The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-06-21

If it had been Bender; Gregg, his su-
bOrdinate at Las Glorias; Poison of Sol
Suchia. But Jackson! 1t irked him the
more because he had little more than
intuition to advance against the book
keeper, and that was largely formed
on a nasty way OF showing TO a winning
or piking TO a losing in a friendly game
of poker. That would not count much
10 his prejudice with a woman. More
over, Jackson was the son of the pTesI-
dent and richest stakeholder of the La
Luna corporation.
Deep in his musings ellison missed
the clatteT of hOofs on the other side
of the house and a soft football steal
ing along the VeTanda a minute there
after; did not rouse till arms suddenly
Clasped his neck and moist lips pressed
his
why, Jack! Sitting all alone p"
Warned by the absence of Fleming
/ beard, she drew herself away, and as
ellison girded himself against the weak
ness as of water which the caress
brought upon him, he felt her blushing
in the gloom.
I'm afraid that I was DOING" he
said.
"Dozing?"
The accent conveyed her full knowl-
.
lips that returned her kiss. Brass, un-
mitigated effrOntery alone would carry
him through.
And accidents will happen" he
went on quietly. so don't apologize. "
Accidents"
IF it was-intentional-"
oh you" Anger choked her.
g. accept my thanks" he finished,
and before she could frame her anger
in words he stepped from the veranda.
Shaping a course through the gloom,
he ran into Bender-Whom Mrs. Flem-
/ ing had captured on trail and brought
in to dinner-and carried him off to
his quarters.
Like all the other women when they
first come down. he said, answering
his friends query. Miss Fleming is run
ming full tile at our labor system, and
as my work brings me closest to the
| people she naturally busts most of her
lances on me. OF course the system
| isn't ideal The long working hours
under a broiling tropical sun: the dirt.
disease. awful death rate the working
under guard by day. the confinement
in the galera at night. all these things
must shock tender girl. She doesn't
understand the responsibility of the
peOn, that before we get them the
Mexican labor contractors have cinched
them from $50 to 800. and that we re-
strict their liberty till the debt is
worked off.
| she sees only the misery; charging
| IL all TO me. though I've done my best
under the conditions You know the
stand We have always taken with our
women-given them a separate galera,
a chance to be decent if they feel that
way. Well. four of them complained
/ the other day of Ilarion, the overseer.
l was for firing him, but Jackson has
the hiring of the free people and would
MT stand for il. Said we couldn't get
/ as good a man for twice the price, and
/ that the stockholders-thats his dad
were already kicking at the expense.
! OF course l had to do something. but
when / cautioned Ilarion he was cheeky
and ! batted him one-as the luck would
| have il. just as Miss Mabel went rid
/ ing by Since then she alludes to me
as The Brute Jackson told me: he
/ thinks il no end of a joke"
| Bender grinned. Peculiar sense OF
| humor. hasn't he2"
| Struggling, ellison went on: Last
night | heard him talking to her on
/ the Veranda. / didn't mean to caves
drop" Pausng. he indicated the sid
/ ing Of split poles through which one
could have thrown cat. This is nc
better than a bird cage, and he was
talking quite loudly as he assured her
that things would be run differently
when he came i'm to his own"
Just after he had refused TO fire
that old rip of a mandadOr." Bender
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