The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1912-04-19


Will give thee start in the world"
Uncle Simon stated the nature OF
the Job and the amount of salary at
tached. and after Bob Kingsford had
accepted, he said:
THAT thee may not puzzle over my
queries about the manly art will
say, and say it with sorrow, that there
is fighting as well as managing to be
done. The gang have no goodness in
their hearts. They have no fear of a
man who cannot thump them. l be-
lieve the word is thump."
Eyes, thump is right" replied Bob
with a laugh. Then I'm expected to
lick the crowd and hustle the dirt
along as well? Well, l don't mind, II
they don't come more than two at a
time"
Robert, thee must not conclude
that l have forsaken the faith of my
father and mother before me- | am
still a humble and contrite man of
peace, but that reservoir must be
pushed along with proper energy, and
II an obstinate and perverse man
stands in the way he must-must-"
81 understand. The perverseness
must be knocked out Of him. I'll pack
my trunk and go up with you"
The crowd at the reservoir was
ready for the new manager, but opin-
ions differed Some said he would be
bad man to fool with, and others de-
clared him a buffer. He started off
rather easy, but at the same time he
got more work out Of the men than
his predecessors had, although they
didn't mean to give it. The idea was
TO make loafing job of it. Previous
managers had boarded at a hotel in
the town. Bob Kingsford had taken
up his home in the house of Uncle
Simon. Until he had done so he was
not aware, or had entirely forgotten.
that there was daughter Prudence
in the case.
Thee may call her Prue, the same
as we ro," said the father after the
Introduction. ut is better that she
becomes not too worldly, but thee
may tell her of the streets and great
buildings in thy city, and thee may
even touch lightly on fashions and the
theaters. Prue, Robert Kingsford will
never be of our faith, but he is a good
young man"
Whether it took Bob six days or six
weeks to fall in love with Prue, and
whether 1t was six days or six weeks
before climax came with the men.
has nothing to do with the main cues
tons. Bob had' his eyes and ears
open and realized that row was COM
ing, The men were growing over
hours and wages. They were loafng
and defiant. No man wanted to lose
his job, but every man thought it was
time to change managers again. Uncle
Simon. loafing about the works, saw
enough and heard enough to make
him say to Bob:
Robert, there is an ungodly man
on this job who is stirring up disloy-
atty and sedition."
Il know him, uncle. It's Jim Shea"
Verify, it is. He aches and longs"
And he's going to get what he
aches and longs for. I could dis
charge him, of course, but he'd keep
on stirring up trouble. What will set
tie his hash is good licking in fair
stand-up fight. Jim is a bully and
wants to be leader. After I've
trounced him the men will be all
right"
Robert, hast thou looked James
Shea over?"
ooh, I've glanced his way few
times"
He is tall and long-armed, and he
hath what the world calls fighting
Jaw. If he is from college where the
manly art was taught he may best
.hee."
I've got to take my chances on
hat. ! know you are with me, but
how about Prue? She will certainly