The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1911-10-14
CHAPTER vi.
CHRISTMAS SCENES.

n the the keen Keen snap sns - Of 10 degrees s
above zero. You felt Christ
mas that day. the joyous relaxation.
the pleasurable excitement
Yet the spirit of good will was not
universal. as three men in that city
could have testified. They shivered In
a downtown Office and glowered hate
fully at one another.
"It's no use talking" No. was say
ing firmly. II won't have it. He must
never come to trial."
But, heavens, man." No. 2 respond.
ed 1mpatiently. 'the mans SO plainly
guilty. It's fragrant case"
Caught with the goods on" No. 3
added. II couldn't help getting con.
viction If tried"
IAN the more reason why he must
not come to trial"
"But think what it means!' No. 2
argued. Everybody knows all about
this thing. The newspapers have pub.
hshed beforehand the testimony Of the
bellboy who overheard him Offering to
take the bribe. They have published
facsimiles of the check signed by Hen.
derson and Endorsed by Malassey. Ev-
cry morning there is fresh editorial
bowling for his conviction. The whole
country is yammering. 'Malassey must
60 to jail! Our credit is little strain.
ed as it is; we must do something to
placate these bowling FOOLS"
bah! Macpherson. I'm not a fool.
Do you think haven't seen through
your scheme? You're trying to dis.
credit me through Malassey, because
he's my councilman. Oh. don't bother
denying 1t. Either this indictment is
pigeonholed-or you fight me-" He
brought his clinched fist savagely down
on the desk.
I'm not afraid Of you.' Macpherson
snarled.
The square chinned man laughed
harshly. That's another lie. You are
afraid Of me. You wouldn't be worth
the powder it takes to blow you up If
you didn't have me and the Sixth's
majorities. while can go out and get
the old Harmon crowd together and
beat you all along the line day after
tomorrow. I don't want to do It, but
If this trial goes on l WILL Now put
up or shut up! Is Malassey tried7"
There was silence minute
"Nor' The monosyllable sounded
more like VOLTS bark than a human
voice.
The square ehinned man laughed
again. "All right. There's a good deal
of profanity packed away In that no.
Save it until I'm gone" he put on
his hat and left the office.
.
In secluded corner Of the city's
most fashionable restaurant sat man
and a woman at early dinner. They
were evidently brother and sister, hav-
ing the same dark hair and eyes. the
same regular features Of the same
slightly Semitic cast The man was
talking.
"'And 80 laid hold on the man who
has life by the throat Now what do
you think Of your most unworthy
brother?''
mo one but you would have done 1t.
What audacity!'
why not2 can't afford not to be
audacious. It is the only role that
suits me-"
"Ah. but will you win with all your
holiness? You say yourself that be
threatened to crush you" ~
my dear sister. the doubt h I'm.
worthy Of you Rest assured. hs will
yield. Tonight will prove me right"
Her eyes rested proudly On him
Yes. the doubt IL unworthy. When
did you ever fail? Who can resist the
wttchery of your magnetismr' H.: XII
1T Is witchery, isn't: it, But ~
come rightly by It. Strange how, after
i've generations Of Purttandgm. oul
breed should cast back and produce II
You and me copies Of our Hebrew an
cestress-glorious womanl- who fen b
love with Puritan. abandoned he1
people to marry her lover, dsssstted
] hsr husband to 40 an thA aalaza, =