The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-12-22

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Longmore was on his feet. his eyes
wide AMI looking Erotcsuue In their
rims of iron black.
You don't mean this. Mr.. Brayton,
he -aspcd. Il have no means. no Sc
curity. not even my college expenses
paid yet Then there's
'l'vc seen your work" coolly, "an"
am ready to lend you the money until
the LIST Of January. Unless Won bring
the output to i profit hy thai time,
however, | viii try 70 sen, - YOU
want it,"
"Of course, e you're willing,
though
"Thcrc's the train whistle" inter
ruptcl Grayton, rising from his chair
ana starting toward the door. "lnn
may draw on ne for the money Is ypl
need it up to $4,000. no more" And
| er" as the train curved in sigh
around a hill and slowed toward the
PLATFORM, remember our compact.
| There's to hr no corresponds, Wh1t
ever between YOU auI Helen until you
are fully able to support a Wife.
Longmorr watched him hoard the
| train with conflicting emotions, then
went back to the office.
First he wrote To Mr., Hrlyton.
Offering him onc-half Of the profits aft
| err he had brought the furnace to .
paying basis, in The meantime incur
ring all expenses of running work and
! improvements himself. That done. he
called the men and made them &c
| uuaintcd with the change.
"Mr Brayton had arranged for you
to leave Saturday night" he said, and
| to stop work altogether. However. /
| am going to run the furnace myself
awhile cXpcrimentally, but will close
the foundry. | shall require only fifty
men. and they must be willing to work
hard and accept long hours. We VIII
begin ut daylight instead of Mt I, as we
have been doing. and will have one
hour for the noon meal and rest and
then work until dark but ! will pay
YOU Sc instead Of the 81 you have
been receiving. 1t will be hard work.
of course, but | will ask no one to
work any harder than | do myself
! and will add that | do not want any
except trustworthy men who will do
as we'll by me when | am absent as
when | am with them. Those who
feel they can meet these conditions
and are willing to work for me may
step forward
Several of the more energetic men
were talking among themselves.
Longmorc's eyes swept over them and
over the rcst of the group. singing
out a face here and there that he
thought looked promising. Presently
he went among them, with few ear
nest. persuasive words here and there,
and in the end he hired fifty men who
promised to work as he desired.
Monday morning he and two Of the
men descended int the furnace to
make some changes When they came
out Longmorc went to the mine to see
how the work of getting out ore was
progressing.
AS he approached the mouth of the
mine he listened for the sounds OF
work. but could only he0 the regular
|
turned spur he saw the reason
Three Of the men were lying on the
ground in front Of the opening, appar-
emily asleep; two were tossing pebbles
at each other. and the rest We're lying
about in various attitudes of ease.
SCOT the furnace Job doncT asked
stalwart young fellow rs he rose
yawning.
Eyes. Why are you not at work.
"Got tired an thought we'd rest Il
spell. Sides, one of the MEN lowed
there want much show for our get
tin paid an that ye had only what
ye'd earned as boss. | s'pose it's al
right. though lazly, IAN if We say
it's wen start in agin after we lie 4
SPELL
yes" quietly, 1.-The money part is al
right Who is that working in the
miner
Billy Brooks contemptuously
"That man IL wear out an drop down
dead fore he knows. an nobody ii bt
to blame 'cept himself an mebbe The
man who drives him on to such work
Inc IelIOW y IL cTduk du uOu klloN
any more'n to do jest what he's told
an
But LongmOre had passed on.
Ten minutes later he came back
The men were stretching themselves
preparatory to resuming work.
"Now you can come to the office ant
get your pay" he said briskly. "Ther'
will be less than half a day coming t.
you, for Brooks says you rested TIVE
hours or more this forenoon and tina
you have been here about two hour:
now l shall pay you for just the time
, you work"
, "Oh, we don't want any pay yet i
it's all right" answered the youn!
man sullenly But it's been three
quarters of a day. Folks have to rest
+ an if Billy Brooks don't look on
hell
I "Stop right there requested Long
, more. with a sudden ring in his voice
"Mr. Brooks will be your foreman aft