The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-04-13

excuse me IL I lock the door, won't
you? | don't want 10 be interrupted
in what I've got to say"
AS he spoke Lafferty had moved to
the door. softly turned the key in the
lock. and lowered once more over the
desk. all, II seemed. without taking his
eyes OF the face OF Martin. whose look
OF complete mystifcation deepened
when Lafferty laid a package OF cur
rency upon the blotter before Martins
gaze in such a way that the little rub
ber-stamped figures upon the white
paper band that encircled II showed
plainly 5000.
End the strike before tomorrow
noon and that moneys you're" breathed
Lafferty softly.
Ten minutes ago Il would have been
as much as Lafferty's life was worth
10 have made that tender. But now.
after Bolan-and after what Lafferty
had told him the men outside were
saying. for u did not occur 10 him
that Lanerty might have lied-Martin
only eyed the money stolidly. thinking
how far FIVE thousand dollars would
take him and his little family from
this scene OF strife. and haR much OF
peace and comfort II would buy them
Also he was thinking how incapable
were his fellows OF appreciating the
kind OF sacrifice he had been making
for them. The contact Of these two
ideas IN his mind was like the ming.
ling OF gases that became explosive
upon contact The storm aeethed
through his brain like chariot OF
hre. and passed out leaving his 10y.
atty 10 the union burned 20 a cinder.
while he thought only OF himself and
Of his immediate own
~ What Laferty deemed the psyche.
logical moment he laid a second pack
age on top the FIRST But. Judging BY
the fitting expressions on the strike
leaders face he only wavpred for a
moment and then decided IN the nega
tive. Very slowly and deliberately
l.sferiy. Nth an ansctionafs csTeasins
n The edges % the bills laid the third
parkaFe unon the second
Fifteen thousand dollars
him
~ fhry think we're whipped Why n
roushofv willing N paw fffsen thou
sand dollars to have the strike called
on
-t's no canal contract" answered
LaTorfv. frankly. ITO - To- % -ra~rou
noon in Chicago. vifh wort enough IN
o. fo kaep every crop in Ro-rr1rf -
inF for three years Ror ruorf ~ ne
inside nn fhaf from no star fF reason
~ 'Hraf nn and Advantages fn uafei
franarnr's ion I'M AMI orf Tire uhois
Horsrnr rrogd faa rr-f ~ zone ir
rah1off m fhf deal fo trop from hif
dlnr nra'nrf rarh 0ffrr fTr fguref
Tor Mefros sranian a 90 f1 name ~
l1W hrurs The rrsfTi tid hirh anf
Neirua a.l bid tirh enough TOO f1T
plenty n prolf half 90 enough 20 Ee'
he business from other irru -rrfrfa
fuf and here's where r0u come fufr
the deal Narfin here amt one ~ on
can 90 surety company % r. on
Their h0rf Tor tine deliver anf
ffa What fhe arr- IRA 'ons cali Tor
without fhiH STRIFE .H re'I lied nrrf Nos
you ra ne leader ~ this STRIKE Don
natter how near fhe men ere fo Ia5 .n
down. sud Z don't fhInk fhsy Dol 81 49,
ful near mFref a. some 81 your owu
crowd does 30 all Fof sense enough
20 know fhaf vou can keep em out f0i
weeks and weeks and months yet. ever
" lot ~ en- world 70 hack 20 work
Won could Efin hang on and ksrf
ihings tore ~ 20 they wouldn't make
ratisfariory headwav with a great hla
full capacity. ionEfime contract iks
this canal deal vii b ~ you See
And Laferty turned over the palm oil
BE hard a-srssffrafiv 90 taauing ovar