The toiler. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1919-1922, 1920-05-21
The Black Sheep.


mistic if 1 didn't know that the boys
are in the cabin. and George and
Herman somewhere in the east" Ru'
dolph concluded.
"God bless his homely hide" Col
ms remarked. That was as near to
uttering prayer as he had come in
tee last six bitter years of his life.
Thus Rudolph ran along reading notes
from the boys book. 1t waes diary
recording events, and making good
hummored and philosofical comment.
Suddenly he stopped reading aloud and
continued siletly for few moments.
then Collins stirred restlessly in his
chair. "Well," he growled, "haye the
hinges of your jaws rusted. Why
doncha reads"
ST am reading" Rudolph retorted.
''I notice that, hut why hog it all
to your self. There is NO gas meter
On your breath. is theres"
"Read it yourself" Rudolph said
quietly, as he handled the book to his
friend. Seated himself on a box by
his side. Together they read Jacks let
ter to Olive Anderson, as he had writ
ten it in his note book while lost in
the Coer D. Aleve Mountains.
"Ahem! So that was what was eat
ing on him." Collins observed as he
arose and went to the water pail for
a drink. "That is what caused him to
leave us. and go on that wild goose
chase after job. Do you know that
had hunch when that Jane was
talking to him they were getting each
others goat"
"Just wait till he comes back; we
will tease the life out Of him." Ru-
dolph suggested.
"Nix on that stuff" the other re-
lplied. ~ am only too glad to see that
the kid is yet capable of dreaming. He
will be awakened soon enough. "Let
him have his dream" He pulled a
pencil from his pocket and upon a
blank leaf of the note book he wrote,
My Dear Miss Anderson =.
The enclosed pages were written by
the boy who spoke to you while we
were in jail at Anamoose. I Just found
them in his note book and feeling sure
that he would never send them, / take
the liberty to do so. I believe that YOU
should know the deep impression yonr
visit made upon our young friend.
His present address. should YOU care
to write him is j. Thurston, Harrison,
Idaho. Sincerely, &c.
He tore the pages out of the book
and together with his note addressed
them to Miss Anderson, Daughter of
the real estate mani Anamoose. N. D.
Are you going to send that to
herF' Rudolph queried.
~ sure am" was the curt reply.
"You IL get correspondence started
between Them"
"What of it".
| t"I'd hate to see him get interested
in that Bourgeois mutt. 1t might even
draw him back into that class. A skirt
| blindfolded many man."
eyes there is possibility that she
could draw him back" Collins agreed
! But if she can, he ougt to 90 back
On the other hand he might. draw he,
out of the bourgeois class. and make
her a power to the radical movement
We need women. They are like queen,
in the bee hive of labor. Men natural,
rally around them. The human femal,
IS very potent yet much neglected
factor in human organization. IF al
women were banished to Siberia I dar,
say that there would be a heavy NAL,
emigration in shat direction in i.
mighty short time"
Awe, you're crazyt Women are
, detrimert to working class Organiza
tion. When men 60 on strike, the
, urge them to go back and scab. Thei
, whole mind dwells on the present mo
ment. The immediate safety and com
fort for themselves and brats. That i
all they think about. They have neithe
thot nor vision fer the future. Safee
5 here, and Joy in heaven is the sun
/. total Of their psychology"
"Oh. shut up!" growled Collins
, "If it weren't for woman 70,
wouldn't be in the world"
. eff I weren't in the world I'd be
t darned sight better off,"
"The world would be, you mean, ,
Q Collins retorted, as he put on his boot
!. preparatory to going out.
3 "Quo Vadiss" queried Rudolph.
"To Harrison. to get this off o,
0 the next hoat,' he answered. "I'r
o going to set that kids soul on fire
g simply because it will stimulate hi
7 ambition. I feel sure that he will
t climb whether he goes into the capital
g ist or the working class. And ais
9 feel sure tEat girl will help him clim
Q no matter what class he is in" s
Q saying he left tho cabin and dis
b appeared down the trail. y
t Rudolph stood ut the cabin doc
i and looked after the retreating forr
Q of his friend. "He is<a puzzle, I tel
d you he is puzzle" he told himself
S "That is nothing but sentiment and
always said he didn't have any.
ITO be continued next week.