The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-10-08

bullock should act So. But she
seemed to glory in her pcriidious con
duct. She declared her fathers firm
paid starvation wages: that il made
enormous profits: that its attitude to-
ward it's men was inhunan and un-
American-and a whole lot OF other
i things.
! But, strictly speaking. the strike
failed. The strikers were mostly
! Greeks. Italians and Portuguese. They
were unorganized and il-behaved
They stayed out for a month and then
returned-sullen. bitter. vengeful.
! From sentimental standpoint, how
ever. the strike was a success Miss
Bullock managed that end OF It. There
was no real violence; the argument
! was simply ono of wages and JUS
ticc. and many of those who had first
disagreed with Miss Bullock were
| finally won over to her theories.
1t was only six months after the
strike ended that Mr.. Hyde got the
| shock OF his life. for there stood Ray
mond on the Turkish rug of Mr.. Hyde s
private Office, calmly demanding an
other raise. Not only that but he
had reasons which he set forth in de-
tail as to why he should have 1t. Mr.
Raymond had lost all modesty. He
wanted $500 year If he was TO con-
tinue with the firm. Then he called
MIR. Hydc's attention to the fact that
his year would be UP in thirty days,
and that IL the advance was not grant
ed within that time he would leave tho
company's employ
For a moment Mr. Hyde lost his
suavity. An employe to get $500. 1t
was unthinkable
You will not get it, said he.
Very WELL" said Mr.. Raymond,
! moving off the Turkish rug and near
the door.
But Mr.. Hyde. regaining his com
posture. suggested 1T would be better to
leave the question for Mr. Bullock to
decide.
81 know he will never agree" said
MT. Hyde, but we will leave the mat
ter In allegiance until hear from him"
month rolled round and Raymond
heard nothing from Mr.. Hyde. Then
he went to him and said he supposed
his request had been refused Mr.
Hyde blushed. and declared the matter
| had escaped his memory and he had
not mentioned 1t to Mr.. Bullock. He
asked for two weeks further, Mr.. Bull
lock being out of town and not to re-
turn for few days.
Those two weeks passed without an
answer In fact. Mr.. Raymond only
saw Mr.. Hyde at a distance In all that
time. On the evening OF tho last day
OF the fortnight some one remarked
to Mr.. Hyde that the chief tanner had
packed his things and was bidding
goodby to the men. Mr.. Hyde got
busy at once. found Mr.. Raymond and
inquired what this meant. Raymond
smiled sarcastically. 1t was ridicu-
lous. he said, for q man in Mr.. Hyde's
position to have lodged him In the
way he had for two weeks.
My bidding goodby to the men here
simply means said he, that / am
through. l am no longer connected
with the firm of Bullock & Hyue."
Mr.. Hyde protested he had no Idea
Mr.. Raymond was In earnest about
| leaving. AS proof OF this he said he
had no one to take the tanners place.
Raymond pointed out that he had
given the months notice, had extend
ed the time two weeks. and If the firm
had not employed another tanner, as
| MT. Hyde declared, II was Mr.. Hyde's
fault and not Mr.. Raymono's. MI
HYDE confessed that he had failed TO
| bring the matter to Mr.. Bullock's at
tention. having supposed Mr.. Raymond
would SEQ how foolish was his de-
mand. That the tanner should leave
| with no one engaged to succeed him
would be embarrassing If not costly.
He now asked that Mr.. Raymond go
with him that night to MI. Bullock's
mouse. where they would discuss the
matter OF salary and probably be able
| to reach some compromise.
Raymond. however, was curiously
! obstinate. He refused to go to Mr.. Bull
lock's-house or to Mr.. Hyde's house. IL
either OF them, or both. wanted to
see him they could call at his house.
| Hyde protested az the high handedness
/ OF the young man. and pointed out
that he owed something TO his elders
| MI Raymond did not think so. He
was not looking for anything from
! MT. Bullock or Mr.. Hyde. II they had
any business with him 1t was their
concern TO seek him out. They had
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