The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-08-12
CHAPTER XVI

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strike az Gordonla was the cause or tn
consequence OF the sudden shutdown
But day or two later when rumori
OF threatened violence began TO triclSl'
In over the telephone wires. Tribune
man called. In passing, at the genera
offices In the Coosa Building. and wal
promptly put TO sleep by the astut'
. Dyckman. who, for reasons OF his own
was quite willing TO conceal the tru'
/ state OF affairs. Yes there was sus-
pension of active operations at Gordon
"a, and he believed there had been som'
hot-headed talk among the miners. But
there would be no trouble Mr.. Farley
was at present In London negotiating
for English capital When ne should
return, the capital stock OF the com
pany would be increased, and the plant
would probably be removed TO South
Tredegar and enlarged.
All OF which was duly jotted down "a
be passed into the Trlbune's archives;
and the following morning Tom, doing
guard duty with his father, the two
Helgersons and a squad OF the yard
men at the threatened plant read a
polntless editorial In which misstate-
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sent and struggling Farleys were
equally and impartially blended.
Look at that!" he growled, wrath
fully, handing the paper across the Of
flee desk to Caleb. "One Of these fine
days I'm going to land that fellow
Dyckman in the penitentiary."
The iron master put on his specta-
cles and plodded slowly and conscien-
tiously through the editorial, turning
the paper. at length. to glance over
the headings on the telegraphic page.
In the middle Of II he looked up sud-
denly to say:
son, what was the name O. that In
diany town with the big water pipe
contractP"
Tom gave 1t in a word, and Caleb
passed the paper back, with his thumb
on one Of the press dispatches.
Read that" he said.
Tom read, and the wrathful scowl
evoked by the foolish editorial gave
place to a fitting smile of triumph
There was trouble in the Indiana city
over the awarding of the pipe contract
In some way unknown to the press re-
porter, 1t had leaked out that a much
been ignored by the purchasing COM
nittee A municipal election was
pending. and the people were up in
arms. Rumors of a wholesale indict-
nent of the suspected officials were
dfe, and the city offices were in state
If siege.
Tom put the paper down and smote
On the desk.
II thought perhaps could give them
4 run for their money"
Your said Caleb, removing his
glasses. ''How's that?"
eft was a shot in the dark, and l
didn't want to brag beforehand lie
explained. Il wrestled 1t out Satur-
day night when I was tramping the
hills after DOC Williams had brought
mother around. One member OF the
purchasing committee was ready 20
dodge: he gave me a pointer before l
left louisville. 1 didn't see anything
in II then but revenge; but afterward
saw how we might spend some money
to a possible advantage"
IT reckon I'm sort o dull BUDDY;
what-all did you do?'
'sWired the disgruntled one that
there was a letter and check IN the
nail for him to be followed by another
and a bigger one if his pole proved
long enough to reach the persimmons.
The old master left his chair
and began to walk the floor, six steps
and a turn. After little he said:
TON, is that business?"
.Tt ,s the modern definition Of It,"
whats goin' to happen up yonder
in Indiany| 80.
IN nv mind. What I'm hoping Is that
tha rumpus will be big enough to make
'aro turn the contract out way"
.oUhere's your heart, Buddy? Would
,,o,, take the chance Of sendin' these
Fellows to jail for the sake Of gettin'
that contract?"
"C,heerfully," said Tom. They're ras-
GALS. I could have bought them If Ia
nad money enough; and the other fell
low did buy them
rrhe old man resumed his monoton
MS tramp up and down the room. The |
- ardness in Toms voice unnerved him.
A Ftor another interval of silence he |
spoke again.
"T wish you hadn't done 1t, son. It's |
airtv lob, any way you look at It,"
"Norman says It's a condition, not a |
.beorv. and he is right. We are liv- |
no under a new order Of things, and |
? we want to stay alive, we've got to
,onform to it. 1t gagged me at first:
reckon there are some traces Of the
1br,stian tradition left But, pappy,
I'm going to win That Is what I'm
,ere for. There is nothing for us to do
elegram from Indiana before these
dots Of ours lose their heads and go
O rioting and burning, we shall still
AVE a fighting chance. If not, we're
mashed"
You mustn't be too hard on the
nen, Buddy. They've been mighty pa
lent"
IF l could do what I'd like to, I'd
ire the last man of them. 1t makes
ne savage to have them turn up and
mock us on the head after we've been
weating blood to pull through Have
ou seen Ludlow"
Yes; l saw him last night He's
light ugly; swore he wouldn't raise a
and even If the boys took kerosene
nd dynamite to u.s."
"Well, if they do, he'll be the first
nan to pay for it," said Tom; and he
1T the office and the house to make
he round Of the guarded gates.
Ludlow was as good as his word on
he night following the day Of sus-
ense an attempt was made to wreck
ne inclined railway running from the
lines on Lebanon to the coke yard
was happily frustrated; but when
ON and his handful of guards got
ack to the foot of the hill they found
fire started in pile Of wooden TASKS
eaped against the end of the foundry