Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1907-09-13

the combine was purely defensive and /
was really concerned only with the !
labor question. Galloway. great man
ufacturer. or. rather. a huge levieF /
OF the taxes oa dividends and interest
upon manufacturing enterprises. could
not lat be uneasy.
Before rose that morning had .
tentative plan for stirring him TO 40
ton. was celebrating II On the way
down town in my electric, u shows
how badly Anita was crippling my
brain. that not until | was almost 1t
my once did il occur 10 me: That
was a tremendous luxury Roehuck In
dulged his conscience In last night.
II isn't like him 10 forewarn . man.
even when he's sure he cant escape.
Though his prayers we're hot In hsa
mouth. still. It's strange he didn't try
to fool me In fact. it's suspicious,
In fact"
Suspiciouag The instant the idea
was fairly before my mind. kne~
had let his cantinE fool me once
more. entered my ofaoes. feeling
that the blow had already fallen: and
was surprised. but not relieved.
when | found everything calm. "Elut
fall it will within En hour or eo-he-
fore can move 20 avert a." said
TO myself
And fall II did. Az eleven O'Clock.
lust rs ! was setting out to make my
first move toward heating old Gallo
ways heels for tho warpath. joe came
in with the news: "A general lock
outs declared in the coal regiona The
} operators have stolen a march on tho
men who. so they Allcge. were secret.
~ getting ready 20 strike ny night
, every coal road win DO tied up and
every mine shut down"
Joe knew our coal interests we're
! heavy. but he did not dream his news
| meant that before the day was over
we would he bankrupt and not able
. to pay fifteen cents on the dollar
However. he knew enough 20 throw
him into d fever OF fright lie watched
my calmness with terror. Coal stocks
are dropping like thermometer In
a cold wave" he said, like a firemnn
M a sleeper in q burning house
Naturally" said |. unrutfied. appar
emily. What can we do about III"
We must do somethIngl" he en-.
claimed.
Yes. we must" | admitted. For
instance. we must keep cool. cape.
cially when two or three dozen PEG.
Pile are watching us. Also. You
must attend 10 your usual routine. "
What are you going to DOR be
cried. For Gods sake. Matt. don't
keep me In suspense
60 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 the
great banking aud brokerage house q
Galloway and Company. ! made my
way through the small army Of guards
behind which the old beast OF prey
was intrenched. and Into hia prlyats
den. There ho sat, at q ANAL. plain
table, in the middle OF the room with
out any article OF furniture IN II bul
his table and his chair. on tho table
was . small inkatand. perfectly clean
q steel pen equally clean. on the resi-
Netached TO II. And that was ALL
not letter. not = scrap % paper. mo-
align OF work or Of intention q
work. Il might have bean tho deal
OF q man who did nothing: IN fact
II was the deak Of > mRn who had =
much 20 do that his only nope oF es
cape from being overwhelmed wal
to despatch and clear away each mat
ter the instant Il was presented q
him. Many things could % read from
+ the powerful form, bolt upright in tina
stiff chair. and from the cynical. mas
terful old face But to me the ehie
quality there revealed was that quail
lty OF qualities. deciaion--the great
est power a man can have. excsp
only courage And old James Gallo
way had both.
He pierced me with his blue eyez
keen ~ . youths. though his face We
scanned with scars OF seventy tumnl
tuous years. He extended toward a
over the table his broad. stubbY whit
ID hand--the hand OF : builder. Of \ COZ
structiye genius. "How are yos
~ BlackI0ckfH said he What can
e DO for yoaY' He Just touched %
be hand before dropping II. and resume
~ that idol-ilke pose. But alfhoug
Ill there was only repose and deiibsn
be ton In hia manner. and not q augges
er lion Of haste. I. like every ono Nh
VI came into that room and that pre-
nd ence. had = sense % an interninabl
NJ procession behind me. = preceasi0
cd Of men who must b. seen By IN
y. master-moyer that they might submi
ng important and pressing Affairs 10 hir
OF for decision. u was unnecessary "a
IL. him 10 tell any one 10 DO brief an
u. pointed.
4 shall have 70 go TO the val :.
1t. dag" said I. taking . paper from nj
10 pocket. unless you save me. Her
at. Is . statement OF my assets and n
~ biilties- call 70 POUR attention N
on Coal holdings vas one Of u