The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-02-21
By SEWELL 70 RID
Copyrighted by the Associated Sunday Magazines Incorporated

claps his hands and boilers, Atkins.
Set EN- gOing."
Atkins, he stops scramblin' after the
cards and starts around the room. And
say, would you believe it. on all the
tables and mantelpisces was a lot of
those toy animals, such as they sell
durin the holidays. There was lions
and tigers and elephants, little and big.
and every last one of 'em has its head
balanced so it'll move up and down
when you touch it. Atkins job was
to go from one to the other and set
EN- bobbin'. Them on the mantels
want mOre'n a few inches long; but
on the floor hid behind chairs, was
some that was life size. One was q
tiger made out of q. real skin. and
when his mead goes his jaws open and
shut, and his tail lashes from side to
side. Is natural as life. Say, it was
weird to watch that collection, ali nod
din away tOgether-almost gave you
the williesI
Are they all going?1 says Bobby.
Yes, sir" says Atkins, standin' at
tention.
What do you think, eh?' says Bob
by, half shuttin' his pop eyes and star
in at me, real foxy.
Great scheme," says ]. Didn't
know you had a private zoo up here
But say, ] brought along some one
that wants to have a little chin with
YOU
With that 1 hauls the Reverend Sam
/ to the front and gives him the nudge
to fire away And say. he's all primed!
He begins by givin' Bobbie d word pic
/ tuTe of the Rankin glass works at
night, when the helpers are Carryin'
the trays from the hot room, where
the blowers work three-hour shifts.
with the mercury at 120, to the cooIin'
room. where it's like cellar. He tells
how many helpers there are. how many
hours they work a, day. and what they
get for it. 1t didn't make me yearn
| for a job
And here says the Rev. Mr.. Hook
er, pulltn the Dummy up by the sleeve,
/ Is what happens This boy went to
work in your glass factory when ne
was -. He was red checked. clear eyed
then, and he had a normal brain. He
held his job six years. Then he Was
discharged Why2 Because he wasn't
| OF any more use. He was all in. tina
Juice Slapped out of him, as dry as a
last years cOTnhusk. Look at himi
! Any doubt about his being used I'd?
And what happened to him is happeu-
| ing to thousands of other BOYS. So 7
nave come here to ask you, Mr.. Ran
Kin, If you are proud of turning out
! such products? Aren't you ready to
stop hirin' 19-year-old boys for your
works?'
Say, it was straight from the shoul-
der, that talk-no flourishes, no fine
words And what do you guess Bobby
Brut has to say? Not a blamed thinpI
1 doubt if he heard mOren half of If
anyway; for he's got his eyes set on
that ,pasty face of Dummy Kronacher.
and is f0llowin' his motions.
The Dummy amt payin' any atten-
ton to the speech, either. He's got
sight of all them animals with their
heads bObbin', and a silly grin spreads
| over his face. First he sides over to
the mantel and touches up one that
was about stopped. Then he sees an
other, and starts that off again. and bv
the time Hooker is through the Dummy
is as busy and contented as you please.
keepin' tigers and things movin.
'Well2" says the Reverend Sam.
''Eh?" says Bobby, tearin' his eyes
off the Dummy. Were you saying
something about the glass works?
Beastiy borel I never 90 near them.
| But say! I want that chap over there,
want to hire him. What's his
nameg"
Dummy KTOnaeher,D says the Rev.
Sam. comm out strong on the first
word.
Good" says Bobbie. Hey. DUMMY
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