Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1915-10-23
CHAPTER xxIv-continued.


another of the chairs for himself,
dropping into 1t YEARLY.
II saw you at the gate" she said
THE men are still holding out?"
We are holding out. The plant is
closed, and it will stay closed until
we can get another force of work
men"
There will be lots of suffering" she
ventured.
TITS no use.' he said. answering her
thought There is nothing in me to
appeal to-"
There was yesterday, or the day be-
fore" she suggested
Perhaps. But yesterday was yes
terday, and today is today. As 1 told
Raymer little while ago. I've changed
my mind"
No." she denied. you only think
you Gave. But you didn't come here
to tell me that?"
No: / came to ask a single ques-
ton. How is Mr.. GaIbraith?"
He is very sick man.
You mean that there is a chance
that he may not recover"
More than a chance, I'm afraid"
After a moment of silence Griswold
said II did my best; you know I did
my best?''
Her answer puzzled him a little.
II could almost find it in my heart
to hate you if you hadn't"
Silence again, broken only by the
whispering of the summer night
breeze rustling the leaves of the lawn
oaks and the lappings of tiny waves
on the lake beach. At the end of it,
Griswold got up and CROPPED for his
hat
Pm going home." he said. 1T has
been a pretty strenuous day, and there
is another one coming. But before
go l want you to promise me one
thing. Will you let me know imme-
diately, by phone or messenger. if Mr.
Galbraith takes turn for the better?"
Certainly" she said; and she let
him say goodnight and get as far as
the steps before she called him back
There was another thing" she be-
gan. with the sober gravity that he
could never be sure was not one or
her many poses. and not the least al
Turing one. do you believe in God.
Kenneth"
The query took him altogether by
surprise. but he made shift to answer
1t with becoming seriousness.
Il suppose 1 do. Why?'
TT is a time to pray to him." she
said softly: "to pray very earnestly
that Mr.. Galbraith's life may be
spared
He could not let that stand.
Why should 1 concern myself, spe-
cially2" he asked. adding: "Of course.
I'm sorry. and all that. but"
Never mind she interposed. and
she left her chair to walk beside him
to the steps. I've had a hard day,
too. Kenneth. boy, and II guess it has
got ON my nerves. But. all the same,
you ought to do it. you know"
He stopped and looked down into
the eyes whose depths he could never
wholly fathom.
Why don't you do it," he demand
ed
~ oh, God doesn't know me; and.
besides. 1 thought-oh. well, it doesn't
matter what l thought Goodnight"
And before he could return the
leavetaking word. she was gone.
Raymer's prediction that the real
trouble would begin when the attempt
should be made to start the plant with
imported workmen was amply fulfilled
during the militant week which fol
lowed the opening of hostilities. Each
succeeding day saw the inevitable in
crease of lawlessness. From taunts
and abuse the insurrectionaries passed
easily to violence Street fights, wher
the trampish place-takers came in an,
considerable numbers. were of dali,
occurrence. and the tale of the wound
ed grew like the returns from a bat
tie By the middle of the week Raw
mer and Griswold were asking for ,
sherin's posse to maintain peace I,
the neighborhood of the plant: an,
were getting their first definite hin
that someone higher up, was playin,
the game of politics against them
No. gentlemen: I've done all tn
law requires and a little more" wa
the sheriff's response to the plea fo
better protection
In other words. Mr.. Bradforc
you've got your orders from the me
higher up. have you?- rasped Girls
void. who was by this time lost r
all sense of expediency.
Il don't have to reply to any suc
charge as that" said the chief peace O.
ficer. trrning back to his desk: and 8
the brittle little conference ended.
--AH of which means that we shal
lose the plant guard of deputies tina