The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-10-29
ouhprER XxV.-contlnued.

',,artb double my total liabilities with
w - rnonths-as soon as the re-
organlzation is announced. leaVe II
D,7iralv 10 your sense of justice
,'hatber shall have my part OF them
vi, when this storm blows over"
"Why didn't you go to foeoucK?
no asked without looking up.
because it is he that stuck the
Knife into me-"
"Why?" -,
"T don't know I suspect the Man /
.sorala properties, which | brought F
TITO the combine, have some value,
which no one but Roebuck, and per
bane I,angdon. knows about-and that F
in some way was dangerous to them
through that fact. They haven't Civ
en- me time to look into it.
grim smile fitted over the face.
"yon'ye been too busy getting mar
rieG, chs
Exactly" said l. It's another case
os nnbuckling for the weddingfeast
and getting assassinated as a pen
altv. Do you wish me to explain any
thing on that list-do you want any
details of the combine-of the Coal
stocks there?"
Not necessary" he replied. AS l
had thought, with that enormous ma
chine of his for drawing in informa-
ton and with that enormous men,
DRY of his for details, he probably
knew more about the combine and its
properties than | did.
you have heard of the lockout?"
inuuired-for l wished him to know
had no intention of deceiving him
as to the present market value of
those stocks.
"Roebuck has been commanded by
his God" he said, ito eject the free
American labor from the coal regions
and to substitute importations OF
coolie Huns and Bohemians. Thus.
the wicked American laborers will be
chastened for trying to get higher
wages and cut down a pious mans
dividends; and the downtrodden cool
les will be brought where they can
enjoy the blessings of liberty and of
the preaching of Roebuck's mission
aries"
laughed, though he had not smiled,
but had spoken as If stating color
less facts. And righteousness and
Roebuck will prevail" said l.
He frowned slightly, n sardonic grin
breaking the straight, thin, cruel line
of his lips He opened his tables one
shallow drawer, and took out a pad
and Il pencil. He wrote 4 few words
on the lowest part of the top sheet,
folded it, tore off the part he had
scrubbed on, returned the pad and
pencil to the drawer, handed the scrap
OF paper to me. Il will do it," he said.
Give this to Mr.. Farquhar, second
door to the left. Good morning"
And in that atmosphere of vast affairs
speedily dispatched his consent with
out argument seemed and was, the
matter-of-course
l bowed. Though he had not saved
me as favor to me, but because
1t titted in with his plans, whatever
they were, my eyes dimmed. Il
shan't forget this" said /, my voice
not quite steady.
know it,. said he CURLY. II
know you"
| saw that his mind had already
turned me out. said no more. and
withdrew. When l left the room it
was precisely as it had been when
entered lt-except the bit of paper
TORN from the pad. But what a diff
terence to me, to the thousands. the
aunureds OF thousands directly and
iudlrectly interested in the Coal com.
Uine ana Its strike and its products,
was represented by those few, almost
Inesioie scrawlings on that scrap of
paper
Not until had gone over the stu
"'lon with Farquhar. and we had
Sieneu and exchanged the necessary
papeis' old | begin to relax from the
now great that strain was |
@eu lew weeks later, when the
e.as appeared thick at my temples
'u mere was in my crown what was.
or 9ucil shock as mine, thin spot.
am saved!" said to myself. ven
eurlhs long breath, as | stood on the
Ups OF Galloway's establishment,
80 hourly was transacted business
os 'oiiy Affecting the welfare of scores
i'ions OF human beings, with
tS alles Galloways personal interest as
sue guiding principle Saved"
ao., p1"Ieu' and not until then did it
srIa sp before me, Il must have paiu a
coaI III price. He would never have
~ Consented to interfere with Roebuck
L. soon as asked him to do it, un.
MS MS mere had been some powerful
me- ''Te' II had had my wits about
tau. could have made far better
ma mus Why hadn't my wits about
to 49,, anita" waS my instant answer
bo5 NY own question. Anita again.
NO. au d bad attack of family mans
% nip And thus 1t came about that
lent ZEN back to my office. feeling as il
ma, mad suffered severe defeat. in.
cape. my nario" co
.U we followed me into my den.
what luck?" asked he, in the tone