The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1921-04-01

the Industrial side Of H.: that's a largo
order whaling big order, I'm not
even prepared TO say, oN-hand, that
It's the right thing 10 o."
Fright or wrong, It's thing that
Is coming, Graham" was the sober
reply. "If we don't meet II halr.
way--well, the time win come when
we Of the hlrngand-hring side won't
be given any option in the matter.
You may call II utopian If YOU please,
and add that I'm growing old and
losing my grip. But that doesn't OBJ
literate the fact that the days OF the
present mastor-and.man relations in
the industries are numbered.
"We1l LET II rest until morning and
give you chance to sleep on 1t. Yun
have spoken only Of the difficulties
and the responsibilities, Graham; but
there Is another side TO IT.. IL way,
It's an opportunity, carrying with j
the promise Of the biggest kind Of q
reward"
81 don't see IT," said tho boss,
briefly
Don't you? | do. ] have an idea
rambling around in my head that It
/ - about time some bright young fell
/ low was showing the people Of tho
United States that a railroad needn't
he regarded as an outlaw among the
industries; needn't have tie enmlty
Of everybody it serves; needn't be the
prey Of a lot Of disloyaI and dissatis-
fed employees who are interested only
In The figure Of the payday check
needn't be shot at as wolf with a
, bounty on its scalp. Let it rest at
! that for the present. Get your hat
and ven walk uptown to the hotel"
When we got out Of the car, Mr..
Norcross told me to go by the station
ana have our luggage sent to the ho-
tel.
1t was some time after eleven o'clock
when / got around 10 the hotel with
the traps. Mr.. Chadwick had diSap-
reared. but / saw the boss at the
counter waiting for his chance at the
clerk. The people melted away at
last, all but one--a young swell who
/ would have been handsome If he hadn't
had the eyes of n maniac and a color
that was sort Of corpse-like with the
pallor Of a booze-fighter. He had his
hat on the back of his head, and he
was ripping it off at the clerk like
drunken hobo.
Ii seemed that he had caught
glimpse of somebody he kneW--a Wo-
man took it, because he said She
looking down from the rail Of the
mezzanne, and he wanted 70 20 up 10
her. And 1t appeared that the clerk
had .oId Inc elevator man not to take
him ap in his present condition.
The boss was growing sort Of i'm
patient; / could tell ii by the way
the little side muscles on his jaw
were working When he got the ear
of the clerk for second or so be-
tween cusses, he asked what was the
{ matter with the lunatic. / caught
only broken bits OF the clerks half
whisper: Young Collngwood
lfPNlutlll ltNilibl , iNlNlNN '.'''
lady meZzanine =. wants to go
up TO her"
The boss scowed at the young fei-
low, who was now handing himself
around The corner OF the counter to
get at the clerk again, and said; WHY
don't you ring for an officer and have
him run in?"
The night clerk was evidently scared
of his job. 81 wouldn't dare to do
that he chlttcred. "He's ore of the
New York crowd-tne railroad peo-
pie - President Dunton's nephew -
guest of the house
The young fellow had pdiled him
self around to our side Of The counter
h5' this time and was h0ounG his arm
to make II pass at Mr. Norcross, trim
ming things Mp as he caae win log
moro language. The boss saId r'Sht
short and sharp, 20 the Clerk, 6ot
his room key aud give 1t to a boy WHO
+. can show me the way" and the neEt
thing we knew he had Dashed that