The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1921-09-15


everybody believes tina, you SIN hold
the whiphand over the comhluatinn
with your ground leases. I'm nai ask
ing what you propose 20 DO. am
merely taking u Tor granted that 700
are going 10 SUE q your policy and
hoping that you viii come and tea ue
about II when you are ready 70 - 4"
Il shall do jus, that" the hos prom.
Used and guess he would hsNe hsrn
glad "a bet the matter drop 10 AIS
only Cantreil wouldn't.
Il lost three good hours sleep this
morning on the chance ~ catching you
here al table, the editor went on.
a little whisper leaked IN over he
wirss last night. or. rather early this
morning, that set me 20 thinking You
haven't been having any trouble with
your own employees lately. have you.
I NorcrossT
"Not a bit I'm the world. Whv7"
''There Is some little excitement.
with the public taking hand in T..
There were Indignation meetings held
last night in a number Of the towns
along your tines. and resolutions we're
passed protesting against the action
OF the new combination in cutting
wages. and asserting that public senti-
ment would be with the G. s. & w.
employees II they are forced 20 carry
out their threat Of striking AZ noon
today The whisper that | spoke OF
intimated that the protest might ex-
tend 10 the railroad employees
There's nothing IN H." said the boss
decisively. II suppose you mean IN
the way Of sympathetic strike, and
that is entirely improbable. Imagine
very few OF the G. S. \ w employees
belong 10 any Of the labor unions"
"a strike on the railroad would MT
Won pretty bard ir>t now. W5ssatt
it?' Cantrel asked
Mr.. Norcross lodged the question.
"We're not going 70 have a strike"
he averred; and since we had finished
our breakfast, he made a business ex-
cuse and we slid out
When we reached the office we found
Mr.. Van Britt on hand, reading the
morning paper.
you don't get around as early as
you might" was the little mlllionaire's
comment when the boss walked IN and
opened up his desk. 1--WE been wait
ing nearly half-hour for you to show
up. Seen the papersf
The boss nodded.
II don't mean the strike business;
near the market quotations"
"No; | didn't look at them"
They are interesting. =. $. l..
Common went up another three points
yesterday. II closed at 3s and frac-
ton. You know what that mems.
Graham. II means that Uncle Brecll.
enrfdge and his crowd are already
joyfully discounting your coming resig-
nation. Somebody has given them
wire tip that you are as good as down
and out, and unless miracle of some
sort can be pulled off, | guess the tip
Is straight one. Strong as he is,
Chadwick can't carry you alone"
drop IT," snapped the boss lrritably.
And then: Have you come TO tell
me that you have reconsidered that
fool letter you wrote me last night7"
mot IN million years." returned the
escaped captive airiiy II am here
this morning as paying patron OF
the Pioneer Short Line. want to
hire a special train to go-well, any
where please on your jerkwater rail-
road. The Eight-Flfteen viii do, with |
Buck Chandler to run H."
'Pshawl take your own car and any |
crew you please. We are not selling
TO you"
"Yes. you are; I'm going to pay for
that train, and what's more, ! want |
your written receipt for the money. I
need II In my business. Then, II
Chandler should happen TO get gay and
dump me into the ditch somewhere,
can sue you for damages"
.All right; II you viii persist In
joking with me it's going 10 cost you
How far do you want your
train TO rum"
"Oh, don't know; anywhere the
notion prods me-say TO the west end
and back. with as many stops as
zee fit TO make. and perhaps a run
,ver the branches"
saw the boss make n few figures
m a pad under his hand
at would cost anybody else. rough
y, something like FIVE hundred dol
airs. on account Of your little joke
rs going TO cost you cold thou
and" II
Mr.. Van Britt took out hts check
'ook and fountain pen and solemn +,
y made out the check. I
Here you are" he said. dipping the I
heck over 10 the boss desk. Now
bell out that receipt, 50 that III have :
! 70 show II anybody wants 10 know 4
ow much you've gouged me. Since !
cure making the accommodation cost n
le a dollar a minute how long have
got 70 waltz
Mr.. Norcross said something that
Dunded Ike ''d-n.- scrubbed a mem
randum Of the thousand-dollsr pay