, 1906-06-13

resentment of Munro's impertinence
vanished with the knowledge that he
was Il fellow sufferer in despair.
Munro went on gravely: ''She had
me going, sure thing. Why, stopped
drinking GUST as | told you 1 would
and | cut off Claire Say. boy, that
was a severe job She raised dust for
a day or two. but when the queen Of
heaven gave me my jolt | said, Wat
the goodY' and slipped into my old
ways. Think of us strutting around
the parade ground in front of the seats
Of the visitors with intent to beat out
old Grant, and here we arel I'm polio
ing a mining camp, and you're paving
dirt like a woodchuck. What a fall is
there, my brotherr"
Raymond did not enjoy Munro's tone
and changed the subject. What are
you going to do nowf'
Munro ceased to laugh. 81 an going
to clnch this whole camp n little tight
er from this on. I'm going to turn back
every nonunion miner. All you fellows
who are friendly car go on working
just the same, but your men must PUT
themselves on record
R~aymond's face settled into stern
lines, Jack, | don't waut to be mixed
up in another mans fight, We are on
good terms with our hands-they're a
lot Of cantankerons American citizens
anyway aud can't be eoereed. | warn
you not to monkey with our plant"
Munro laughed. III fight shy. cid
man, so far rs I'm concerned, but these
dagoes and Poles are getting watch
eyed. and II they stampede they'll run
over somebody. You don't bel,eYe in
me and my cowboys, but the time tcay
come when you'll see that I'm about
the ouly eommandee III this camp"
Il see that now. Jack. That's why
Pm talking to you. But you've start
ed on "A line of action hat means var
with organized society. You mad no
call to join those iackasse5 who ran
Mackay out of camp. 1t was none O
your funeral-had rothing to do with
the question of wages"
Munro grinned. lie vas such an
ape"
Us, DQt IL oAeA Lti gOd hLOASs ANCNy
I don't know who lew up the shaft
house, but Il you do your best Plan is
to cut those outlaws out and turn them
back tn - niithnr't'sa"
4 uont Know II thing. OF course the
union had nothing TO do with it. 1t
was done by Il few hotheads full of
peaches. These mine owners have got
to give up their nine hour scheme.
We've got 'em dead to rights, for l
can drive every nonunion man out of
camp if necessary, and my advice to
you is, have your men march up and
sign our rolls double quick"
They can do as they please about
that. | will bring no pressure to bear
on them, but I'd like to ask you as a
friend not to make it any harder than
you can help for Kelly q Raymond.
We've got all we can stagger under
now, and the worst thing that can hap
pen to us is delay. We've opened our
vein, and we're going to buy in our
mine inside of six weeks If nothing
prevents"
Raymond walked on to his cabin
with a heavier heart Thar he had car
ried since he left Barnett's home. Part
of this was due to Munro's warning,
but the larger part Of it sprang from
his meeting with Peabody, who was
not at all the sort of citizen he had eX-
pected AIMS eastern lover to be. He
was a man of power, dignity and de
cision. not an erratic idler like Barnett,
and his air of quiet authority sprang
from a strong personality securely
placed in the world.
Louis came back to the cabin with a
sly smile on his face. WHAT did you