The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1906-06-22
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AuS IcdiS Culilc " ALL eyes. NcFcI
had such sincerity, such directness of
affection, touched her. "I'll come back
I promise you I'll come back unless
you come to the Springs to live"
"Come back" shouted Kelly, who
had entered the door. "Why, sure
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 man Of
substance, but Rob is going to sluice
E. stream Of gold out O. this hill that'll
make the lawyer chap look like worn
ilime."
They reached the Springs without &C.
cident and were greeted as If they had
escaped from robbers cave. Mrs.
Barnett and her friends were all great
~ 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
<HorV ol11 l>~x1 n 1$0~ol
the captain Of the patrol.
"Not at ALL" she replied. II found
him very amusing No, he was not
drunk, and never saw any weapons
upon him. Mr.. Raymond considers
him dangerous force because Of his
zeal to serve the miners. Yes, it is
true that Mr.. Raymond is the leader of
the free miners and that he and Mr.
Munro are friends. Yes, Kelly and
Raymond have made strike, but they
are unable to get the men they need TO
work their mine"
Barnett came home looking hard and
worn, quite unlike his jovial self, but
| he greeted Ann warmly. Il am glad
| to see you here. l 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, "1e looks worried"
HE is worried to death. He insists
| on trying to 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 patrolledr
"Patrolled! What forT'
$50 that the miners cannot come
rushing down here some night and
burn us all up"
This amused Ann. How silly! Why
should they do thatT'
because we mine owners live here
1t is not laughing matter to u.s.
Word has come to us through reliable
sources that yoQr nice friend Munro
has planned a raid, and every young
man in the town has been enrolled in
the home guard"
Ann laughed outright at this. 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
perversely defended Munro and listen
ed to Barnett's boastings of what they
were going to do to open their mines
with entire lack of sympathy.
IT don't pretend to comprehend what
you men call business" she said, "but
it seems to me that rather than waste
millions on useless war l would al
low the miners a few more cents pay
just as a matter of economy"
But it's the principle Of the thing.
We don't intend to be dictated to by
these red neckers.' They must come
to our terms. I've been deceived in
Rob. He and Kelly are playing two
faced game with u.s.
81 beg your pardon, they are not!'
she holly answered. ''They are doing
just what you ought to do They're
paying their men good wages and
treating them properly"
Peabody put in a word. IF 1 might
venture, 1 don't know thing about it
except what Munro and Raymond told
me, but it seems to me Ain is right.
As understand it, these chaps are con-
tending that in making this change
from three shifts Of eight hours each
you shouldn't lay off lot Of men and
put the rest on two shifts Of nine hours
each at eight hours pay. Isn't that it?'
"Well, yes; but, you see, IT'S really a
new system altogether"
"But in the change you don't intend
to accidentally pay 80 cents or 30 cents
or whatever it may be for that extra
hour?"
1.-The pay for days work will re-
main as it Is now"
Peabody smiled. "A mere shuttle.
Come, be frank. You fellows have
fixed up a new deal in which the cards
60 against the miners. They protest,
and now it is a matter Of gun play as