The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1920-04-22


Baptiste had gone he felt the incident
keenly. He valued the little man. and
he knew he had wronged him By re-
fusing TO affirm his faith In him. Bap-
tiste's detection was not very much
tut Il showed that the wind OF adyer-
sity was still blowing strongly
Bap'is.e secured Job with BrOus-
seau on the following day and shook
the dust OF ST. BOniface from his heels.
Leaving Lafe at the mill. Hilery
made his headquarters In one Of the
new CAMPS. about hve miles up the
river. ~ five O'Clock on the Saturday
night he was surprised to see his
hands iroopIng homeward along the
road. Many Of them did go home
over Sunday. and some every night I:
but this was an exodus. Hilary called
his gang foreman, who came up sui
lenly.
"whats the meaning of thisT" he
asked.
1--WE strike. We want two dollar a
day"
"Why don't the men come 10 met"
~ don't know. We strike, that's
all. You see Leblanc"
$50 you've chosen this time 10 strike.
have your" cried Hilary furiously. "All
right. Get outl I'll bring men over
from the south shore"
He went back TO his shack and sat
down. resting his head on his hands.
II was clear that Brousseau had post
poned his original plan till now to Grip
pie him beyond hope. And Leblanc,
who did not work for him. was In
charge Of the AFFAIR." He was thor
oughly disheartened over this new de-
velopment
However, II the strike did not ex-
tend to the mill he could still get his
shipment through.
Presently he heard the sound Of
wheels, and, going outside, saw Lafe
driving rapidly along the road. He
stopped the horse. jumped out OF the
buggy. and came up with u woeful ex-
preston on his face.
II met your men going home, so
guess you know" he said. They're
struck"
"The mill hands, tooT'
Lafe nodded. "It's that felloTs .e-
blanc. He's telllag there they can get
two dollars and their grub. Mac
Pherson tried to hold the mill hands,
but he couldn't. You'll have TO give
what they're asking"
Suppose ! pay the mi'i hands two
dollars. viii they stay ipf" asked Hill
airy.
Lafe shook his head. II offered II
'em." he said. II took the responsl-
billty OF that Maybe / was wrong
but anyway. IL won't go. They say it's
TO be two dollars all round, mill hands
and lumbermen."
"lll not be beaten By Brousseau,"
said Hilary furiously.
Lafe scratched his jaw. "It appears
TO me that you're going In just the way
he wants you to-" he answered. MAKE
IL two dollars till we get this shipment
through the MILL"
Hilary shook his head. mot n cent.
he answered. I'm no, going TO have
Brousseau dictate the price Of my
I labor"
That's all right, I suppose, so far
as you're concerned" said Lafe lndig-
/ nantly. but what about mel | guess
I've got the right 10 have some word
In the matter. with that eight thousand
| OF Clarlce-my wife-invested. Seems
to me you're putting up your front on
my money as well as yours" he blurted
| out.
"I'll write you check for H."
"Oh. shucks" said Lafe; and, turn
ming upon his heel abruptly, he went
back TO the buggy without another
word. lie entered Il. whisked thG
relns, and drove slowly away. But
when he had gone n hundred PAGES ht
turned the horse and came back.
YOU'D better know the worst" he
said. Louis Duval's In ST. Boniface
and he's going TO open up tonight
Now I'm through with it--all OF It,"
lie whipped the horse and drove
away furiously, leaving Hilary alone
In the deserted camp.
Hilary sat there for long time. Il
began 10 grow dark, but, absorbed II
his bitter reflections, he took no not'
of anything. Everything sank into in
significance beside the fact that Louii
Duval. In open defiance of him and hii
warning. was selling liquor upon thu
81. Boniface property. II was delib
crate and direct challenge; and h'
must accept 1t or be for ever dIscredit
ed .monE his nen. More: He must &C