Gunnison news-champion., 1921-09-30
How the F Foreman
Beat Ep
b, HAROLD sINcLAIRE
- ls.I. ws.z.rz S.-s..s~f UHassI

UEIL- 4Aal AA@aA--A
entered Fps oilcy Ia ia. Suii hfn-
po-.ura. Ep oHued the emporium with
- stock Of chap. shoidy goods, cser
.blcl half slOTe .. girls sai tosiing
~ tleIr machines from eight uii ssa.
and sometimes later.
We'll. RinkinT7 asked Ep. without
looking " frUn his ledger
..W.II. Mr. Up. sts this Nay. began
the foreman. \ come 10 yon tine
and aEAIn about my Eiri. Maria
SpaIza Mr aud sll- want 10 get mar
rcd and we want to Sst up house
keeping Last y-ar. when her scalp
W4s torn IN pour maehin. because you
we're too stEEy TO install 4 guard yol
promised TO settle Tor uine hundred
dollars. And every tim. speak y''a
put me OF with promises Nov. Mr-
Ep. unless you pay. ws 80 TO law.
Ep smu-d s0Eriy and, rising 10 bis
fe,t. took the excited little mans arm
See them sUoI,E- he asked point
Iu. 10 series Of shelves, -Four thou
sauds dollars worth OF Paris style
gowns. aud useless. Whyf BecnuS''
IHyy'ye got widc sleeves and the fash
Ions has changed. Look here" lie
puIEied In another direction. -Four
thousands dollars worth Of Paris style
gowns that VIII go like hot cakes
Whyg Narrow sicryes-new style
Nuw, my friend. IL I sell every une
0f them new gowns, just clear my
losses on the old ones, And where's
,Dur uruffF Pr,-<entlg-H
No more presently" Rin'kin
shouted. i hear that word too much.
NeNi ysnr mebBe, Fou >ctile-WhStT
Ep shrugged bis shoulders. You
can't get blood ont of stone. Ein-
Kin" be said. "Uuivss a fortunate ne.
cu!ent happsued--weil, IN that case
Id do handsome b! you both The
old stocks Insured Tor fuil value AMI
the neN aiu't Insured loT cent. sure
enough. my luck would be that II
lire burst out the new gowns would 80
up 10 fash and the Old stock
wouldn't be touched By as much n
u drop ~ water II wasn't an hon
est mnu--"
He scowle,i anErIly at the old stock,
neatly wrapped upon the shelves.
Il wish you WAS honest enough TO
pay your debts" EroNled the foreman
turning away
Maria SpalzA his sweetheart.
worked on one Of the machines \
year Previolsly half her scalp had
been torn aNay rs an unprotected
rod. II had been replaced 10y skillfH
skin-grauluc and her beauty was not
maued. bur tie pain aud anguish werc
worth tile paltry $3.50 that Ep had
promised to pay. A jury would award
5000
TIN going to quit aud sue him. Ma.
ria" said RIGkin during the noon halls
hour.
mo, don't, Louis" pleaded the prei-
~ Italian girl. 4 know he means 10
do fair by us
Maria had been sweethearts for two
years
The day passed as usual. At six
O'Clock the girls ran chattering out OF
the building. Usually Mr.. Ep was the
Inst 10 leave. locking the office after
him. and then the factory door. but
on this occasion he hurried past RiT-
kin with averted face, leaving the lit
tie foreman prey to wild astonish-
ment
He switched on the electric light
and Instantly a red spark shone out
upon the floor. Rlffkin stared at II In
horror. II was the lighted end OF q
cigarette, and was burning merriIy.
the end OF the unlit portion near
waste basket containing--oiledp paper,
Rinkin saw the scheme In an In
slant. He had not understood that
Ep was proposing that he should burn
down the factory that morning.
Soon the whole place was afire. The
flames had gained the end Of the fac
tory and were crawling up the walls.
The glare was perceptible all down the
street. Rinkin heard shouts under
meath the windows.
Then he ran down the stairs to the
street, where the firemen were already
ieaping from their engines.
Seventh fioor.' he gasped. Il tried
to stop the spread. but IL was beyond
control. Hurry
They did not need to hurry. In five
minutes more only q mass Of black
and coilIng smoke showed where the
confngratiOn had been.
The crowd slowly dispersed But
Rinkin waited. He knew that Ep
would come to see his handiwork.
Soon he perceived him skuIking In the
fringe Of the crowd.
The two saw each other simultane-
ously. Ep came forward with a.
sumed anxiety.
This Is terrible. RIifkin," he said.
How can II have happenedr'
Lets 20 and see" said RiHkIn. and
took Ep by the arm.
sAr. Ep." said Riffkin. Il saw that
cisarette. II aln't my business-but
! want nine hundred"
Bp attempted to bluster; then.
checking himself. sat down and quiet