The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-01-10
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stayed. which was al that the Boss
contracted to do. Some of the weaker
folk began to cavi because Mr.. Dexter
had not made other clauses in the
agreement. but it was too late now
The question of hours was more serious.
and when the Boss abolished all break
fasts served earlier than 7;30 O'Clock
there was a threatened outbreak. MT
Dexter had 10 be called in to quell It.
and they politely Teviled him as he
did it.
Pay was another matter which went
right down IL the base of things. There
was suspicious Unanimity in the de-
mand. which was vetoed in every dwell
ing In the park. The housewives start
ed to put their feet down, only TO dis
cover that they had become sadly out
of practice at that sort of thing. Their
efforts We're feeble. and they could rot
hold against the onslaught Besides. no
body cared u he the first to break the
charm. 1t had been so long since a girl
had left her place that none ventufed
To take the responsibility of precipitat-
ing an exodus.
So it vas that Gardendale fell into
the clutches Of boss as powerful, sa-
Eacious and domlneeTlng as any who
ever ruled a city, ran a state or con-
Quoted the affairs of a nation.
1t was the Boss's latest ultimatum
that brought the park folk face to face
with crisis. a weeks vacation for
every girl, another raise in pay. and
this was for the Boss's private de-
nand) s. a month for herself Mr..
Dexter conveyed the answer
Positively no. Della, he said. which
meant that GardenSale was mad
'Some av us'n be goin', thin re-
marked the Boss calmly.
"Al right said Mr.. Dexter. But
when the first one goes. back goes your
pay to twenty eight"
Sure. I'll be LAWN. too" said the
Boss, with all the serenity of power
He reported back to the conference in
progress at Mr.. Gates house that be
tween twenty-five and thirty girls
would probably leave at the expiration
of a week.
we have endured enough" said Car
dendale. Let them go We have per
mitted this boss to rule us as if we
were children. Now we viii rise up and
crush her"
We viii do our own work if neces-
sary," said the women.
We viii help" said the men
II was heroic
Three days more and the strike would
begin. The village stores were almost
denuded of their canned goods The
club had begun to lay in an amazing
supply of provisions in response to an
avalanche of advance orders for din
hers, lunCheons and even breakfasts
Gardendale was humming with excite
ment. independence day was coming.
The struggle was at hand The priva-
tons of war were to be met with
laughing face. After all. IT misht really
be fun.
When Mr.. Dexter arrived home that
evening his wife opened the door her
self and dragged him into the living
room. Her manner was at once mys-
terious and agitated.
Horace" she said. when they were
beyond the earshot of any one who
might listen, read this"
She thrust into his hand rumpled en-
velope, and Mr.. Dexter. somewhat be-
wildered by al this unusual perform
ance. extracted from It a single sheet of
paper and read
mis- Della Monahann. am p'ees 20
hear YOU ar your phase leaving wit mis-
Dextar. and will you plees rite for me
and say is it Mise phase as am loking
for Mise phase in country / am guide
cook with much hard work being hear
in this country ! Vt think like your
phase fine so vii you plees let me no
when you ar goin mi address, is miss Lena
Sehiottenhauser genl delivery pos offic
New York P s i have friend wants
phase TO, so plees rite quick.
VT friend
Lena Schlottenhauser.
Mr.. Dexter looked up from the letter /
lnquiringly.
ooh, know we haven't any right to /
see it broke in his wife excitedly |
But Della Mary left It lying on the /
kitchen table when she went out. and 4
Just couldn't help reading it. And then /
something happened that made it so in
portant that ] knew you ought 10 see
tt
What happened2" asked Mr Dexter
'sWhy. Della Mary told me this after
noon that the girls had decided to stay
another week and give US more time to