The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1909-12-16

endowed with a sense OF humor thai
added not little 10 the attraction he
exercised for those who knew him
sufficiently well TO be able to appre
ciate his qualities Of heart and mind.
He took q calm. all embracing survey
or the office as he entered. looked over
TO Brooks desk and saluied him witt
cordial motion of the hand and In
structed boy TO notify Captain VII
liams of his arrival He was ushered
Immediately into the chiefs presence.
That worthy. who. like his superin
tendeni. was clean shaver. was seated
NJ his desk In his shirt sleeves. and
the whole room. despite the wide oper
windows. was thick from the smoke
from an old hlackened vorncub pipe at
which he WIS putting vigorously. He
was bury man. and the short. thick
neck. the brad shoulders. the power
full. hig ioinied fingers and the mus
Giles that stood out 10 lunches on the
hairy arms disclosed by bis rolled ar
shirt sleeves denoted that he possessed
unusual physical strength An ugly
man 10 get into an argument with was
Williams. one who. II needed no mind
reader TO Judge would be capable OF
following the word with hlnw fhai
would crush mn ordinary opponent
For years AZ RrunEs had animated
he bad ind fh,. rnighpsI life mar
can lead. hammmring hy sheer brute
strength way ~ wealth liy ways IL
which srruiis Ilad reunited fnr nothing
al all aud exip'd:eir.y far .,rsd deal
and his enirtnr illnn u higher plans
OF civilization had mi Impaired much
polish To- nis appearance. habits oi
speech whhli wrr. 'ilnsr ~ the old
time sailin. snip rariner nlth.ngh Of
late years ~ ind sIriven 10 conform
more elnssly To- The examples OF re-
finement be wifn~ss,d In The only po
lite sociefy hr cared for. which was
that OF the family ~ his dead friend
Stanley Harris. who was general man
ager OF The Latin American line wher
ne obtained control az II He had a
way Of giaring al person from IN
der his busby eyebrows with scrn
tiny that seemed TO read through and
up and down him and made him nsos'
III af ease under II.
He made bis decisions proni~'y. an
thoritafively. after the manner ~
man accustomed 20 command and :,
he obeyed without question. ard hs
never changed them. M least In bis
business aud administrative dealings
Add 10 all this voice like foghoru
the effect of which. when he raised
II. was. n he knew fnn well. 10 make
his snbardlnafes quake and 10 infimi
date others who bad TO do with him
and II will he realized thar be lived ug
fuliy TO bis reputation 81 being har,
man
For his quiei. unmavable and thor
onghly csrahle dnck superintendent b.
entertained certain respect IL
knew from experience that The mar
was not the least blt afraid or ever
disturbed 10 his bullying manner and
his hellowinc and that bis glare. al
ways squareiy maf. had 90 more eject
upon him ihHn IL would hare upon TN
brunze statue 81 Washington whir,
stands sentinel On the STEPS OF the sub
treasury IN Wall street.
Smith lowered himself slowly anc
easily inio big armchair beside tbs
presidents desk
Tive drleraies from the Lor-shore
mems union were bere Just now M
nounced the ,apiain. .sIhey -ay rhs
freight handlers ARE going 10 strike
"Ya-ass- sald Smith inierrneaiively
"ies wblr do yon know about ~
"Nething. except that ihey eams ic
ne with . demand for higher ray foi
the men referred them TO ron :
Wen. | didn't leave ems any ioor
boIe for donhr n - ms position 81 w.
natter
You Turned them DOWN
Turned en- down. ar enrrse
What do you ihinki suppose hand
81 en- n raise On a silver ulaiief ana
NtAfNA VII wv " wv UINlN
Il don't suppose anything about u
I'm asking f0r information :
'Them Two biaiherskiles came swas
gering and clustering N here and salr
every last one ~ the men wouid anli
tomorrow morning NJ n o'eiock uni.-.
they got cents more an hnur Ih-y
wasn't staggering when ihev Went
out Of here. tell ron pretty sort
took the starch ont Of en-
A faint smile fIiied over the suncrln
fendent's face. hut he veniured no ~
mark.
Il told EN-" williams went on. .ihai
wouldn't give 'em a cent q eeniury
more and to strike and be Id alse
told 'em that my man who did &c
out would never get another Job Wilt
this company. and. BY ssm. be wonfr
The captains voire bad rIsen ~ q
roar. and no brought bis hsf down on
The desk With such force thar pens and
pencils went dying In I'll firectlo.s
and the Ink splsshed from the wells IN
their solid crystal sIand.
.Ttem labor sgiiaiors amt gol
no notion ~ the fitness OF things
They Amt got n grasp on economic
conditions for cent. They got 10 d.
something 10 live without working 80
every once 10 awhile they 20 20 The
men as pays 'em TO he walking dele.
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