The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-11-13
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Gooslkind for his money. Daniel IL
dismissed from the fashionable
Church Of the Nativity in New York
because Of his radical sermons, Gil
christ is sent 10 the coal mines by
Goodkind senior and wires that a
big strike is settled.
A delegation OF strikers comes
north to interview the president and
directors. They raeet III Jerry's home,
The three strikers, meeting three
carefully groomed men in evening
clothes in the pretentious library OF
the man Of wealth, feel disturbed by
the surroundings. Clare is angry be-
cause her dinner party is interrupt
ed.
NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY
There was none OF. this uncertainty
about Umanski. He stood with arms
folded just a. step within the room
A giant Pole, he was, with massive
frame. It was frame that would
have carried ample weight but i,
did not. Whatever might have been
there had been starved off. He was
all bone and Drawn. His face was
tense and earnest-something abou,
it suggested a grim kind of poetry
that had been born of suffering.
"You said you be on sidewalk" he
said, turning to Stedtman. Max
smiled forcedly and waved a hand
jerkily.
Il really just got in mvself," he
responded nervously. "This is Mr.
Goodkind, the president. And q
couple o directors. Well, now we
can get down to business"
Goodkind had bowed at the intro
duction. Then, picking up a flashy
humidor, he advanced, to the three.
Smoker" he queried amiably but
abruptly. He held the humidor be-
fore Hennig, who helped himself
with an air of suspicion. Stedtman
reached over boldly and took cigar
Goodkind moved on to Umanski with
the humidor. AS he held it out the
Pole stared past him and made nc
move. Goodkind looked at him
strangely and returned the box t.
the table.
Hennig, feeling a little more i'm.
portant with big cigar in his
mouth, broke the ground of discus.
sion. s'
II guess you know all about oul
grievances" he clustered with an all
of significance.
II didn't know you had any," re-
turned Goodkind suavely.
"You didn't know we had any
Joe didn't understand the employers
approach.
"Ah, you fellows are never salts
fed" Benfield broke in warmly.
you're getting plenty for what
you do" Goodkind followed up
"What are you complaining about
You've left good jobs to follow a lot
of idle, discontinued agitators. We've
got to win this fight on principle
The work is there. pay what car
get men for, and not a cent more
Take it or leave it." t.,a ri, :.
eve got to hang together to gel
anything" retorted Joe.
you're hanging-and what hav.
you got" Goodkind had centered or
Hennig, but it was Umanski whs
answered. Still standing quietly with
arms folded, his voice was as un'
emotional as his pose. q
II work twelve hours-every day
thirty years-got nothing, he sait
brokenly.
"Why should you have" broke il
Benfield. IAN unframed man"
/ Jerry had been surveying the pro
ceedings scornfully. He broke hi
silence now, sneeringly.
"You done even know English" hi
said derisively.
"How l gonna learn English
work IL hours a day?" Umanski'.
query was pathetically earnest.
"Nobody asked you to take tn,
job" Jerry flung. Nobody asket
you to come over here. You're no
an American"
II was an American" he said will
strange dignity.
"When?" sneered Jerry.
when I fight in the war;
Goodkind senior has turned t,
Umanski now. "ta .s@t
"What do you want" he asked
interested.
II wanna chance to learn" repliet
the stark figure, land chance t.
live. i wannt chance to see-sun."
"Your son ?" asked Goodkind, mis-
taking the word. -
Goods sum-" replied Umanski. Z"
never see him. Go to mines-hin
not up. Work in mines-him not see
Go home--him gone. Got baby fiv'
years, ago. Never see him. Go t,
mines him not up. Come back
him sleep. Go one day-him gone
"Dead?" Goodkind's face took Of
gravity. ~
my wife say: Good Not sucl
many to feed"
Hennig, easily swayed, had caugh
something Of Umanski's note of pro
test.
1T amt fair" he whined.
Jerry, apparently uninterested
drew out his cigaret case, q lavishl,
engraved affair, and took out
cigaret. Suddenly Umanski lost hi
stoicism and, unfolding his lon,
strong arms, crossed with rap6t
strides to the younger Goodkindi
side. 800
"That little boy" he shouted
what you pay for himE1 He point
ed to the cigaret case. Jerry, antici
pating, turned his back on the burn
ing eyes Of the man, not deigning t,
answer. II KIN w,p said Umanski
Sold. You paylmote for him thar
got for swing pick thirty years
Me and six families--we live in on,
house you own. We got one room up.
stairs, two down cellar. Sleep there
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. See moth
Ling but brick ward and clothaa hano