Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1921-04-29

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
It 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 sIugger with those
Of a fine-haired, NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.,
diplomatic peacemaker. can do the
smuggling; I've proved It time or two
in the past. But I'm 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 1t that's large
order; a whaling big order I'm not
even prepared to say, Off-hand, that
it's the right thing to do"
Fright or wrong, it's 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-fring side won't
be given any option in the matter
You may call 1t 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 master-and-man relations IN
the industries are numbered.
wen let it rest until morning ana
give you q chance to sleep on it. 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 II
the promise Of the biggest kind OF a
reward"
Il don't see it," said the boss,
briefly.
Don't your 1 do. l have an idea
rambling around in my head that II
is about time some bright young fel
low was showing the people of the
United States that railroad neednl
be regarded as an outlaw among the
industries; needn't have the enmitN
Of everybody it serves; needn't be tht
prey Of a lot of disloyal and dissatis
fed employees who are interested onl!
in the figure of the payday check
needn't be shot at as wolf with
bounty on it's scalp. Let 1t rest a
that for the present. Get your ma
and we'll walk uptown to the hotel.
! When we got out Of the car, MI
, Norcross told me to so by the station
and have our luggage sent to the nc
! tel.
It was some time after eleven o'cl0e
when / got around to the hotel vii
the traps. Mr.. Chadwick had disaE
! peared, but | saw the boss at tn
q counter waiting for his chance at tn
clerk. The people melted away 9
4 | tubL, all Out QiAC JONAe9 bN~--
q would have been handsome If he hadn
+ had the eyes of a maniac and colo
o that was sort of corpse-like with tn
q pallor of o booze-fghter. He had n
hat on the back Of his head, and b
, was ripping it off at the clerk like
n drunken hobo.
r 1t seemed that he had caught
+ glimpse Of somebody he knew-a W
h man, took it, because he said she
e looking down from the rail of Il
r. mezzanine, and he wanted TO 60 up
r. her. And it appeared that the clel
had told the elevator man not to tai
u him up in his present condition.
% The boss was growing sort of II
patient; could tell 1t by the WI
d. the little side muscles on his ia
IS were working. When he got the e.