him will have some
thing to give him for what he wants
How is Clara now?"
mo change yet. Will is suffering
some from nervousness. He says he
had horrible dream of the acciden1
Il lllS dllcIuOOll. peSS Is dUOuI llle suit
Her escape was miracle"
"Has George come home yet?"
"No. am getting anxious abou
him. l wish you would inquire abou
him at the Bramleys' as you come VI
to supper"
II WILL must leave very soon. Thi:
has been terrible day down here. Coo
keep us. Goodby."
CHAPTER VIII.
Robert finished most of the work
toiling as never in all his life before
and started for home at G. On the wa,
he made inquiries concerning George
but nobody had seen him since TIN
evening before. When he reached th
house, he found that his wife, utterl.
worn out, had lain down for a littl
sleep, and Alice was caring for the pa
tients with calm courage and quie
kcheerfulness that revealed the girl
strong, self reliant character. Clara