The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1916-02-24

thing. First It was: Those boys are
from the South. Must have brought
them with him. Then 1t was: He
knows something about the sun. BE
keeps his head in the shade-spot from
that lonely palm And finally: Col |
lingeford, | never despised your intel
lect before. What are you sulhag
for2 Can't you see what's up? Can't
you understand that IL a man will
stand for two hours shifting an inch
at a time with the shade rather than
disturb half dozen niggers at work
TO go and get helmet he isn't going
to call those nlggers of to let a couple
of lOafers like US crawl across his
girders? What you and are staring
at is just plain common garden work
with a capital w, stark naked and
ugly, but it's great
And right there saw the light. To
us two the mystery of Ten Percent
Wayne was revealed. He could drive
men. He could make bricks without
straw. While work was on, nothing
else mattered. Right and wrong were
measured by the needs of that bridge
and death was too good for the shlrk-
er. And with the light | forgot the
brute in the man tearing along the
dizzy height Of the girder to lash a
loafer and only remembered that he
had risked his life to avenge just one
moment stolen from the days work"
The stem of Collingeford's wine
glass snapped between his fingers
I'm sorry" he said, laying the pieces
aside. He smiled a little nervously
on the three tense faces before him.
II don't tell that story often. 1t goes
too deep. Not everybody understands.
Some people cali Wayne no better than
a murderer; but I'm not one of them.
And Bodsky says there have been a
lot of murderers he'd like to take to
his club"
~. Y, there's somebody listening
at the door," said the captain. been
there some time"
]. Y. swung around and threw open
the door. He sprang forward and
caught Glen In the act of fight. He
brought her back into the room and
sat down, holding her upright beside
him. J. Y. was proud and for mo-
ment Collingeford's presence CALLED
him. "What were you doing, Glen p
he asked.
Clematis was ih that degree of en-
barrassment and disarray which
makes lovely youth a shade more love.
ly. Her brown hair was tumbled
about her face and down her back
Her cheeks were flushed and her thin
white neck seemed to tremble above
the deep red of her slightly yOked
frock. Her lips were moist and parted
in excitement. She was sixteen and
beautiful beyond the reach of hack
neyed phrases. The four men fixed
their eyes upon her, and she dropped
hers. II was eavesdropping," she said
in a voice that was very low but
clear.
"Why, Clemv' said ]. Y. gravely.
Clem looked around on the four men,
She did not seem afraid. Unconscious.
ly they waited for her to go on, and
she did. "Mr. Collingeford was telling
about Alan | heard Charley say he
was going to. shall always caves
; drop when anyone tells about Alan.'
For a second her auditors were
stunned by the audacity. Collinge
ford's face was the first to light up ant
his hand came down on the table witt
bang. Bully for you, young 'un!
he cried and his clear laugh could b.
heard on the lawn. Before it wal
, over, the judge Joined in, the captfiI
grunted his merriest grunt and ]. Y
patted Clem's shoulder and smiled.
Glen was of the salt Of the cart
among womanknd-the kind tina
: waits to weep till the battle Is owe
= and then becomes thousand time
} more dear in her weakness. Her bi
l eyes had been yelling with tears an
: now they jumped the barrier just a
D Nance rushed in and cried, "What ar
: you all laughing at?' Then she caugh
< sight of Glen. From her she locke
: around on the men. 'You four bi
hulking brutes," she said. Come t
d me, Glen, you darling. What hav
J. they been doing 10 you? There, there
e don't cry Men are silly things. Whu
g, if they diG laugh at you?"
+ Glen was sobbing on Nance's shou
l, der. "It .sn't that" she gasped.
/ don't-mind--that But Mr.. Colling'
n ford ca-callsd me young one"
). The three gray-heads kept the
5. faces with difficulty. Coll!rgefor
1t leaped to his feet. my dear youn
e lady-Mlss Ciematis-" he staminere'
a my word, COW! didn't mean
e Swear l didn't I'll do anything
:, you'll only stop crying. Do stop an
listen to me. I'll grovel."
5 1t took him Rn hour to make h
peace.
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