The Monroe journal., 1921-05-13

the Industrial side Uf Il: that's a larg'
order; whaling big order I'm MOI
even prepared 10 say. ofi-hand, thai
It's the right thing to do"
fright or wrong. it's a thing that
Is coming. Graham" Was the sobel
reply. III We don't meet IL half
way-well, the time viii come when
we Of the hiring-and- firing side won't
l- given any option in the matter
You may call II Ciopian If you please
and add that I'm growing old and
losing my grip. But that doesn't ob.
literate the fact that the DAYS of the
present master-and-man relations in
the Industries are numbered
We'll let II rest until morning aud
give you a chance To sleep on IT, You
have spoken only of the difficulties
and the responsibilities. Graham: hut
there Is another side 10 il. Ia a way.
it's an opportunity carrying with il
the promise of the biggest kind of a
reward"
Il don't see IT," said the boss.
briefly.
Don't your do. have an idea
rambling around in my head that It
j. about time some bright young fel-
low was showing the people Of the
United States that railroad needn'.
he regarded as an outlaw among the
industries; needn't have the enmty
Of everybody il serves; needn't be- the
prey OF lot of diSloyal aud disSaliS-
fed employees who are Interested only
in the figure of the payday check !;
needn't be shot at as a wolf with
bounty on its scalp. Let IL rest az
that for the present Get your hat
and Wen walk uptown to the hotel.
When we got out of the car. Mr..
NorcroSs told me 10 20 by the station
and have our luggage sent To the ho-
tel
II was some time after eleven o'clock
when | got around to the hotel with
the traps. Mr. Chadwick had dlsap-
peared. 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 II he hadn't
had the eyes OF a maniac and a color
that was sort OF corpse-llke with the
pallor OF booze-iighter. He had hls
hat on the back OF his head. and he
was ripping II on at the clerk like q
drunken hobo.
Ii seemed that he had caught a
glimpse of somebody he knew-a wo-
man, took IL. because he said she
looking down from the rail- Of the
mezzanlne. and he wanted TO 20 up TO
her. And II 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 Il by the way
the little side muscles on his jaw
were working. When he got the ear
Of the clerk for n 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 Collingwood .
President Dunton's nephew -. saw
lady mezZanine. wants 10 20
up 10 her"
The boss scowled at the young fell
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 ini"
The night clerk was evidently scared
Of his job. II wouldn't dare TO do
that" he chittered. Hes one Of the
New York crowd-the railroad peo-
pie - President Dunton's nephew -
guest OF the house.
The young fellow had pulled him
self around To our side OF the counter
b. this time and was hooking his arm
10 make pass at Mr.. Norcross, trim
ming things up as he came with a lot
more language. The boss said, right
short and sharp. TO the clerk. "Get
his room key and give Il TO boy who
can show me the way" and the next
thing we knew he had dashed that