The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1907-08-31


noT.ri2ing the coal, despite Roebucks
earnest assurances to Galloway that
the combine was purely defensive. and
was really con ccrned Cmly with the
labor question, galloway, a great man.
ufacturcr, or, rather, huge levicr
of the taxes of dividends and interest
upon manufacturing enterprises. could
not hut be uneasy
Before rose that morning had
tentative plan for stirring him to ac
down town in my electric. 1t shows
how badly Anita was Gripping my
brain, that not until | was almost at
my Office did 1t occur to me: THAT
was n tremendous luxury Rocbuck in.
dulged his conscience in last night
1t isa't like him to forewarn man,
even when he's sure he can't escape.
Though his prayers were hot in his
mouth, still. it's strange he didn't try
to fool me. In fact, it's suspicious.
In fact"
Suspicious? The instant the idea
was fairly before my mind. | knew
| had let his canting fool me once
more. | entered my Offices. feeling
that the blow had already fallen: and
| was surprised, but not relieved
when | found everything calm. But
| fall 1t will within an hour or so-be.
! fore ! can move to avert it," said
| to myself
! And fall 1t did At eleven o'clock,
just as | was setting out to make my
first move toward heating old Gallo
ways heels for the war.path, Joe came
in with the news: "a general lock.
outs declared in the coal regions. The
operators have stolen a march on the
men who, so they allege, were secret.
ly getting ready to strike BY night
every coal road will be tied up and
every mine shut down."
Joe knew our coal interests were
heavy, but he did not dream his news
meant that before the day was over
we would be bankrupt and not able
to pay fifteen cents on the dollar.
However, he knew enough to throw
him into fever of fright. He watched
| my Nbllllh'oS WIN lOls Wal oNOSho
are dropping like a thermometer in
cold wave," he said, like fireman
at a sleeper in a burning house.
Naturally" said !, unrufled, appar.
emily. What can we do about it?'
1--WE must do something!" he ex
claimed.
Yes. we must" / admitted "For
instance, we must keep cool. espe
cially when two or three dozen peo
pie are watching us. Also, YOU
must attend to your usual routine
What are you going to do?" he
cried. For Gods sake, Matt, dom
keep me in suspense!"
go to your desk" / commanded
And he quieted down and went.
hadn't been schooling him in the fire
drill for fifteen years in vain.
went up the street and into thu
great banking and brokerage house o
Galloway and Company. | made m,
way through the small army of guards
behind which the old beast of pre-.
was intrenched, and into his private
den. There he sat, at n small, plail
table, in the middle of the room with
out any article of furniture in it bu
his table and his chair. On the tabl
was a small inkstand, perfectly clean
a steel pen equally clean, on the res
attached to it. And that was all
not letter, not scrap OF paper, no
a sign of work or of intention L
work 1t might have been the des
of a man who did nothing; in fact
II was the desk of a man who had S
much to do that his only nope of es
cape from being overwhelmed wa
to despatch and clear away each ma
ter the instant it was presented I
him. Many things could be read fror
the powerful form, bolt upright in tina
stiff chair and from the cynical, MAJ
terful old face. But to me tho chic
quality there revealed was that qua
ity of qualities, decision-the grea
est power man can have, eXceT
only courage. And old James CALI
way had both.
lie pierced me with his blue eye
keen as youths, though his face WI
scanned with scars of seventy tumu
tuous years. He extended toward II
over the table his broad stubby whit
d hand-the hand of q builder, of a CO
structive genius. How are 20
" Blackjack" said he. What can
e, do for you?" He just touched n
lie hand before dropping 1t, and resume
" that idol.like pose. But althoui
II there was only repose and deliber
lie ton in his manner, and not a sugge
Or ton OF haste, !, like every one wi
N came into that room and that pre-
Id ence, had a sense OF an interminab
II procession behind me, a processiC
ID of men who must be seen by tn
y, master.mover that they might subn
IL important and pressing affairs to hi
Of for decision. 1t was unnecessary 4
6, him to tell any one to be brief al
t. pointed,
Il shall have to go to the wall I
It. day" said !, taking paper from n
b. pocket, unless you save me. He
II. Is a statement of my assets and Il
@. blities. ! call to your attention n
m | Coal holdings | was one of 4