The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-08-18

Carmichael attended to this end OF
the business for Dround. ~ he did Of
everything Of real Importance. He was
q member OF the ArU now. and the
wonder to me was that this smart
Irishman could put up with Dround.
1t could hardly be natter Of sentiment
with him. lad q warn feeling for
the illiterate junior member. with .
temper about IN inch long. but bis.
round heart open to any friend He
had bucked his way up in the world by
main force. and I admired him. Be-
sides. he had taught me how to eat. 30
to speak. IN word. liked his way OF
doing things better than Mr.. Grounds
college talk.
Well. it happened that the cur Bird
sell set some Of the civil service re-
formers on the tracks Of Brother
Dround. and they got a smart newspa-
! per reporter to work over the whole
matter. There was q lively write up in
one Of the papers. all about our switch
track over in Ada street. with photo
graphs and figures. and q lot more
, about the way the packers did bust
ness with the city. When I read the
| piece in the paper. I took the trouble
| to pass by our new warehouse on my
way to the Office. The trackage was In,
sure enough. Carmichael was just the
| man to have a thing done and settled
by the time the public got around to
| talk about 1t!
and early this morning and sent for
ne.
Harrington" he began. "what do
you know about this talk In the pa.
pers?"
Mr.. Dround seemed very nervous.
| not sure Of himself.
| why" l smiled. 81 don't know much
more than what the papers said Mr..
Carmichael. you know
YES" Mr.. Dround interrupted i'm.
patiently. mfr. Carmichael is In New
York: gets back this morning. but I
thought you might He hesitated.
not wishing to admit his own ignor.
ance. Il will send for you later when
Mr.. Carmichael comes in" he con-
| cluded.
/ So when John arrived he had us
both in his office.
| "You want to see me?' Carmichael
asked grufiy as IL he hadn't much
time that morning to waste on the
senior member.
Yes, wish to talk over certain
matters that concern Us all, even
though they may have no immediate
tearing upon the business" Mr.
| Ground always talked like that when
h0 Loo
well, what is it?" Carmichael ask
ed. He had just arrived. and sup
pose his letters interested him more
than Mr.. Grounds talk.
You may not have seen the article.
in the morning papers-about-,abou
certain privileges which 1t is alleg
ed
"What are the boys yapping abou,
now?" Carmichael demanded, taking
up q newspaper from the desk and
thrusting his shoulders forward in m
ugly fashion.
1T concerns our permit to lay that
new switch track" Mr.. Dround ex
planned.
Carmichael laid the paper down and
looked at the senior member in q curl
Gus way as If he were trying to make
out just what kind Of a fool he had
to deal with. But us he said nothing
Mr. Dround continued:
! Recently had occasion to deny
categorically that, 50 far as I knew
our nrm ever made any such kind Of
arrangement as is here described. My
word was challenged. 1t was a very
| painful situation I need not say
Since then l have been thinking
have been wondering whether thi.
charge
He doundered pitifully, disliking t.
mouth the dreadful words. John help
ed him out brutally:
you wonder whether We had Il
grease anybedy's paw about tina
switch track over In Ada street?"
Dround nodded. 1.-THE papers ga,
So"
They have to print Something, dom
they? What harm does that do US?
wouldn't trust the whole d-n buncl
Of papers with a ten dollar bill
They're q lot Of blackmailers-that
what they are-'
John bit OF the end Of a cigar ant
spat 1t out in front Of Mr.. Dround.
- I'VE are not concerned with tn
newsp0perS or their motives Mr. Car