The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1905-08-18

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him.
mo, | didn't hear him." he an
swered. "Am l to go through this
gate?"
Damned if I care! You can jump it
if YOU want to-" was the response,
which was greeted with a salvo OF
outlaws from the neighboring desks.
Kenuard opened the small gate and
passed to where Campbell sat, bunch
of papers in his hands and pen in his
mouth. The inspector motioned with
jerk of his thumb to the seat at his
side, and Kennard accepted the invita-
ton. For few moments neither man
spoke, and the official fumbled among
his papers At last he looked up.
"Well, what do you want of me?" he
asked.
mot much" Kenrard answered. II
stopped to inquire what the trouble
was"
"The inspector smiled slyly.
81 guess you know"
II do not"
"Aw, come off, Kennard. How long
have you been at this gamer"
What gamer"
employing minors against the law"
81 didn't know | did so"
"Well, you know it now. then. Phil
ip Grout, aged ten, and Torrance
Hume, aged nine, kinder sneaked in on
you unbeknownst, | suppose?
"Oh, those two? l never knew their
ages, or, if l did, | had forgotten.
There was sickness in their families,
and permitted them to do some work
to help out, without asking their birth
days; they are only temporarily en-
ployed and can stop at any time. That's
all there is to that.
Don't you believe tit amt. If
YOU think you can employ minors when
it's convenient and discharge EN- when
you're caught, you make big mis-
take"
Kennard's face flushed with anger,
but he gazed contemptuously at the
speaker and answered quietly:
81 am we'll aware of the law, in
spector, and have no intention to evade
it. If the boys are under age, | as
sumo all responsibility and they will
be laid off at once.
Don't fret yourself. | laid 'em of
all right"
"You?"
Eyes. me. See here, Kennard. don't
put on any frills with me. You'll fine
it won't pay
"Have you any further complaints"
eyes, have; but if you don't change
your tune, I'll guess I'll send in my
report as it is. | don't have to Civ
you no notice.
Kennard glanced at the surly, Gun
ming face of the man. and suppressed
an inclination to defy him. He hat
power to cause infinite trouble ant
loss, and up to a certain point it wa
g better to humor him.
"If you had not been appointed 81
d recently, MIR Campbell" he began
"vou would know have no desire t
I evade the law or insult officials.
: always managed to get along pleas
g antly with Inspector Pollard"
Yes. | bet you did. But he amt in
spector any more now, and | am
: Il see. And you find matters wan
d changing at the factory. Let me hea
what they are.
d The man fused over his papers fc
= few minutes, and spoke into thei
G rather than at Kennard as he az
\ swered.
. Il don't want ncthin except what
e richt. But | wont take any dude-tal
neither. Pollard's gone, SO don't yo
n quote Pollard at me. I'm the man nov
.g Understand"
D. Kennard nodded as his question:
l. glanced up.
re well | inspected your joint la
week. You didn't know it? That
V thc way do my work. Old man Pc
'e lard used TO blow horn and ring
z Zen for a week ahead SOS you cou
set ready for him, l s'pose. don
NJ and | seen things that's got TO
IS changed quick"
Kennard gazed steadily at the OIL
en- cial, and as he listened his lace D
came perfectly calm and a cold gr'
III lieht appeared in his eyes.
- Such as
err The question was interesting and e
couraging.
IL! WELL" Campbell thumbed his P
pers. and at legnth drew out mem
d. randum, ''frst place, there's shop
ON That's got no sanitary arrangemer
The and they'll have to be put in at once
IN "Yes?"
The note of interrogation in the a
led swer was so slight, it passed unnotic'
"And quick, too"
to Anything else?"
ion yes. lots. You'll put guards abe
re- machines Nos. 10 and IA, have anotf
6re-escape run up on the boiler bui
an ing, and quit employin' minors Tha
do for now
ugh "And | am to commence with
up sanitary arrangements for shop
80"
cial Eyes; but-well / don't care If 20
rather do the other things first, Ma!