The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-06-16

from her. A second thought showed
him the folly of that course. From her
actions he knew that she had no pres
eTt intention in connection with it, for,
after musing over It for a moment she
walked slowly over to the closet. where
she placed 1t in small box on the
shelf. Closing the closet door. she
leaned suddenly upon her arm against
the wall and broke into a paroxysm of
weeping. Even then he restrained MINI
self from walking in upon her. In an
agony of perplexity he stole quietly
outdoors, where he could think the mat
ter over by himself and resolve upon
the best course to pursue.
Little by little there came back to
him the memory of significant remarks
and actions to which he had attached
but little weight. beginning with GER
tain hysterical threats after the death
of the baby. Gradually ne compre-
hended what her horror Of that time
had been-what her dread of another
strike and it's miseries had done i'm her
days of lonely, morbid brooding. If he
could only beat the strike. He must!
He came trampinS noisily back into
the kitchen, and she soon Joined him
with such cheerfulness as she could
muster, though she was pale and. trem-
ulous He had decided not to go to the
meeting, he said, and he took her more
tenderly in his arms IL an he had done
for years. She was affected to tears,
and cried out upon his breast her moth
er-yearning for the baby, the baby.
Thereafter he watched her narrowly,
and he told her no more disquieting
TumOrs from the factory.
Young Wells an idle prohigate, got
himself into a breach of promise scan
hal and Wells. sr.. had to settle for
heavy damages. At the trial there cam:
out list of startling extrava gances
Yachts and diamonds and wild Eu
ropean trip were among the princely
items. The affair was rich food for the
agitatoTs at the factory. The men had
made all that money by their grcaning
labor that this young Spendthrift might
squander it i'm viciousness. Every day of
his dissiDated, pleasures had cost the
grimy toll OF hundreds of heads of vir-
tuous families.
At exactly the wrong psychological
moment, the day after the Wells trial.
fremont made a temporary change in
hours. The men in one shop were
ahead of the others in their work, AMI
rather than discharge workmen who
would be sOrely needed by and by, he
cut their time to twO-thirds of a day.
The change affected but half a hun
dred men, but ii might as well have ap-
looked upon as but the beginning, and
the strike was on, and with no offer of
compromise on either hand
fremont promptly sent a telegram to
new power that had appeared in the
Industrial field. A concern stood ready
to deliver at short notice an army of
professional strike breakers for any
line of trade or manufacture They
were the mercenaries of modern COM
mercial warfare, and fremont ordered
all, up to 500, that could be sent him.
Powell turned sick at heart as he saw
the committee at the door of his shop.
He knew their errand. They had come
to stop him from work.
Lets see that contraptiOn." de-
manded Evans. the leader, pushing in
side. and the others followed him.
There stood the majestic machine. a
monster affair upon which Powell was
pust putting the loving last touches
The committee silently inspected it and
listened with cold interest while the
inventor explained it to them.
Where are the drawings?" asked
Evans.
Powell wonderingly pointed them out.
Are there any Duplicates" Evans
inquired, gathering them I'd.
Powell shook his head.
Evans deliberately cTUmpled them in
heap on the earthen floor and touched
a match to them. Powell, with a cry
of horror, sprang to save them. but
O'Brian and Harley held him back
struggling like a mailman
What's the matter with you Powell? p
asked Evans sharply. seeing that the
drawings we're well caught. You can
easily make these things again once
the strike is settled. Just think a min
ute. You've always been a good union
man. Eight hundred families depend
on this action for living. fremont in
tends to win his strike with this ma
chine. Wen fool hom"
AS he finished speaking Evans sud-
denly swung a heavy sledge into the
most vital point of the machine, the
miTacle-worling cluster of cams that
was the brains of the whole marvellous
contrivance.
A Shrek burst from Powell He had
not heard. I'm a stupOr he had watched
the destruction of his drawings but
this crash raOused him. With a yell of
fury he burst from his guards and
threw himself with appalling ferocity
upon the man who had deliberately
manSled his beloved child of his brain
and heart and hand. A tiger defending
his whelps could not have been more
blOOdthirsty, and O'Brien and Harley
sprang to separate them not a moment
too soon to save Powell from having
murder upon his soul They dragged
him back, bruised and battered and
crying like a child, his face bleeding
from a vicious blow that O'Brien had
felt compelled to give him, and then
they grimly proceeded to reduce the big
machine to scrap iron.
They were just finishing this import
ant strategic move when Underwood.
the jOviai secretary of the company,
came back looking for Powell. fremont
wanted to see him.
Extras we're out and the shrill tn
mutt was waking the echoes along the
barren yellow street within an almost
incredible space of time. Women came
running to their doors and listened to
the jumbled cries in terror. In every
direction they could be seen scurry-
ing across the street to exchange such
consolation as they might with friendly
neighbors. Some of them were already
in tears. They realized better than
their lords and masters this gaunt mis-
cry that hung over them. Theirs was
not the confidence of victory, the exult-
ant thrill of defending their rights"
the upholding interest of the battle It
was their portion merely TO dumbly
suffer and to wait.