The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1907-03-08

turning to Everett. Her sense Of
wrong sustained gave her e%loqucnce,
and her eyes snapped as she recited a
long tale OF Bromley's wrongs. Ever
EFT listened attentively, though at
times he and Temple exchanged SYM
pathetic chances as some quaint turn
of speech caught their sense of humor.
'"This is a matter that most certainly
should be looked into," he said. II do
not believe in fines except as a last
resort. Suppose you help us get at the
bottom Of the trouble"
"I'm telling you all about it now"
she cried.
II know" he agreed, "but to get
Bromley right we shall have to wait.
Now, if you will explain to the others
that the matter will be properly set
tied If they will go on as they have
been doing for a week l think we a
hand a very unpleasant surprise to the
enterprising Mr.. Bromley. 1t appears
from the books that few fines have
been turned in. On account of the
number of employees the envelopes are
made up several days ahead, and the
foreman of each department takes out
the fines. Now, on Saturday make a
note Of all the fines, bring the envel-
opes to me. and we will have the mat
ter Strengthened out"
Matte looked him squarely in the eye.
"Do you really mean that?" she de-
manded.
"Most certainly" he assured.
"Shake hands on it," she demanded.
Everett blushed as his fingers closed
over the smaller hand-and fingered
there.
Matte went back to the room with a
sense Of Importance. Word was pass
ed along that it was all right and to
meet on the corner after the factory
closed. There was a babel of voices as
the plot was unfolded, and when at
last the impromptu meeting adjourned
E-erett was lingering there.
81 saw the crowd forming" he
laughed as he fell into step beside
Matte, land I waited to hear the out
come"
She tucked her hand through the
proffered arm, and together they went
down the street.
The next night Everett was waiting
again, and so on until Saturday. when
at the noon hour the girls were paid
off. There were the usual heavy fines
marked on the envelopes, and Matte
formed a line and marched off to the
Office. Bromley had already turned
back to the cashier the fines he had
collected, but a rapid computation
showed that the envelopes and the
statement to the cashier developed a
discrepancy of more than $40. The
foreman had been detained in the Of
flee on a pretext, and when he left the
building it was in company with a
blue coated official, and the girls lin
gered on the corner to hold a jubilee
over the downfall of their enemy.
"Who's going to be cashier now?"
demanded one of the celebrants. Matte
grew red.
"I'm to be in charge for a little
while,' she said. "Mr. Everett ar
ranged that last night"
"That's too bad," said one of the
girls. .
"Why. please?" demanded Matte
holly.
"We won't have any N to speak
for us when we want to go or strike
against you"
"That's So" laughed one Of the 9th
ers. "All the other girls on the COM
mittee ran away"
II guess 1 shall not be in charge long
enough for you to get sore on me-"
said Matte Importantly. "I'm to be
married in a month"
This was news indeed, and the girls
crowded eagerly about her. Fol a mo-
ment she fought off their questioning.
but ut last she faced them defiantly.
"Im going to be married to Mr.. Ev-
erett, if you have to know" she said.
''That's what you get for being on
the committee" said nj of them en-
viously.
"Well," reminded Matte, there's
four of you hat can't say you didn't
have a chance. and l don't mind telling
you that I'm glad you didn't take 1t.
Jim Everett is worth interviewing the
president himself for"