New-York tribune., 1913-05-18

possessed none OF the careless daring
Of their c,.- cousins.
Ba-ron ..iaintance in Hillsdalo extended even 70
the children rt the dogs. He had sold there once
We. f-- twelve, wears. he was no nconsiderable factor
initstrafe M those twelve years he had had ms ingcf
on the pulls. .. t.e town. and knew It's rhythm 70 the
minute " .n1 unusual could happen or even start
fu,terng al' IBIS sensing IT, ,,.,,,,
Ira Wall was not the leading merchant OF Hillsdae'
but he was a. her upright respected citizens and IN
ten wears t built up his general store TO an envlabc
trade. Art..e ten wears Barton had known hm ana
sid him f. ..t although Hillsdac never knew Il.
twas BARI house that had stocked him and started
him al the al- price Of his name On note ana "'
Bartons u.-t So if Walker was IN trouble II was up
to Barton %. .-n Of It al once and beyond a DOUBT
To the .,. word here and the guarded question
there tina. .nyinccd Barton Of Walker dIiGui,le7;
the salesuar lad given no betrayng heeQ. lie Aa.,
merely kc-- g. mouth shut, looked ncredulous, an!
put TWO am -rI together. And when he had llI7I'u
al the MlH-.crs Trading Company store nc went
directly 70 E Walkers.
Wake v rs-iing of calico for two women "hcn
he reached - 3d. after his usual greeting he |ai'ei
nhs usual v Until they had gone Then ne becEoiei
Walker o. 0t the store ont oi the clerk nearing
Say, Ira man., he said quietly, with a mana lila'
slowly tighten IN the others arm ""na' the "'"
Trouble Walkers look cloaked the surprise that
his tone ta.. . conceal. "What trouble;
The two -r were standing close together, ana bar
tons gaze wandered from Walber eve
who l..- IEing 20 vOu Frank about -
~Nobodr. - - iust that way, old man. want
YOU o. te' .
Walker . went % his mu-tacAe ana pl"l'' ''
unseadis
I'm nlt .-..rg to butt in, Barton explained.
Silence .. -.cn a short, unpleasant laugh were
Walker p- Frank, ! am up against u manu-
too he said ..-..-iv I'm lust about all IN
ouiol. f ~ d,.ao,0intncnt swept over Barton
face as he ...ed into Walkers crealty desk chilI'
The with actual relief leaned back against
pile Of b9y thrust his hands deep into his pochcl'.
aYou're t... .rr. person | can tell, Frank he sad
with the unpleasant, mirthlcss laugh. ne
others win r e. out for themselves pretty soon gut'7'
The wife .r Of course Walker paused 20 rub
handker,t. .- his forehead ITS Just as sad 10
YOU, Fran. - done ] can't meet my bills np an. -,
Where near - when some Of them get onto IL 1Het
come down 0a ue-and up II go. ,.,...,,
Its the lt-lug down OF the stcclWorKs lIal ''e
all 10 thet1 THEY'VE been trying for tour months
now 20 &c, together on a wage scale. The roHne mn
men won agree 20 the old scale, and the owners Won
accept nea onc-and ] get It IN tne nech. m Iol
trying now rtratc IT, and if they don agree tJlg
be strike 1872 and down the valley, ana nan oi il''''
"You See Frank most Of my trade is with the inili ,
hands and e got 20 run accounts with thei We r
nave 70. W..l the Vulcan people shut d'"h I.Il ~
ana threw 'l0 men ont my customers came Ho'' ''
Things ju-t t., same although they cOudn pay Iiio
red cent suppose IL was bum business, but lCO .lIO
Keep On oh u things because doped 1t out 'la' ylig
HnlS would start up again IN lew weeks dllI % ..,
stand the eat That long. ANYHOW, ! couIqh ~ -
ana refuse FL. o them anything more Last II'"'.i
ei1 begin cutting them down little Dul lJ wa ~
n'e; they g.. into me for too much. bul Igi
Diane ther J blame myself I'm four thousand 9oI%,s .,
IN me hole and everything I've got IN the "o'l1 '''
-An1uecyouarc Nowyou know it ALL He flung
o1' hl, hand and e, them fall YEARLY 10 ms sae9'
wanted to tel you al this when you were ID "eIo T
wee; wee; uo, didn't get q chance. ANYHOW" h na'L
eeI q fellow you're bust. But you We always gocH ~
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