Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-01-27

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mounting to her cheeks and tried to
hide them with an industry which kept
her bent above her papers. II he had
rtved shout her eyes then the impress
son she had made on him was not en-
hrely commercial,
N That's what he did! He said you
! had the bluest eyes he'd ever Scent"
Now the judge laughed heartily.
4 She flushed with sudden wrath.
Il Why, Judge, my eyes are gray!"
4 The Judge himself was now sur
prtsed. He had believed them brown.
Are they He arose, went to her,
and, through his thick-lensed specta.
cles, peered at her face. why, 50
they are!" He walked away, nom
plussed. well, what do you think of
that!"
IT think"
Perhaps he's color blind" the Judge
said hopefully. 'T guess have been"
Maybe that is It,"
They we're interrupted by Sam Hig-
gins. The foreman, 1t appeared, wished
to talk to Josie. Sam had way Of al
most shutting both his eyes and throw
Ing back his head when he announced
things of this kind.
YES" said Josie, with the indiffer-
snce Of the business woman who has
long been of authority, 'Tll see him in
Just few minutes"
Sam whirled slowly, went to the door
1AIf
II his voice must reach to the factory's
farthest end.
This focused the judges attention
upon something he had been consider.
ing. He leaned above the desk and
spoke to Josie conldentially. "T
thought of something on the way over,
Josie. Nobody but us knows that the
young fellow Is in town. He registered
at the Grand, you know, under the
name OF Jackson. Maybe the people
In the plant are getting nervous"
Yes, they are" she granted. There
have been so many rumors of the sale.
I'm worried"
Well, then, don't you think 1t might
be a good thing 70 spread the news
around among the men little?"
She evidently agreed, for she vigor-
ously nodded and tapped bell per
haps it would be good idea"
Noting that she had rung the bell,
the Judge held up a warning hand
Don't do it that way. You leave it to
me. l won't have to 'tell more than
one or two Of them" He chuckled. "IIl
step In on my way out and tell you
what effect it has"
Yes, do, Judge"
Are you ready for Higgins?"
Yes; tell him to come in
Going to the door, the Judge beck.
oned to the man. who was waiting in
the shop beyond, and the gangling.
plainly heavy-minded and exceedingly
intense foreman entered.
J How do you feel today, Joe?" the
j Judge asked kindly.
I don't feel very WELL" Higgins an.
/ swered gloomily and frowning.
| The judge looked at him, smiling.
not entirely with approval. "You ney.
er do, do you, Joe?" Higgins made NO
answer; the judge laughed and disap-
! peared.
Well, what is It, Higgins ~ Josie In
quired without delay, looking UP at the
unpleasantly faced creature as il she
had no time to waste.
He came forward lurchinsly. nery.
ously twisting his cap in powerful
hands; but there was nothing of the
suppliant about him; rather he seemed
almost to be inclined to threaten. 'T
want to ask you question, Miss Rich.
ards"
60 right ahead"
TIL expect you to tell me the truth
! now!"
She flashed an angry look at him.
I'm not In the habit of lying"
He gazed at bsr With lowered head
and frownins face. His words came
slowly, az If he found 1t difiicult to find
them; but he did not speak with hesi.
tation; indeed, there was that about
him which limited at the labor union
orator.
TIM talking for every man in the
plant he began, with rising voice, en-
deavorfng to be impressive. I'VE had
a meeting this morning, and we want
to know whether this concern is going
into the trust or not! We decided that
were entitled to some information.
and that's what I'm here for; to find
out what you know about it,"
This naturally angered her. She
was not one to be browbeaten, and he
was plainly trying to browbeat her.
She flushed vividly. Il don't know
anything about it."
His voice reached tone higher in
its pitch. well. II you don't, who
does p
TIM sure don't know"
Now, he was definitely bullying.
well. We must have an answer, one
way or the other. It's our work and
our living. and we've got to know
where we are at"
She paid no attention to his definite
1y offensive manner now. you'll have
to get your information from the man
who owns the plant"