Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-11-12
along With you. You can't do anything

along With you. You can't do anything
more now and your presence disturbs
the woman! All, Mr.. Hardy!' he ex-
here? This Is a sad business. Come,
now, ladies, l must ask you to retire."
Everybody went out except the sur.
geon, the poor woman's sister and Mr..
Hardy. He drew the surgeon over to
the window and inquired concerning
the particulars. Mr.. Hardy had receiv-
ed a shock at the very first, and he
trembled violently.
SWELL, you see," explained the sur
geon, "Scoville was a dead man from
the minute of the accident. Nothing
could have saved him. When the acct
dent happened, was down at Bayville
attending the men who were injured in
the wreck last Saturday. telegraphed
that would come at once. But there
was delay on the road, and did not
get here until 3 o'clock in the morning.
Meanwhile everything had been done
that was possible. But nothing could
save the poor fellow. This shock will
kill his wife. doubt If she lives
through the day."
"What will be done with the chill
drenT' Mr.. Hardy asked the question
mechanically, again feeling the need Of
time to think out what was best to be
done. The surgeon shrugged his shout
ders. He was accustomed to scenes of
suffering and distress continually.
"Orphans' home, suppose! he re-
piled laconically.
A movement and a moan from the
woman called him to her side, and Mr..
Hardy, left alone, he thought a mo-
ment, then stepped over to the surgeon
and asked him II he could go into the
other room and see the dead man. The
surgeon nodded surprised assent, and
Mr.. Hardy stepped into the rear room
and closed the door. He drew back the
sheet from the face of the man and
looked down upon it. Nothing in all
his experience had ever moved him so
deeply. The features Of the dead man
were fixed, it seemed to him, in an ex.
preston Of despair. Mr.. Hardy gazed
steadily upon it for half minute;
then, replacing the sheet, he kneeled
down by the side Of the rude bed and
prayed God for mercy.
70 Lord" he groaned in his remorse,
lay not the death Of this man to my
charged! Yet even as he prayed, he
could not drive back the thought which
chased across the prayer: II am this
mans murderer. l issued the order
compelling the Sunday work. l refused
week ago to inspect the retorts which
were declared unsafe, on the ground
that it was not my business. l com.
PEELED this man to work under the fear
Of losing his place If he refused to
work. compelled him to work on the
one day In which God has commanded
all men to rest l, a Christian by pro-
fession, member Of the church, man
OF means-1 put this man in deadly
peril upon Sunday in order that more
money might be made and more hu-
man selfshness might be gratifed.
did it And this man once saved my
life. am his murderer, and no muir.
derer shall inherit the kingdom Of
God"
30 the wretched man prayed there by
the side Of that cold body. Yet the
world today goes on with men in high
places who have it in their power to
change the conditions that exact Sun
day labor from thousands Of weary
men and drive the commerce Of the
world across the continent at the cost
Of that priceless thing, the soul of
man, in order that the owners of rail-
road stock and the men who get their
salaried living from it may have more
money. What! Is It not true that every
Sunday in this land Of Christian homes
and hearts many and many well fed,
sleek, self satisfied, well dressed man,
with high salary and well established
social position, with luxurious home
and money in the bank, goes to church
and sits down In a softly cushioned
pew to listen to the preaching Of the
gospel while within hearing distance
OF the services an express train or q
SASASAs sAuA0SAo ~ upVu tuo CO8O
which declares the dividends that
make that mans wealth possible7
On those trains are groups Of coal be.
grimed human beings who never go in
side = church, who never speak the
name Of God or Christ except in an
oath, who lead lives that are as desu-
tute Of spiritual nourishment as a des.
ert Of sand and rocks and who are
compelled to labor contrary to Gods
everlasting law Of rest in order that
man may have more to feed his body
and indulge his passions! Do not tell
% It Is necessary labor. It is labor for
the making Of more money. It does
not need to be done. The community
could dispense with it, and In the sight
Of God It IL . wicked use Of human
flesh and blood and souls, and the
starved spiritual natures Of these men
VIII come up at the judgment day be-
fore the men who had it In their power
to say, Not . wheel shall turn on
these tracks Sunday even IL we don't
make Z little more money" Money Of
soulsl Which d worth more 10 ths
thought Of the railroad corporal ion1