The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1916-02-10

tather-better, perhaps. As God hears
me. Raymer, I'm going to see to 1,
that she gets a square deal"
by George! ! believe you are in
love with her. yourself"
II am" was the cool reply.
We'll. Of all the Say. Grlswold.
you re a three.cornered puzzle TO me
yet ] don't know what the other
three.fourths of the town is saying. but
my fourth Of II has It put up that
you've eyerlastingly cooked my goose
ut Doctor Bertie's; that you and
Charlotte are just about as good as en-.
gagged. Perhaps you'll tell me that It
isn't true"
1T isn't-yet"
But II may be. later on? Now you
are getting ove into my little garden.
patch. Kenneth. II you think I'm go.
ing to stand still and see you pat a
wedding ring on Charlotte Farnham's
finger when ] know you'd like e be
putting II on Madge G~rierson's-"
Griswold's low laugh came as an
easing OF stresses.
You cant very we'll marry both Of
them. yourself. you know" he sug.
gested mildly. And then. III you we're
not so badly torn up over this shop
trouble, you'd see that I'm trying to
give you the entire field | shall prob.
ably leave town tomorrow, and | mere.
ly wanted to do you. or Miss Grierson,
or both OF you. a small kindness by
way OF leave.taking."
DO you mean 4 tell me that you
are going away. leaving me bucked
and gagged by this labor outfit to live
or die as | may? Great Scott. man!
II my moneys gone. yours goes with
IT,"
You are freely welcome 10 the mon.
e., Edward-if you can manage to
hang on to It; and | have pointed out
the easy way to salvage the industrial
ship. Can't you give me your blessing
and let me go in peace"
The blessing was not withheld. but
neither was 1t given.
IL anne here with my own back.load
OF trouble, but II seems that I'm no,
the only camel In the caravan" said
the young ironmaster. th~oughtfully
What is II, Kenneth? anything you
a unload or me?"
You wouldn't understand" was
the gentle evasion.
Once again Raymer took refuge In
silence. After a time he said You've
been n brother TO me. Griswold. and
! shall never forget that. But IL
needed your help In the money pinch
I'm needing It worse now III do the
right thing by Margery; think I've
been meaning to. all along; II
haven't. It's only because this whole
town has been fixing up n match be
tween Charlotte and me ever since We
were school kids together-you know
how a fellow gets into the way OF TAX
ing a thing like that for granted mere
ly because everybody else does?"
Yes; | know"
We'll, ! guess II isn't n heart.brcak
or on either side. II Charlotte cares
she doesn't take the trouble to show
Z. Just the same, on the other hand
I've got a shred or two Of decency left
Kenneth. I'm not going TO marry my
self out OF this fight with Jasper Grier
son-not In a million years. Stay over
and help me see II through; and when
We win out, | promise you III do the
square thing"
There's only n other way, Ed
ward; and that is to fight like the
devil" he said. speaking as one who
has weighed and measured and decid
ed. What do you say"
III you will stay" Raymer began
h%esitantly.
"I1l stay-as long as I can" Then
with the note OF harshness returning
Wen make the fight, and well give
these muckers Of yours all they are
looking for. Shut the plant doors 70
morrow morning and make II a lock
out III be over bright and early and
well place a bunch OF wire orders IN
the cities for strike.breakers. That vii.
bring them 20 time"
Raymer got up slowly and felt IN
the dark for hts hat,
'Strike.breakers!' he %groaned
"Griswold, II would make my father
turn Owe In his coffin II he coult
know that we've come 10 that BuI
| guess you're right. Everybody say,
I'm o soft.hcartcd to be a master q
men. Well, | must be getting home
Tomorrow morning, at the plant? Al
right; goodnight"
And h. turned to grope his way e
the door and through the dark uppeI
hall and down the stair.
CHAPTER XIII.