The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1906-09-26
CHAPTER XVI.

HE not Gays dragged on. Dan
and his father moved down to
the shops. Two cots were
1 placed in the pattern room,
where they slept and where Roger
Oakley spent most of his time reading
bis Bible or in brooding over the stu
alton. Their meals We're brought to
them from the hotel 1t was not that
Dan suspected the men of any sinister
intentions. but he felt it was just as
well that they should understand the
utter futility of any lawlessness, and.
besides, his father was much happier
IN the solitude of the empty shops than
he could have been elsewhere in An
tioch. All day long he followed Nc
Clintock about. helping with such odd
Jobs as We're necessary to keep the ma
chinery In perfect order He was com
pletely crushed and broken in spirit.
He had aged too.
At the office Dan saw only Holt and
McClintock Sick of Kerr's presence
and exasperated at his evident sympa-
thy for the strikers-a sympathy he
was at no pains TO conceal he had laid
dismissal. Miss Walton was absent on
her vacation. which he extended from
week to week 1t was maddening to
him to have her around with nothing
to do, for he and Holt found it difficult
to keep decently busy themselves now
the shops lad closed.
Holloway, the vice president of the
road, visited Antioch just once during
the early days of the strike He ap-
proved-being Of an approving DISPOSE
tion-of all Oakley had done and then
went back home 10 Chicago, after tell
ing him not to yield single point in
the fight.
We've got TO starve EN- into submits
sion" said this genial soul There's
nothing like an empty stomach to sap
mans courage, especially when he's
got a houseful OF hungry, squalling
brats. l don't know but what you'd
better arrange 10 get in foreigners.
Americans are too Independent"
But Oakley was opposed to this.
The men Will be glad enough 10 ac-
cept the new scale of wages little
later, and the lesson won't be wasted
On them"
Yes, know, but the question is. do
we want 'em? l wish Cornish was
here. think he'd advise some radical
move. He's all fight"
Oakley, however, was devoutly
thankful that the general was in Eng.
land. where he hoped he would stay
He had no wish to see the men ruined
A wholesome lesson would suffice. He
was much relieved when the time ar
rived to escort Holloway TO his train.
All this while the Herald continued
Its attacks, bur Dan no longer minded
them. Nothing Ryder could say could
augment his unpopularity. II had
reached its fnality He never guessed
that, Indirectly at least. Constance EN-
DRY was responsible for by far the
greater part of Ryder's present bitter
ness. She objected TO his craftsmanship
Of the men. and this only served to in
crease his verbal intemperance; but
In spite Of the antagonism Of theil
views, they remained friends. Con
stance was willing TO endure much
from Ryder that she would have re
scented from any one else. She liked
him, and she was sorry for him: be
seemed unhappy, and she imagined hs
suffered as she herself suffered anc
from the same cause There was still
another motive for her forbearancs
which. perhaps she did not realize
The strike and Oakley had become 1
mania with the editor. and from hin
she was able to learn what Dan wal
doing.
The appropriately Of his son was I
source of Infinite grief to Roger Oak