The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-11-12
THE FOOL
BY Charming Pollock.

"Lots. Pretty wives like pretty
things. Hennig's in debt and this
girls on his neck every minute.
She's a peach. You know her, Mr..
Jerry?"
Jerry shifted bit.
mo-" he said, with an unneces-
sary firmness.
Stedtman eyed him shrewdly for a
minute. Then his eyes took on a
rodent-like narrowness.
"Oh," he said, nonchalantly, II
thought I saw you talking to her
once. Anyway, Gilchrist knows her
we'll" This time his tone had
meaning.
"You mean" interrupted Ben,
field.
Il mean l wouldn't mention Gil
christ to Joe Hennig." said Stedt-
man emphatically.
"That's rot" scorned Goodkind
with an air of dismissal.
Anyhow" continued Stedtman,
"Hennig and me is two votes and
figure Hennig's II cost about" he
eyed them carbohydrates say $15,-
OOO."
The figures drew surprised looks.
II don't like bribery" said Good
kind half earnestly.
mot when it isn't necessary" put
in Benfield.
"And Gilchrist wired yesterday
Everything settled"
ION conditions" added Jerry
doubtingly.
"Yeh-on their conditions" Stedt-
man was warming up now. "This
Gilchrist has double-crossed you.
He's been at their union meetings.
He got 'em to send this delegation
and he tried to get 'em to turn down
Hennig, our one best bet Take it
from me-" s"t-f
Il won't take it from you or any
body else," interrupted Goodkind i'm
patiently. II know this man."
well, he's gone around talking
compromise" Stedtman was cowed
bit, but not subdued. "Compromise
amt no way to settle a strike. He's
givin'"'em confidence. Why, we got
couple hundred of our guys down
there tellin' 'em they amt got
! chance to win. That's the system We
got special police clubbin' 'em every
time they try to hold a meeting. You
wouldn't believe what we done down
there in the way Of harmony!'
cts all been done BEFORE" put in
| Goodkind.
Never no completer," boosted
Stedtman. "We're jworkin' the black
list and If guy opens his mouth too
| wide somebody-he don't know who
tips the government he's Red.
We got 'em so they amt sure of their
own brothers. We're postin' bills in
seven languages saying: why should
workmen mistrust the company? This
is, the land of opportunity. America
is calling you. Go back to work"
He drew closer in eagerness and
| went on.
1.-THE boss has scheme now to
start riot between the Poles and
the Wops. And you know the end O.
that. Troops and scabs and machine
guns. What stopped it? One gent
that don't know nothin' about har-
mony--or nothin' besides hanging
around after a skirt. If you got to
use bribery now, don't blame me.
blame Gilchrist."
Benfield banged the table with his
fist,
"He's absolutely right" he shout
ed, emphatically.
"Of course, he's right" Jerry
agreed, sullenly. "What did you ex-
pect of man kicked out of his
church for Bolshevism?p .,r
He ought to be brought back
right now," pursued Benfield.
Hes coming back" A servant in
terrupted. "Yes, what is it?"
1.-TWO men to see Mr.. Stedtman,"
he said.
Bring them. in," said Goodkind..
Stedtman's nervousness increased.
"Now look" he said quietly, but
excitedly, "don't try nothin' before
Umanski. Just give us an excuse to
vote right, and then we'll 20 out.
and shake him and I'll come back
with Hennig. Now, then"
His whole bearing changed. Ne
drew himself up into pose that
was hypocrisy itself. When the two
stocky, swarthy figures entered he
was saying to the trio in evening
clothes: t."
"lt'sF very good Of you gentlemen
to see us. II was goin' to meet nv
friends outside-but you been so kind
and agreeable-Oh, here they are
now-Hello, Joel" ,
Il CHAPTER TX AK
Umanski 49,.
The contrast of the men arraved
the surroundings disturbed him "a
against each other. was easily dis
cerned in the manner in which. thew
stood out from their background-the
iuxuriant, pretentious library of a
man of wealth and taste.
The three carefully-groomed men
in evening clothes blended as har-
moniously into this setting as the
stately, costly furnishings them
selves. The other three cast harsh
sharp-lined shadows against this
opulence.
"Hello, Maxi" said Hennig. return.
ing Stedtman's greeting. Obviously
the surroundings disturbed him ais
much as he did them. He was nery-
GUS and he fumbled with his black
felt hat, circling its rim with ove<.
active fingers.
Play copyrighted, 1922, in the
United States and England. Novel
lied version by special permissionsef
the author, and of Brentano's NH
lishers Of the play. II
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