The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-05-09

N you start In and fight for ne; e
we both fight heart and soul and nigAt
and day to win against the widest
competition that was ever known in
cheHing-gum. we WILL win Anything
else means our sponge In the air and
call for doctors and an ambulance, or
more likely, undertaken. for Jones
Pepsin Gum, its owner and the men
who work for him"
These words had struck home. The
Workmen had all understood their
truth: furthermore, they fully recog-
nized the justice OF the burden Broad
way laid upon them Workingmen are
fair; they are fairer in old, little towns
like Jonesville than they are In great
industrial centers, where the element
OF personality has passed out Of In
dustry and the worker is a cog, while
the owner is an unseen and mysterious
power. The men had shouted wildly
that they all would help and meant it.
After he had left the shops they had
reiterated among themselves the
pledges OF their fealty, and they meant
them then
Sweethearts, that day in the Jones
plant, would have scornfully rejected
treason to the young proprietor; IA
theirs would have thrashed a son who
sneered at Broadway; mothers would
haYe chided daughters (more likely
would have spanked them fiercely)
who offered slurs upon what had oc-
CURED. The capacity Of mixers, cook
ers, drawers, molders, cutters, stack
ers, wrappers, packers, boxers, ship
pers increased as If by magic. For
their hearts were in their work; they
were hustling for the boss who had
declared his firm intention of hustling
for his workers.
Therefore in the works everything
buzzed and hummed and banged and
clattered with a p1easurable and con-
tagious enthusiasm In the Office there
was warm glow Of satisfaction, but
Broadway's smile, after the ladies had
| departed, Clara and her mother to
make calls and pass the joyful news
about the town triumphantly, Josie to
attend to necessary details OF her du-
ties, became somewhat weaker than
it had been.
He had gono into the fight. but was
he going TO win the fight? 1t was fine
to fight, undoubtedly, but It would be
painful to get licked His knowledge
OF the business world was amply rep
resented by the figure CO." The Trusts
knowledge Of the business world was
represented by the figure "0' and then
another figure 90" the two preceded
by the figure 81 -
They knew 100 per cent OF that
game Of which he knew absolutely
nothing. He had defed them. SHE'D
his hat into the ring. and now was
obliged to chastise them drastically.
He sighed, thrust his neck out stif1y,
and said, trying to be cocky. but, now
that the excitement had died down,
realizing that it would be easy to be
gloomy:
Funny Pembroke isn't here
He proposed to scorn that person.
he was keyed up to a mighty candle
power of hot contempt, but he wanted
to get at it, get it over with. before
his energy had oozed away.
He'll be along" said Wallace.
'sIs 1t eleven, yet?'
Just"
Out came Broadway's neck again.
He was even rather nervous. What
are we going to say to him when he
gets here?"
Remember that you promised to let
me handle him." said Wallace warn
ingly. He thinks I'm your secretary"
The judge saw that they were wor-
ried. IF you boys want to talk things
over I'll skip along"
No, stay here, judge" Broadway
urged. we may need a lawyer
The judges face glowed with his
satisfaction.
CTO BE CONTINUED-)