The Washington times., 1915-07-19
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THE MOVIES
TENTH INSTALLMENT.
CHAPTER XXXvI.

CHAPTER XXXVI.
LTHOUGH Kehr had been in
~ structed to give Celestla every
n chance to settle the strike, and
to hinder her in nothing, he
was still determined to bring about his
own kind Of settlement II possible.
Close-tsted and narrow he was never
theless a man with beliefs and prin-
ciples for which he was not only will
ing to sacrifice his fortune. but his life
II necessary. To Kehr man who
agreed to work certain hours for GER
tain wages and then went back on his
agreement was no more to be con-
sadered or treated with than a mad
dog. To his finger tips he was capital
istic and believed In property. At his
finger tips he had innumerable ex-
amples of contented laborers who had
become affuent. and Of discontented
laborers who had finished UP in Jail.
"Once." he would say, labor did the
most work possible for the least pos
sible pay. Then labor did fair amount
of work for a fair amount Of pay, but
nowadays labor wishes to do the least
amount Of work possible (and the worst
kind Of work.. and to receive therefor
so much pay that there can be no re-
turn on the capital which employs
labor. Where are we drifting to-? If
an eight-hour day and a raise. why
not six with a raise? Why not four?
Two! None? My men want to break
fast In bed and receive their pay en-
velopes at the same time. l wasn't like
that. I went to work for wages that a
dog could hardly have lived on. But l
saved. and waited. and l orked as
hard as I could without complaining
Amy healthy minded. able-bodied
young American can get rich In less
than no time. II he will work as hard
as he can. save a portion OF what he
earns. and keep his ears closed to the
fools and devils who preach laziness
and discontent.'
Conditions at Bitumen had come to
such a pass that kehr could see no
possibility Of compromise. The country
was suffering from what amounted to
Kehr honestly felt. with a group of
two-legged animals who didn't know
enough to come in out of the rain.
All over the country. so Kehr hon
estly thought, labor was rearing G ats
Already it had bitten many innocen,
people, and some were dead and some
were ruined for life. Now you don't
argue with a venomous snake. You
was not the kind Of man who runs
and II he possibly could. he was goins
to hit labor one good crack over the
order. He had goaded the strike lead
attack on his stocxade. and he wa.
grimly ready and even eager for thai
attack to begin; Tommy nm ,hs had .th, thwars rt
lestia to thwart him again.
Still no received her with politeness
and told her that he was glad she had
come.
cause / know your theories. and I'm
glad to have the, chance Of showing
you how imprac tical they are In the
labor and capital to be friends and to
friendu with p bishop
why. yes" said Celestia. 'wher
But But e. ID day will come when there wont
Nor any walking delegates, nor an,
fools who spend more than they car
earn ar and If sheq oegf 10 yon ius
sit down In that chair, and III tell 70,
in a nutshell the history of the las
few years that has led up to the pres
ent sn m2sef no essn in with these was
ceiestia raised her hand in protest;
Don't. tell me YOUR side Of tn, tn,
she sssa sad tsi tell %s Rsrd TaE,Rs LEAKS
a man. the best way to soften 1t is t.
say ali the favorable things you cal
think Of about him. I'd like you t.
tel me all the niotrt good thnsS s,d y9q 'hen oa'
shall go to him and ask him to tell M
all the good things he can think o
about you.'
From neither of US" said kehr
grimly: will you hear any good or TN
Then" said Celestia. smiling gently
IL shall have to do the talking for yo'
You can change me into a breakfas
food as easily as YOU can change Guns
dorf into a human being"
Some day you and Gunsdorf will
shake hands and you'll both admit tina
you were both wrong
You admit that he's wrong
Yes, Mr.. Kehr. and you, too"
She rose and smiled upon him.
Il am to come and go as ! please"
'If you go among those devils owe
there in the town l won't he responsible
for the consequences.
But have bee, among them al
ready They Were going to hang a mar
but they listened to reason.
What man."
A
ed through Celestia mind, and cause
her ewes to narrow a little. and loo
quite stony.
"A man of no Importance" she sait
lightly. But I shan't go back to tn
town tonight. What is the pass word
He told her.
"I shall talk with some of your me
tonight And tomorrow l hope you W!
have a change of heart
She smiled so sweetly at him that hi
grabbed old heart actually warmed tt
ward her. and then she set out alone
the electric-liGhted darkness to cXplor
the strong place which capital had 81
up against rebcllious labor
CHAPTER XXXVH.
Kehr must have had a military al
cestor from whom he had Inherited
talent for making defensive warfare {
nasty as possible From the outside h
stockade surrounding several acres
ground presented no great obstacle
an attack in force. 1t was not as his
as il might have been, nor as thick
strong The tops of the logs of whC
1t had been built were not even po:ntc
1t did not seem to have been pierce