The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-04-21

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superior officers for which it had ever
been celebrated under Mr.. Schippheim's
management.
Andrews, foiled. retired in search of
Mr.. Aston. but that gentleman, who
was looking out of the comfortable up
per room assigned to him at the works.
did not evince any particular alacrity
to plunge into the midst of the free
fight which by this time was going on in
the quadrangle.
Mr.. ~Schippheim's Now, my lads,
what does all this meant" would have
stopped the disturbance at once. but
Mr.. Aston was quite right in doubling
his possession of the same amount OF
power over the people that his senior
partner enjoyed.
He scratched his head. flushed up and
looked perplexed at Andrews; then he
began to- talk vaguely about a difficult
position to deal with s~ingle-handed, and
that perhaps it would be better to call
in the aid of the police.
OF course all this fighting and skirIe-
ishing and hard words was a case for
the police; but Mr.. Aston ought to have
known his people better and been fully
I aware that extraneous assistance was
more likely to infuriate han to subdue
them. Andrews, at all events, did not
. bulge when he talked of the police, but
answered a little hesitatingly, as IL half
I afraid of offending Mr.. Aston. with
whom he was by no means on the same
e cordial terms as with Mr.. Schippheim-
G II think, sir, il you wouldn't mind
e speaking to them yourself
e II speak to them. Andrewsi I
: don't know what to say; If they ont
attend to you, they won't to me. Be-
sides, in a row like that it would be inn
Il possible to make oneself heard. God
: bless my soul, there's a stone against
q the window! 1t is as bad as being in
ireland or Russia-Communists ALL
every one of Them"
! Andrews smiled.
i 81 think, sir, it is only an English row,
&c which a few straightforward words
: from the right person would stop at
once
- Ay, but the right person is not there
~ and that, perhaps, Mr.. Aston felt as
we'll as Andrews did.
- Good gracious, who is that down
!, there among the men?" cried Mr.. AL
: ston on a sudden, taking a peep out of
- tine window from behind a curtain.
~ "Why, it is Christian; he will be killed
killed, as sure as fate. What tenn
erityi"
IL captain 1lTlSlldl. L ulQh | thlih "
oil him." said Andrews. walking right up
H. to the window and opening it wide, in
Y. spite of Mr.. Alston's llalf-protest that
lit it was dangerous.
He wanted to hear whether Captain
at Christian would " any authority
a over these unruly men.
Or Yes, in spite of his Incidence and
ID usual lardi-dardi airs, he was his
uncle's nephew, flesh of his flesh, spirit
of his spirit.
l. He got upon an old tub which was
standing bottom upward in the corner
" of the courtyard, and began a ha-
rangue.
Look here, my boys, don't you know
that the game you are carrying on IS
10 arrant tom-foolery? Losing your tenn
pers and bruising you backs for what?
IS Because two men are in love with one
woman. You are not all in love with
her, l suppose. If so, God help you'll
And since you don't care a fig about the
II matter, just go home to your dinners
and leave the parties interested to
settle the matter among themselves. II
you'll stop his row and let rs have
no more of it I'll stand pou a pint OF
ale all round"
j "Hurrah for Captain ChAistiani three
cheers for Captain Christian! Schipp-
helm for ever!"
While Herbert Aston had been
shivering by the window Christian had
turned the current by a few hearty,
though scarcely rhetorical words. No
doubt the promise of ale was bribery
and corruption in which neither of the
partners would have Joined: but then
Christian was not a partner. and was
| 4harafara fraa 10 1pf &c he Ecfp1
At all events he nae succeeded in
stopping at the very outset what might
otherwise have proved a very compli-
Gated and troublesome disturbance.
His next endeavor was to get away
from these men, who suddenly turned
from hating each other into worshiping
him to such an extent that they wanted
to carry him in triumph through the
yard. This he would, however, in no
wise permit. and calling to Andrews,
who was still at the window shielding
Mr.. Aston from view, he babe him tell
Rogers at the bar belonging to the
works to give him a pint of ale all
round and send the score to him.
This produced another succession of
loud cheers. during which Christian
managed to slip through a side door
which led into the building, and from
whence, by going dow some long pas
sages. he could get out at the back of
the workshops-back to Dale House to
read sentiment and romance to Lady
Muriel.
But Christians adventures for that
day were not yet over. Standing all
:, alone at the workshop door was Joe.
-, He had been dismissed, and was 50
It crushed and taken aback by the verdict
that he a only managed to crawl
just outside the back door, and there
- he had remained in a state of stupe-
faction ever since. No one had inter
fered with him. because that mode Of
- exit was not very frequently used, and
Christian was the first person who had
happened to come by.
"Hullo! Joe! why what the DEVIL
You look as glun1, man, as if
"Please, sir, you know I've been dis
. missed"
"a "Well-yes-I must say l think you
richly deserve it. What the deuce you
f3 wanted to set all Arundale by the ears
e for l can't make out. What are you
n going to do neXt?"
Z "Im sure 1 don't now There's my
mother, she's a most dependent on me,
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