Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-03-10

Copyright, 1905, by
HAMLIN GARLAND.

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thing! She can't keep away. Dye
think Louis is going to leave the peak?
Not for long He has just been telling
me when to expect him." Somehow
Kelly's tone helped Ann as well as
Nora
II am not going back to New York
till spring"
LET me tell you something" Kelly
resumed. with ponderous effort at be-
ing confidential Your Wall street
lawyer is all right. He's a man OF
substance, but Rob is going to sluice
stream of gold out o. this hill that'll
make the lawyer chap look like n worn
dime"
They reached the Springs without ac-
cident and We're greeted as If they had
escaped from Il robbers cave. Mrs.
Barnett and her friends were all great
| ly excited over the events OF the high
| country. which had been distorted,
| magnified by the shadows OF the
clouds, till they were of the most mon
strous proportions. Munro was already
a bogy-a sort OF cowboy Napoleon
and Ann laughed at the questions hurl-
ed at her head by the Barnetts when
the captain of the patrol.
mot at ALL" she replied. "I found
him very amusing No, he was not
drunk, and ! never saw any weapons
upon him. Mr.. Raymond considers
him a dangerous force because OF his
zeal to serve the miners. Yes, II is
true that Mr.. Raymond is the leader OF
the free miners and that be and Mr..
Munro are friends. Yes, Kelly and
Raymond have made a strike. but they
are unable TO get the men they nccd TO
work their mine"
Barnett came home looking hard and
worn. quite unlike his jovial self, but
he greeted Ann warmly. Il am glad
10 see you here. / want to know all
about things up there. Where is Pea
body"
Mrs. Barnett replied Dressing for
dinner. Hurry. Don; you're late"
After he left them Ann remarked TO
Mrs. Barnett. He looks worried"
lie is worried TO death. lie insists
on trying 10 be the head and front OF
this citizens committee of safety. He's
chairman OF it and is away all hours
of the day and night. DO you know
the whole city is patrolledY"
"Patrolled! What foFT'
80 that the miners cannot come
rushing down here some night and
burn us all up"
This amused Ann. Glow silly! Why
should they do that?"
Because we mine owners live here.
1t is not q laughing matter 10 us.
Word has come TO us through reliable
sources that your nice friend Munro
has planned raid, and every young
man in the town has been enrolled in
the home guard"
Ann laughed outright at this. r'Jean-
nette. you people have been eating too
much lobster salad and ice cream.
You're all suffering from nightmare.
There isn't a word of truth in what
you've been saying"
When Don came down she continued
to mock. and all through dinner she
perverseIy defended Munro and listen
ed to Barnetts boastings of what they
We're going to do to open their mines
with entire lack OF sympathy.
Il don't pretend to comprehend what
you men call business" she said, but
it seems to me that rather than waste
millions on a useless war l would al
just as matter OF economy"
But it's the principle Of the thing.
We don't intend 10 be dictated 10 by
these red neckers.' They must come
10 our terms. I've been deceived in
Rob. He and Kelly are playing two
faced game with u.s.
Il beg your pardon. they are not!'
,he holly answered. "rhey are doing
lust what You ought to do. They're
paying their men good wages aud
reating them properly"
Peabody put in Il word. IF l might
-enture. don't know thing about it
Except what Munro and Raymond told
ne. but il seems to me Ann Is right.
Us understand it, these chaps are con-
ending that in making this change
rom three shifts of eight hours each
.ou shouldn't lay off lot OF men and
,ut the rest on two shifts Of nine hours
ach at eight hours pay. Isn't that itT'
well. yes; but. you see, it's really a
lew system altogether"
But IN the change you don't intend
o accidentally pay 30 cents or 80 cents
II whatever II may he for that extra
ourT"
"The pay for days work will re-
main as II is now"
Peabody smiled. "a mere shuttle.
'ome. be frank. You fellows have
xed up n new deal In which the cards
20 against the miners. They protest,
nd now # is a matter of gun play as
on say out here"
Mrs. Barnett looked relieved II
yish you'd talk him out OF it, Wayne"
Peabody with "A LAWYERS pleasure
rent on with his analysis. But there's
third party here which is of more in
crest TO me than either you or the un-
,nists, and that IS Raymonds party
{ the third part. They are standing
lear for the present. but IL you crowd
lem to the wall they'll take hold. and
ien as Kelly said. you'll have a wild
at by the tall / wish j could wait