Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1906-03-01

they found she had known and liked the captain of the patrol.
 Not at all.' she replied "I found him very amusing No, he was not drunk. and l never saw any wcanons upon him. Mir Raymond considers him a dangerous force because of his zeal to serve the miners Yes. it is true that Mir. Raymond is the leader of the free miners and that he and Nr. Munro are friends. Yes Kelly and Raymond have made a 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. II 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 10 Mrs. Barnett, He looks worried. v
 'He is worried to death. lie 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 kuow the whole city is patroled:"
 "Patroled. What fort'
 "So that the miners cannot come rushing down here some night and burn Us all up
 This amused 1inn. How silly. Why should they do that:s
 "Because VIC mine owners live here. It is not laughing matter to Us. Word has come to Us through reliable sources that your nice friend Munro has planned d raid, and every young man n the town has been enrolled ill 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 q 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
 
 were going to do to open their mines with entire lack of sympathy.
 II 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 q 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 us."
 "I beg your pardon. they are not!' she hotly answered. ''They are doing just what you ought to do. They're paying their men good wages and treating them properly"
 Peabody put in word. "lf might venture, l don't know a thing about it except what Munro and Raymond told me. but it seems to me Ann 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 t!'
 Well, yes; but. you see. it's really new system altogether
 But in the change you don't intend to accidentally pay 30 cents or 50 cents or whatever it may be for that extra hOur?"
 .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 go against the miners. They protest. and now it is matter of gun play as you say out here.'
 Mrs. Barnett looked relieved. II wish you'd talk him out of it. Wayne
 Peabody, with lawyers pleasure went on with his analysis. But there $ a third party here which is of more in terest to me than either you or the un- ionists,~ and that is Raymonds party of the third part. They are standing clear for the present. but if you crowd them to the wall they'll take hold, and then, as Kelly said, you'll have wild cat by the tail' I wish l could wait and see how you come out, but I've got a big case on for the 18th and must be in Washington"
 "The whole thing will be settled in day or two," declared Barnett. "When we go up there again it will be With thousand men and fully armed"
 '"That is a harsh arbitrament sald Peabody. with gravity which was al most solemnity. "I would advise you to settle this case out of court"
 Ann interposed. II think you poth take too serious view of the whole thing. MT. Raymond laughs over it. "Mr. Raymond was probably trying to keep you unalarmed," answered Pea body. And now that you are out or it I do not think it we'll for either you or Louis to return to it." Louis uttered indignant outcry. On' see here! I've got to go back. I'm help ing Raymond" IoVNr rR