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THE DAILY COOS BAY TIMES, MARSHFIKLD, OREGON, THURSDAY, MAY 2, 1007 nHMinn The Manager ' Of the B. . A By VAUGHAN KESTER. Copyrljht. 1001, by fc- (Continued from Sunday.) "Some people's easily upset here In io cupola," tapping his brltnless cover g. "I wouldn't want to give you rain fever. I don't hate you bad lOUgll." "Well, move on. Xou ain't wanted ound here. It may get mo Into trou e If I'm seen fooling away my time t you." J"I hope It will," remarked Branyon's by, Augustus, with cordial 111 wilt. e was literally bursting witn tno lm- Irtanco of the facts which he possess- B, and Clarence's lndlflerenco gavo m no opening. 'What will you bet there ain't a Wke?" I ain't betting this morning," said fiareuco blandly, "but If there Is one 'e are ready for it. lou bet the nanus bn't catch us napping. We are ready r 'em any time and all the time." lis, delivered with a largo air, lm essed Spldo exceedingly. Have you sent for tho militia fready?" ho asked anxiously. 'That's saying," noting tho effect of fa words. "I can't go blabbing about, fling what the road's up to, but we fc awake, and the hands will get It the neck If they tacklo the boss." (To Clarence, Oakley was tho most bust person he had over known. He llgiously believed his position to be Ay second In point of Importance and kver to that of the president of tho ited States. Ho was wont to Invest h with purely Imaginary attributes tl to Ho about htm at a great rate ,ong his comrades, who were ready credit any report touching a man ,o was reputed to be able to ride on cars without a ticket. Human ndeur had no limits beyond this. There was a meeting last night. I you didn't know that," said Splde. : heard something of it. Was your ler at tho meeting, Splde?" he ask dropplng his tone of hostility for of gracious familiarity. The urchin inptiy crossed the ditch and stood ds side. )f course the old man was. You t suppose he wouldn't be In It?" )h, well, let 'em kick. You see the i Is ready for 'em," remarked Clar 6 Indifferently. Ho wanted to know t Spldo knew, but he didn't feel he could afford to show any spe- intercst "Where you going swim- v. ?" ho added. ep." But Splde was not ready to the fascinating subject of the ke. He wjshed to astonish Clarence, was altogether too knowing. ro mooting was in the room over Britt's saloon," he volunteered. supposo you think wo didn't know t tho office. Wo got our spies out. o ain't nothing the hands can do in't on to." de wrote his initials In the soft of the ditch with his big toe while bedltated on what be could tell ell, sir, you'd 'a been surprised if 'a' been there." as you there, Splde?" p." a, come off; you can't stuff mo." was, too, there. The old lady sent pwn to fetch pap home. She was a he'd get full. Joo Stokes was I, and Lou Bentlck and a whole of others, and Griff Byder." renco gasped with astonishment. r, he ain't ono of the hands." ell, he's on their side." !iat you giving us?" y, they are going to make a stiff in old man Oakley working in tho . They got it in for him good and f." Ho paused to weigh the of f this and then went on rapidly: dono something. Ryder knows ( it. Ho told my old man and Joe s. They say he's got to get out. 'b a convicted criminal anyhow?" iat do you want to know that for, ?" questioned tho artful Clarence, great presenco of mind, all, that's what old man Oakley is. d Ryder say so myself, and pap oo Stokes Just kicked them solves se they hadn't noticed it before, fpose. My, but they wero hot! fou'll see fun tomorrow. I should 6 surprised if they sent you all iff." ence was swelling with tho de- tell Oakley what he had heard. ok tho part of a pack of clga- from his pocket. vo one?" he said. e promptly availed himself of his nlon's liberality. 11, so long," tho latter added; "I get back." And a moment later ght have been seen making his autiously In tho direction of tho while Splde, his battered hat his arm and the cigarette clutch one hand, was skipping gayly tho cornfield toward tho creek, d by Pink. Ho was bound for 51ldy," a swimming hole his had charged him on no account L Under these peculiar circum j it was quite Impossible for him Jder any other spot. , CHAPTER XI. KY," Clarence blurted out, 1 "there's going to bo a striker' ! Oakley glanced up from hla wrltlna Harper & Brother "What's that you aro telling me, Clarence?" "There's going to bo a strike, Mr. Oakley." Dan smiled good nnturcdly nt the boy. "I guess that has blown over, Clar ence," he said kindly. "No, it ain't Tho men had a meet ing last night. It was In the room over Jack Britt's saloon. I've Just been talking with a fellow who was there. He told mo." "Sit down," said Oakley, pushing a chair toward him. "Now, what Is It?" as soon as ho was seated. And Clarence, editing his reminiscences ns he saw ut, gavo a tolerably truthful account of his con versation with Splde. The source of hl3 information, its general Incomplete ness and tho frequent divergences oc casioned by tho boy's attempt to In corporate Into the narratlvo a satisfac tory reason for his own presence In the yards, did not detract from Its value In Oakley's estimation. Tho mere fact that tho men had held a meeting was in Itself significant. Such a thing was now to'Antloch, as yet unvlslted by la bor troubles. "What Is that you say about my fa ther?" For ho had rather lost track of, the story and caught at the sudden mention of his father's name. "Splde says they got it in for him. I enn't Just remember what ho did say. It was something or other Griff Ryder knows about him. It's funny, but it's clean gone out of my bead, Mr. Oakley." Oakley started. What could Ryder know about his father? What could any one know? Ho was not left long In doubt The next morning shortly after ho arrived at the office ho heard the heavy shuf fling of many feet on tho narrow plat form outside his door, and a deputation from the carpenter shop led by Joe Stokes and Branyon entered the room. For a moment or so the men stood In abashed silence about tho door and then moved over to his desk. Oakley pushed back his chair and as they approached camo slowly to his feet. There was a hint of anger In his eyes. The whole proceeding smacked of Insolence. The men were In their shirt sleeves and overalls and had on their hats. Stokes put up his hand and took off his hat Tho others accepted this as a signal and one after another removed theirs. Then followed a mo mentary shuffling as they bunched closer. Several who looked as if they would Just as soon bo somewhere else breathed deep and hard. Tho office force Kerr, Holt and Miss Walton suspended their various tasks and stood up so as not to miss anything that was said or done. Stokes took a step forward and clear ed his throat as if to speak. Then, he looked at his comrades, who looked back their encouragement at him. "Wo want a word with you, Mr. Oak ley,!' said he. "What have you to say?" "Well, sir, wo got a grievance," be gan Stokes weakly, but Branyon push ed him to one side hastily and took bis place. Ho was a stocklly built Irish American, with plenty of nerve and a loose tongue. The men nudged each other. They knew Mike would have his say. "It's Just this, Mr. Oakley: There's a man In the carpenterBhop who's got to get out. We won't work with hlm no longer!" "That's right" muttered ono or two of the men under their breath. "Whom do you mean?" asked Oakley, and his tone was tense and strenuous, for he knew. There was an awkward silence. Branyon fingered his hat a trifle nervously. At last he said dog godly: "Tho man who's got to go is your fa ther." "Why?" asked Oakley, Blnklng his voico. Ho guessed what was coming uj.-t hut the question seemed dragged from him. Ho bad to ask it. "Wo got nothing against you, Mr. Oakley, but we won't work In the same shop with a convicted criminal." "That's right," muttered tho chorus of men again. Oakley's face flushed scarlet Then every scrap of color loft It. "Get out of here!" be ordered hotly. "Don't wo get our answer?" demand ed Branyon. While tho interview was In progress McCllntock had entered and now stood at the opposite end of tho room, an at tentive listener. "NoC cried Oakley hoarsely. "I'll put whom I pleaso "to work in tho shops. Leave the room, all of you! The men retreated before his fury, their self confidence rather dashed by It One by one they backed sheepishly out of tho door, Branyon being the last to leave. As he quitted the room he called to Dan: "We'll give you until tomorrow to think it over. But the old man's got to go." McCllntock promptly followed Bran yon, and Clarence darted after him. Ho was in time to witness tno uncord ing of the master mechanic's vials of wrath and to hear the hot exchango of words which followed. "l'ou can count your days with the nuckloberry numbered, Branyon," he said. "I'm hanged if I'll have you un der, me after tbjsl" "Well see aoout thatl" retorted Branyon roughly. "Talk's cheap." "What's tho old man ever done to you, you Infernal loafer?" "Shut up, Milt, and keep your shirt onl" said Stokes in what he intended should be conciliatory tones. "We only want our rights." "We'll hnve 'em, too!" said Branyon, shaking- his head ominously. "We ain't dagoes or Polacks; we're American mechanics, and we know our rights." "You're a sneak, Branyon! What's he .ever done to you? You needn't bo so particular about tho old man's rec ord. You know ns much about the in side of a prison as he docs." "You're a liar!" Nevertheless Mc Cllntock spoke only the truth. At Branyon's last word he smashed his fist Into tho middle of the carpenter's sour visage with a heavy, sickening thud. No man called him n liar and got nwny with It. "Gee!" gasped tho closely attentlvo but critical Clarence. "What n soak er!" Branyon fell up against the side of tho building near which they were standing. Otherwise he would have gone his length upon the ground, and tho hands rushed In between the two men. Stokes and Bentlck dragged their friend uway by main strength. The affair had gone far enough. They didn't want n light McCllntock marched Into the office, crossed to the water cooler and filled himself a tumbler; then he turned an unruffled front on Oakley. "I guess we'd better chuck those fel lowsfire 'em out bodily, the Impudent cusses! What do you say, Mr. Oak ley?" But Dan was too demoralized to con sider or even reply to this. Ho was "The man who's got to go is yourjather." feeling a burning sense of shame and disgrace. Tho whole town must know his father's history or some garbled version of It. Worse still, Constance Emory must know. Tho pride of his respectability was gone from him. Ho felt that he had cheated the world of a place to which he had no right, and now he was found out. He could not face Kerr nor Holt nor McCllntock. But this was only temporary. Ho couldn't stand among his ruins. Men survive disgrace and outlive shame Just as they outlive sorrow and suffering. Nothing ever stops. Then he recog nized that, since his secret had been wrested from him, there was no long er discovery to fear. A senso of free dom and relief came when ho realized this. Tho worst had happened, and be could still go on. How the men had learned about his father he could not understand, bnt instinct told hlm bo had Ryder to thank. Following up tho clow Kenyon had given him, ho had ca'refully looked Into Roger Oakley's record, a matter that simply involved a little correspondence. He had told Branyon and Stokes only what he saw fit and had pledged him self to support the men In whatever action they took. He would drlvo Oak ley out of Antloch. That was one of his motives. He was also bent on cul tivating ns great a measure of person al popularity as ho could. It would be ub'oful to Kenyon and so advantageous to himself. The congressman had large ambitions. If ho brought his campaign to a successful Issue it would make him a power in tho stato. Count ing on this victory, Ryder had mapped out his own career. Kenyon had force and courage, but his Judgment and tact wero only of a sort. Rydor aspired to supply the necessary brains for his completo success. Needless to say, Kenyon knew nothing of these benev olent Intentions on the part of his friend. Ho could not possibly bavo be lieved that he required anything but votes. Oakley turned to Clarence. "Run Into the carpenter shop and see If you can find my father. If ho Is thero ask him to come hero to mo at once." Tho boy was absent only a few mo ments. Roger Oakley had taken off bis work clothes and had gone uptown before the men left tho shop. Ho had not returned. Dan closed his desk and put on his hnt. "I am going to tho hotel," ho said to Kerr. "If anybody wants to seo me you can tell them I'll bo back this aft ernoon " (To be continued.) FOLETSHOm-TAR for children eaf; marm. No oplatma BED EDITIQ BSTER'S ERNATft DIGDONhRY 'elalnVoci' IT. 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TKAIN StnKDULK NO. 2. In KfTMCt January 1, 1007. All prevlofa schedules aro void. Subject tf change without notice. W. S. Ctjhndlcr, manager; F. A. Lnlse, frelgit agent; general offices, Mnrshfleld, Oregon. No. 13 I Trains. Dally 8 Except Sunfay. Stations. Lcavo 9:00 R. m.Marshflold. 9:30 A ni.B. H. Junction. 9:45 akni.Coqullle. Arrlvo 10:30 iflrn.Myrtle Tolnt. No. 2. Dally Except Sunc Leavo 10:45 a. nlVrtlyrtle Point. 10:30 rt. m.Spqullle. 12:00 m. D?tfI. Junction. Arrive 12:30 p.m.Mafhfleld. Extra trains will run on dally special orders. Trains to and from Beaver Hill dally. aCAJMG K. Open! afteiootX and fell ings, tbf an 7 10, week Way only. 'rices: 25 cqftti Ifor use. Af Rink BlAtel 15 Jbentl for those using loir vn skies. lQf cents adiissioii to fGentlAnen veiling! iccial attention givdn to ieginners; every alter- taon. Jest 6prdejt always mrain- itained. ( L:K Avery, . iManager'V- n -.Kv, Nalson Iron W6ks F. H. NCIiiON, Prop. 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