The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-02-02
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Int care how many new bosses we got If only 1t wasn't so hot and close. Honest, this morning l could hardly breathe!"
 'It was bad," Gale agreed. Worse than usual"
 Josie pushed her chair back. "l'll drop in and mention the fact to Thatcher" she said sacrastically. "Or Mir Westmore. know they'd be glad to do anything to make their dear employees happier!"
 Josie arose and moment later Gale followed her. She joined the throng in the hall just as the warm ing bell rang. If only knew what to do about Phil" she thought again. If only l knew how to help himi"
 She was back at her place. hands ready, a full minute ahead of time. The warm, moist air pressed about her. Now the spindles were danc- ing again. The machines rOared, Sixty women in blue dresses, heads and fingers moving as though they were machines, too, clamped on bobbins, twisted the thread, snap ped them off. Human arms and machine arms: huWan fingers and machine fingers; up and down, up |
 and down
 That was the afternoon Connie Bauman tainted. Gale didn't know anything about 1t until she heard Fisher, the foreman, saying some thing in loud voice. Gale turned and saw Connie on the floor. An other girl was leaning over her and Fisher was beside them.
 Here, you!' he called to Gale. Help us get her out of herc!"
 They had to carry her. Comics eyes opened when they were in tbe corridor. She tried to speak but, though her lips moved, no sound came. They took her through door marked, "Emergency," into a little room in which there was a couch.
 A crowd of half a dozen had gathered about the door. Someone said, "They ought to keep her head down. They ought to put water on her face" Another said, My sis ter tainted once"
 Get back to your machines" Fisher ordered. 'I'll take care of this"
 Gale. turning into the hall, al- most walked into a tall young man in brown suit. It was Brian | WeStmore.
 Whats happened?" he asked. Was it an accident-is anyone hurt ?"
 Gale said, "A girl fainted. She's in there-"
 She slipped past him then, hur- rying down the hall. "Wait a min ute" Brian called. He took a step after her, but the girl apparently did not hear. She was out of sight in another instant. disappearing through q door from which came the grinding roar of the machines.
 Connie did not come back to work that afternoon. Voices buzzed tn the wash room at quitting time. Someone said Connie'd been warm ed by doctor that her lungs were infected. Another said, no, 1t wasn't her lungs; 1t was her heart. There were rumors that she's been rush. ed to the hospital, that her bro ther's wife had come for her. that Connie had recovered completely and walked home.
 "I liked to fainted myself" girl beside Gale fretted. "Hot, as 1t was to-day! It's bad enough most of the time. but to-day-!"
 "Yes." Gale agreed, "it was worse than usual"
 Know what thinks the mat ter with Connie?" the other went on.
 | "What?" ...
 q think she's starving herself, that's what I think. She doesn't buy any lunch, you know. Just brings something. All she had the other day was an applet know because I saw her eating 1t here in the wash room. She said something about not being hungry and having had a big breakfast, but I didn't believe a word of 1t. Connie lives with her brother and his wife and he ain't been workin'. you know. Laid off 9 month ago. I don't think they've got anything but just what Connie makes-"
 Gale nodded. She said. "Yes. I think that's what's the matter with Connie, She shouldn't do it.. She won't be able to work if she doesn't eat"
 The other girl turned away. Gale put on her coat and hat and went down the corridor. Outside she faced Brian Westmore. He was smiling and he said, II thought if you were going down the street you might let me walk along with you"
 (To Be COntinued)