New Mexico state record., 1921-05-27

that if stayed with Mr.. Norcross
I'd probably get to 20 anywhere
wanted to.
Something in the way she said 1t
made 1t sound like Il little slam on
the boss, and of course | wasn't go
ing TO stand for that.
There, is one thing about it, the
boss will make good wherever he
goes" | hit back. you can bet OH
that"
Il like your loyalty" She flashed out.
1t Is "A fine thing in Il day that Is
much too careless of such qualities.
And | agree with you that your Mr..
Noreross is likely to succeed; more
than likely, if he will only learn to
combine little gentle cleverness with
the heavy hand"
Il don't think you have any cause
to blacklist Mr.. Norcross," | said,
Hasn't he been right good and broth
erly to both of you this EVENING"
"Oh, didn't mean that" she said
real earnestly. But in the StateroOm
/ in Mr. Chadwick's car: the ventlator
was open, you know, until Maisie Ann
/ got up ana shut it, and we couldn't
very well help hearing what was said
about the kidnapping. Neither Mr.
Chadwick nor Mr.. Norcross seemed
to be able to account for it,"
"Can you account for it," | asked,
bluntly enough, | guess.
At this she smiled and said, at
would be rather presumptuous for me
To try where Mr.. Norcross and Mr.,
Chadwick failed, wouldn't it? But
maybe can give you just n wee little
hint. You saw the two men who went
over to the auto and smoked while
they were waiting for the other two
to come back? If am not mistaken,
| have seen them many times before.
and they are very well known here in
Portal City. One of them. the smaller
one with the derby hat and the short
overcoat, was either Mr.. Rufus Hatch
or his double; and the other, the
heavy-set one, might have been Mr..
Gustaye Iienckel, Mr.. Ilatch's partner
in the Red Tower company"
This didn't help out much, but you
can bet that | made note of the two
names.
You are going back to Mr.. Chad
wicks carr" she asked. when she was
telling me good-by and thanking me
for coming up to the hotel with them.
told her ! was, and then she came
around TO the kidnapping business
again of her own accord.
You may give Mr., Norcross the
hint | gave you, If you wish" she
said; "only you must be good boy,
Jimmie, and not drag me into it,
Il see" | nodded; "I'll tell the
boss, when ! get good chance. and
YOU can bet your last dollar he won't
tangle you up in 1.-THE isn't put to-
gether that way"
"Well, then, goodnight" she smiled,
giving me her hand. And with that
she sort of edged the little girl into
the elevator before we could get a
chance to shake hands, and | heard
her tell the boy to take them up to
the mezzanine landing.
BY and by, | went down to the sta
tiOn and began to hunt for the Alexa. |
The boss and Mr.. Chadwick were
facing each other across the table, |
which was all Uttered up with papers
and maps and reports, and they hard
~ noticed me when. blew IN and |
sat down n little to one side.
just after | broke in, Mr.. Norcross
jumped up and began to pace back
and forth before the table. with his
hands in his pockets.
mo. can't see it, Uncle John"
he said, still sort of stubborn and de-
termined. you are trying to make
me believe that | ought to take the
fore the expert in any field; to dem
Dnstrate, on this rotten corpse of
Iailroad, the solution of n problem
hat has the entire country guessing
II the present time; namely. the win
hing of success, and pubic-and in.
lustrial-approval for "A carrier cor.
poration which had continuously and
,ersistpntly broken every command
ncnt in all the decalogues of bust
less: of fair-dealing with it's en-
1Ioyees: of common honesty with
Mr.. Chadwick nodded. THAT is about
he size Of it," he said.
II wouldn't say that IL can't be
lone" the boss went on. perhaps
t is possible. for the right man. But
IN not the right man. You need some
'ody who can combine the qualities
f pretty brutal slugger with those
f a fine-haired, all-things-to-all-men,
diplomatic peacemaker I can do the Z
Juggling; I've proved II time or two
n the past. But I'm no good at the
ther end of the game When it comes
0 handling the fellow with a pull
We either got to smash him or quit.
am too heavy-handed for this Job
( yours. And as for the other thing
he industrial side of il: that's a large :
RIDER; whaling big order. I'm not &
ven prepared TO say. off-hand, that {
IS the right thing TO do"
Right or wrong, it's a thing that {
coming. Graham" was the sober $
eply. IF we don't meet 1t half
the time will come when {
e of the hiring-and-firing side won't J
e given any option in the matter. t
GU may call 1t Utopian If you please. t
nd add that I'm growing old and I
,sing my grip. But that doesn't OBJ {
terate the fact that the days Of the b
resent master-and-man relations in b
he industries are numbered.
We'll let II rest until morning and U
i've you a chance to sleep on It. You Il