The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1921-04-14
By FRANCIS LYNDE

ment in all the decalogues Of busi-
ness; of ~fair-dealing with its EN-
%ployees; OF common honesty with
everybody"
Mr.. Chadwick nodded. "That is about
the size of it," he said.
II wouldn't say that 1t can't be
DONE" the boss went On. perhaps
II Is possible, for the right man. But
I'm not the right man. You need some
body who can combine the qualities
of a pretty brutal slugger with those
of a fine-haired, all-things-to-all-men,
diplomatic peacemaker. / can do the
smuggling I've proved 1t n time or two
In the past. But Tn no good at the
other end of the game When 1t comes
TO handling the fellow with a pull
I've either got to smash him or quit.
| am too heavy-handed for this Job
Of yours. And as for the other thing
the industrial side of II that's a large
order; a whaling big order. I'm not
even prepared TO say, off-hand, that
it's the right thing to do"
Right or wrong, it's n thing that
Is coming, Graham" was the sober
reply. IF we don't meet 1t half
way-well, the time will come when
we of the hiring-and firing side won't
be given any option in the matter.
You may call it Utopian II 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 master-and-man relations in
the industries are numbered.
We'll let 1t rest until morning and
give you a chance to sleep on IL. You
have spoken only Of the difficulties
and the responsibilities, Graham; but
there Is another side to It. In a way,
it's an opportunity, carrying with it
the promise of the biggest kind of a
reward"
81 don't see IT," said the boss.
briefly.
Don't you? I do. / have an idea
rambling around in my head that II
Is about time some bright young fell
low was showing the people of the
United States that a railroad needn't
be regarded as an outlaw among the
industries; needn't have the enmity
of everybody 1t serves; needn't be the
prey of a lot of dlsloyal and dissatis-
fled employees who are interested only
In the figure of the payday check
needn't be shot at as n wolf with a
bounty on its scalp. Let 1t rest at
thnf for tho nrngant Cot uAIr not
and well walk uptown to the hotel"
When we got u Of the car, Mr..
Norcross told me to go by the station
and have our luggage sent to the no.
tel.
1t was some time after eleven o'clock
when ! got around TO the hotel with
the traps. Mr.. Chadwick had disap-
peared, but l 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 II he hadn't
had the eyes of a 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 Ii off at the clerk like a
drunken hobo.
II seemed that he had caught a
glimpse of somebody he knew-a wo-
man. ] took 1t, because he said She
looking down from the rail Of the
m~ezzanine, and he wanted to go up to
her. And 1t appeared that the clerk
had told the elevator man not to take
him up in his present condition.
The boss was growing sort OF i'm
patient; / could tell 1t by the way
the little side muscles on his jaw
were working. When he got the ear