The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1901-03-14

,ow The owners there had not tried
N set the new men to work, but were
evidently waiting for large addition
If the force to come in from the south
and west. These would not pass
through Champion.
Affairs were in this waiting conli-
,ion the next day ut noon when Stu-
arts Aunt Royal came:
She was large, snowy woman.
slave to society and a thorough woman
Of the world, born diplomat and
suancer. She had very determined
views of life and among them was the
conviction that one might as well be
dead as ont of the fashion or out of So
cety. She spoke Of the people who
were not in society as "the Masses"
the common people, you know" when.
ever she mentioned them at all. She
had inherited large amount of mou-,
ey. great deal of which was invested
in tenement and saloon property in
New York. This is very plain ana
perhapS shocking revelation of Aunt
Royals main means Of support, but it
is a historical fact and goes with
biography of her person. Besides, who
does own most of the saloon and tcnc-
ment property of New York and get
the rentals from it?
TO sum up briefly, Aunt Royal was
very much like her brother. 10 late
Ross Duncan, with the exception of his
gruff and hard manner of speech.
Aunt Royal spoke very swectly and
gently always. A French revolution
in New York would not have provoked
rough or elevated tone of voice from
Aunt Royal. She had little education,
as her fathers had been Il market gar
dencr in one, of the city suburbs. 1t
was there he had begun to make his
money. ard Aunt Royal as a girl had
helped him. more than once driving
wagon load Of vegetables and fruits
into the city. She never spoke of that
now.
The first word Louise said was,
aunt, you have come to stay all win
ter, hope?'
~ think so. Yes, would be glad to
escape from the whirl this winter for
q change
"We're having a little 'whirl up here.
madam" remarked the doctor. who
had come up to see Eric that afternoon
and was standing in the hail where
Louise greeted her aunt.
"Ah, DR.. Saxon," said Aunt Royal,
~ am delighted to see you again" In
reality she hated the doctor vigorous
ly, and the doctor returned her feeling
with interest: .You are having trou-
bic up here you mean? l suppose it
will soon be quiet. These people will
soon be driven to work again. They
never make anything by these upris-
ings."
"No, ma'am. only work for the doc
tors" replied Saxon. He went into
Erlc's room. and Aunt Royal and Lou
ise went up stairs.
$50 you. have one cf these people in
the house. Don't you consider that
rather dangerous" Aunt Royal said
in her sweet, clear voice as she was
going up the broad staircase with her
niece.
Eric from where he lay heard every
syllable distinctly. He had met Aunt
Royal once and the meeting was not a
pleasant memory. He had never been
able to keep from choking when he
thought of the condescending air with
which this woman had expressed her
self to him on the occasion of his saw
Ing Stuart's life. 1t was very much as
II he had been Newfoundland dog
and she had patted him on the head for
pulling Stuart out of the water by the
teeth.
"When do you think can get out of
here, doctor"ihe asked almost roughly.
mot for n week anyway. You're get
ting on WELL. Don't mind her. I'd hate
to have the job Of being her family
physician. l don't believe she has any
real heart. It's a piece Of leather with
valves, warranted to let just so much
blood through, and only so much, every
beat She hasn't any more real circu-
lating system than frog"
Eric stared at the doctor. He had
never heard the doctor at his very
gruffest say anything so harsh. The
doctor seemed ashamed Immediately
and tried to apologize by saying:
u ought not to have said that, but !
feel better for It,"
Two days went by. and still the stu
alton between the mine owners and the
strikers remained nearly the same. The
owners N the lower range had not yet
succeeded In getting enough men in to
20 TO work. Several Of them who had
gone on from Champion had been per-
suaded to leave. The troops were still
at DE Mott. and the speeches Of the
miners In their daily meetings at the
park were growing more bitter against
uem. The wounded officer at the ho-
'el was recovering. His friends had
come up to take care Of him. and the
doctor thought he could go home at the
end OF the week. Andrew Burke had
proved a delightful companion to the
omcer. He had moved some Of his
enocest roses down into the room and
had himself. proved the truth Of the .