The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1915-09-09
TENTH lNSTALLMENT
CHAPTER XIV.


Although Kehr had been instructed
TO give Celestial every chance to settle
the strike, and to hinder her in moth
ing, he was still determined to bring
about his own kind of a settlement if
possible. Close-fsted and narrow, he
was nevertheless a man with beliefs
and principles for which he was not
only willing to sacrifice his fortune,
but his life If necessary. To Kehr
man who agreed to work certain hours
for certain wages and then went back
on his agreement was no more to be
considered or treated with than a mad
dog.
Conditions at Bitumen had come to
such a pass that Kehr could see no
possibility ol' compromise. The coun-
try was suffering from what amounted
to coal famine, and the fault lay, so
Kehr honestly felt, with group of
tWo-legged animals who didn't know
enough to come in out of the rain.
He had goaded the strike leaders
hntil they were ready to order an
attack on his stockade, and he was
srimly ready and even eager for that
attack to begin. Tommy had thwarted
him once. Now they had sent Celestial
to thwart him again.
Still he received her with politeness,
and told her that he was glad she had
ccme..
I'm glad you've come, young lady,
because 1 know your theories, and I'm
glad to have the chance of showing
you how impractical they are in the
face Of an actual condition. You want
labor and capital to be friends and to
work hand in hand. Can gunman be
friends with bishop?"
"Why yes" said Celestial, when
they get SO they understand each other.
But day will come when there won't
be any gunner"
Nor any walking delegates, nor any
fools who spend more than they can
earn and then begin to boiler murder
and set off dynamite. Now you just
sit down in that chair, and I'll tell you
In a nutshell the history of the last
few years that has led up to the pres
ent situation. To begin with / was
a day laborer myself in these coal
fields"
Celestial raised her hand in protest.
Don't tell me your side of the quar-
REL" she said; tell me theirs. When
your heart is very hard against man,
the best way to soften it is to say all
the favorable things you can think OF
about him. I'd like you to tell me all
the good things you can think of about
Gunsdorf and then I shall go to him
and ask him to tell me all the good
things he can think of about you"
From neither of u.s." said Kehr
grimly, will you hear any good Of the
other"
Then" said Celestia, smiling gent
ly; Il shall have to do the talking for
you BOTH
You can change me into break
fast food as easily as you can change
Gunsdorf into a human being.
Some day you and Gunsdorf will
shake hands and you'll both admit that
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 over
there in the town won't be response
BILE for the consequences"
But I've been among them already.
They were going to hang a man, but
they listened to reason"
What MANI"
A vision Of Mrs. Gunsdorf's face
foated through Ce1estia's mind, and
caused her eyes to narrow little and
look quite stony.
"A man of no Importance" she said
lightly. But shan't go back to the
town tonight. What is the passwords"
He told her.
Il shall talk with some Of your men
'7"ight. And tomorrow I hope you
viii have change of heart"
She smiled so sweetly at him that
MS grabbed old heart actually warmed
toward her, and then she set out alone
In the electric-lighted darkness to ex-
plore the strong place which capital
mad set up against rebellious labor.