Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1914-10-16

Give me?"
Yes. I'm putting Won in -.
the gang" - Unargs Of
For an instant Mark stared ,oov
iy. Then he grinned. ..Worl JO'lsA'
mind saying that againq you
Blair complied. Look here.
added boyishly. s'Im taking = 81 Ne
on you, because you look ana Aa luce
Intelligent. Are your"
Mark admitted it.
Then prove it. want IN ,.
record on this job and so von,Ta las
to. Houlahanp Blair added dds 8"
and he loses his job. Seer"
Mark saw.
In the morning Houlahan rano...,
happily unaware of a new orde, !:
things. ef
"HouIahan." Blair announcsd 49,.
ally. "Truitt will take your gang ~
day" s 70
Houlahan glared malevoleptlv =.
Mark.
And where1l OF goY"
You can take TRUTHS old place.,
quit" said Blair CURLY.
MY God!"
There was no resistance. As %
dazed, the Irishman shouldered HI.
pick and shovel and with the gang fol.
lowed Mark to the new job.
You have seen a sensitive horse h
come docile and eager when a master
takes the reins. So it was with Honla.
hans, now Truths, gang. They were
since they had survived the weeks ~
bullying, no mean type; and they 70.
sponded gratefully to the changed
leadership. Where they had been sul.
len and resentful, they now became
willing and promptly obedient. As the
day advanced. the pace, instead Of
slackening as under Houlahan's com.
mand. grew faster; the last hours
record was the best of all.
Often Mark went home to his lodv.
ing by way of the mills. Then he be
gan to spend his evenings, studying
them. sometimes in company with
Blair, who when the days work was
done sunk his rank In a frank liking
for his new lieutenant.
At first Mark saw only a vast snec.
tacular chaos; a Brobdingnagian fer.
ment of unordered and unrelated en-.
ginery and consuming fires. No guild.
Ing hand appeared. no purpose was
felt Some awful mischance that must
bring the whole fabric crashing to
earth seemed always to impend. It
was unbelievable that this creation
had been brought forth from the mind
and by the hand of man.
Gradually to his accustomed eve
the chaos resolved itself into a system
rather, a marvellous system of sys.
TENS that worked with single pur
pose, each unit fitting precisely into
the ordered whole.
"Godl" he exclaimed one night over
come by the splendor of 1t ALL He and
Blair were standing on the bridge
over the blooming mill, watching the
half-naked troop that with hook and
tongs worked two-ton ingot over the
rolls.
What is it? What's happened1"
Blair looked around for an accident to
explain the ejaculation.
Nothing. l was Just thinking how
how big it is" Mark laughed at the
feebleness of his words. What would
you give to be down there?"
There is such thing as luck. A
man-himself an artist who had not
yet become exploiter-who had just
come unnoticed on the bridge, heard,
and with half smile, saw the eager
face.
Blair shrugged his shoulders. Eyes,
it's big. But it's hard work. Good
pay, though"
+ Il suppose so" Mark answered care
lessly. Il wasn't thinking Of that"
The man spoke. Good evening.
Blair"
"Ohl Good evening, Mr.. Henley"
Blair struck a respectful attitude. "A
bad night. sir"
Henley looked at Mark 81 don't
just place you Where have l seen
you before?"
Mark flushed at the recollection.
i took letter nao IOr you anu
you caught me"
$50 you're Peeping Tom, Sh7 Did
you get job?"
Yes, sir. With a pick-and-shovel
gang. I'm boss now"
Henley seemed not unduly i'm
pressed.
He's the man that dug the ne"
oven BEDS" Blair interposed gener
ously. HE did Ii in two weeks and
three days"
Two weeks and two days" Marx
corrected eagerly.
$50 long?" Henley continued indif
ferent.
Il had a spoiled gang. 1t took
week for me to shape 'em up.
"Humph! That's what we pay
bosses for We gave you credit Tor