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'Tt Ik useless to discuss Hint point,"
repled Erie quietly, "But tell me, stu
nrt. In gnawer to the main question, do
you believe In this strike?"
"No; I can't aay I do," said Stuart,
with his usual frankness.
"There! You aee where the difficulty
lies," replied Eric sndly. "The very
nature of the altuatlon compels n
breach In our old relations with each
other. Of course I believe In the strike
or I wouldn't be the leader of It."
"It seems like a bad way to get at
what you want." said Stuart
"Have you studied Into the details
of the situation? Io you know nil the
facts which hnve led up to this move
mentr "I know wlmt my father has told me.
He snys the men did not consult with
the companies and went out without
warning or notice of any kind."
Eric rose to his feet "It's a He!" he
exclaimed, with a sudden passion that
no one would suspect existed. It was
like an explosion that transformed the
man Into another being.
Stuart also rose. "Do you menu to
say that my father lied to me ubout
the facts?"
"I dot" retorted Eric. "He lied, and
he knows be lledl"
Stunrt took one step toward Eric, and
the two young men confronted each
other. Suddenly Eric turned on his
heel and without a word walked down
the bill. For n moment Stuart seemed
on the point of golnc nfter him or call
Iiir out for him to stop, but the next
moment he stepped back to the stone
and sat down. When Eric hnd disap
peared behind a clump of trees, Stuart
rose and went toward home by another
path.
When he reached the house, Louise
met htm and told him his father want
ed to see him at once. He went In and
stood by the bed. his whole being stir
red hy the Interview with Eric. It
wns the first renl passion to speak of
that had roused his self controlled na
ture. His father spoke with the blunt
n ess that always marked his speech.
"Stuart, 1 want you to go to Cleve
land for the company. This strike has
caused complications with our local
agents. There Is Important business
that I ought to see to In person. Can
you go at once? The eastern express
Is due at tl o'clock."
"I am at your service, father." re
plied Stunrt. He was still going over
bis recent interview with Eric.
"Here are the papers. 1 can explain
the business to you In a few minutes."
Stunrt drew up n chair, and his fa
ther gave him Instructions. Then as
Stuart put the papers In his pocket
Hoss Duncan said, his face and man
ner softening a little as he fell back
on his pillows:
"Stunrt. lad, In case anything hap
pens to me, of course you know 1 hnve
left everything to you and Louise, The
mines, with other property and Invest
ed funds, besides New York property
and bonds not connected with the
mines, are worth over 14,000,000. I
have left Louise S1.000.01I0 in proper
ty. You will be left In the sole charge
of everything In case I die. Of course
you understand that I nm the compa
ny. This strike Is against me. If I
die, It will be against you. I believe 1
can depend on you to defend the mil
lions I have Worked so hard all my
life to get together," said Itoss Dun
can. Then in his old manner he said,
"You will have to hurry to get that
train."
Stuart rose, and a conflict of feelings
rose with him. What his father had
Just said moved him one way, the aft
ernoon with Erie moved him another,
lie wanted to ask his father one ques
tion before he went away,
"Father," he asked almost timidly,
"did yon tell mo that the strikers went
out without giving the companies any
notice or wnrnlng?"
"Yes."
"Do you mean that they gave abso
lutely no hint of their Intentions to
gny one?"
Itoss Dun. -an rose up a little, and bis
face changed.
"They sent their representative, as
they called him, to me about two weeks
before the morning of the strike to
confer about wages, hut I wouldn't
recognize nuy such representative with
any right to Interfere with my busi
ness and tell me what wages I ought
to pay."
"Who was the representative?"
Stuart asked the question, well know
ing the answer.
"Who was It? Who but that pray
ing, pious friend of yours, Eric Vas
sall!" Itoss Duncan sat up, and the
wound on his forehead grew purple.
Stuart was frightened at the sight. He
could not say anything. His father
sank down again, exhausted with his
anger. Stuart went away without
even a word of farewell. There was
a bitterness In his heart that was new
to It. Eric bad been right, then, ac
cording to bis view. The company had
received notice. There had been an
attempt at consultation. As the train
whirled him on be cursed In hla heart
the whole social perplexity.
He reached the city, attended to the
business and started back the next day
to Champion. It was just dusk when
he stepped out on the station platform.
He thought a crowd of curious looking
people was there. Something bad hap
pened. Dr. Saxon came up, seized hla
"Whnt's the matter, doctorT"
bag and grasped his hand In a strong
but nervous manner. Solemn, strange
ly set faces looked out of the dusk tit
him.
"What's the matter, doctor?" asked
Stuart, trembling at something, he
could not think what.
"Your father, my boy"
"Is he worse?"
"Como this wny. My buggy Is right
here. I will drive you out to the
house. Get right In."
Stuart got Into the buggy mechanic
ally. The doctor threw himself In
and the horse made a plunge Into tin
dark.
"Tell me the truth, doctor " Stunrt''
voice was steady, but faint.
The answer came after a moment
"Y'our father died. Stuart, an hour ago
He had a stroke of apoplexy There
was some heart trouble. He did not
suffer."
Kor a moment everything In the unl
verso reeled about Stuart Dunenn.
Then he found be was nsklng questions
and Dr. Saxon was answering them.
When they reached the house, Stuart
met Louise first. She came to the front
door and threw herself Into his arms,
crying hysterically. Stunrt hnd not
sbed a tear yet They led him Into the
room where Itoss Duncan lay. The son
stood and looked down at the cold
face with that newly made scar on the
forehead. There was no thought In his
mind that he was now the owner of
several millions of wealth. He was
thinking of the last Interview lie had
with that father and his parting with
out a word of affectionate farewell.
And still the tears would not come to
his relief.
At last be went out. and the sight of
bis sister's grief and fear brought the
teara to his own eyes. He wept with
her. They talked together. The doc
tor remained an hour and then took his
leave. Tbe night wore on. Louise, ex
hausted witb the shock, bad gone to
her room. Stuart wns finally left alone.
He sent the servants all away. He
could not sleep. He paced the long
hallway until daylight. Just as the
sun rose he weut in where his father
lny and looked nt him ngalu. Rosa
Duncan's millions were of no use to
him now. Of what use were they to
the sou? What load of responsibility
had come to blm now! These mines,
these labor troubles, this strike, these
wages what difference If he let them
all go? He had a right to do as he
chose with his own. He would dispose
of It nil and live abroad. He Would
what! He was planning all this and
bis fnther dead less than 24 hours!
And, then, what responsibility did rest
upon blm? What difference did It
ninke to him what wages the men re
ceived? Was he his brother's keeper)
Were they his brothers? The whole)
Oilng was complex, Irritating. Ills fa
tber's death had thrown a burden on
hlin that be did not want to carry.
He was disturbed by a noise In the
street before the house. He went to
tbe window and drew aside the cur
tain. The measured tramp of heavy
feet was heard coming down the road.
A column of men, four abreast, came
Into sight with one man a little In ad
vance of the others carrying a banner.
It contained a very rude drawing of a
rich man and a poor man. The rich
man wns saying, "What do you want?"
The poor man wns saying, "Otwnt
from the rich man's table." It was all
very crude and one sided In every way.
The column of men swung by, nearly
600 miners on their way from the up
per range to Join the strikers In Cham- j
plon in their regular morning gather
ing at the park. Every man as be
went by turned his head and looked
up at the house where the dead mine
owner lay. It is possible that they
saw the son standing there. He watch
ed the column tramp through the dust
and disappear down the road. And as
he turned back toward nil that remain
ed of the mortal flesh of the man who
had been worth so many millions he
was conscious that he was face to face
with the great problem of his own ex
istence, with which was Involved the
problem of thousands of other men.
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very pretty, dressed in uiuurulng of a
fashionable pattern. She npenred
vexed at something Stuart bad Just
said and tapped her foot smartly
against tbe eud of the lounge.
"I have no patience with you. Stu
art Why don't yon talk sense?"
"I thought 1 was talking sense," re
plied Stuart, who was standing up by
one of Uie windows of the room look
ing out on the front lawn. He turned
and walked back to the eud of the
room and continued to pace up and
down. He was very thoughtful ami
part of the time seemed not to hear all
that Louise said.
"Well, you lose all your sense the
minute the subject of these horrid min
ers comes up." continued Louise. "If
I wns the governor of this state, I
would order out the militia at once."
"Why?" asked Stuart, with a slight
smile. "The men are not doing any
thing. What would you order out the
troops for?"
"I would get new men in to take the
men's places nnd then order the militia.
And, you know, Stuart. It will have to
come to that nt Inst."
Stuart answered nothing. He wns
thinking hard of that very thing.
Louise went on talking While he stood
still by the window for n minute look
ing out at the LI is. "I regard father's
death as caused directly by the miners,
They frightened the horses and caused
the accident that killed blm, I don't
see how you can side witb the men In
this strike."
"I don't," said Stuart without turn
ing around.
"Then why don't you do something
to start up the mines? Hnven't we a
right to manage our own business nnd
hire other men? If the miners threat
en to Interfere, we have a right to call
for state troops."
"I hope it will not come to that" re
plied Stuart gravely as he walked up
to the lounge and sat down by his sis
ter. "Louise, I want to talk plainly
with you about this matter. I do not
feel Just as father did about It."
"Y'ou Just said you didn't side with
the men."
Louise snt up and arranged her dress.
Some ribbons at her throat kept her
fingers busy for a minute.
"I don't side with them In the sense
that I believe they are doing the right
thing to strike this way. But I be
lieve they ought to have more wages
and that the companies ought to pay
them the scale they have drawn up."
Stunrt was talking aloud to his sister,
for the first time really expressing bis
convictions as they bad grown on him
every day since his father's death had
thrown the burden of ownership upon
him.
Louise heard his statement with a
frown. For awhile she was silent;
then she rose and walked out of the
room, angrily saying as she went:
"Itoss Duncan's son Is not much like
his father. That's true If you did say
it."
Stunrt rose nnd went over by the
Window again. He was vexed not with
Louise, but with the whole situation,
Since his father's death he had gone
through a great many struggles, and
each one bail left, him witli the feeling
of his responsibility heavier upon him
The strike was in the same condition
as when It began. The different mine
owners nt Cleveland had conferred to
getber and were united in their deter
ml nation not to yield to the demand for
higher wages. Stuart had been asked
to couie down to a conference to be
belli in tbe city that week, lie expect
ed to leave the next day. As he stood
looking out nt the stork covered hills
be knew that a crisis was rapidly ap
proacblngand that within tbe next few
days events would be precipitated that
would leave their mark upon his whole
life. He wns not a coward, and that
was the reason he could not run away
from tbe situation. The interests of
the mines nt Champion were all in his
bands, but the other mines on the up
per and lower ranges were Involved
with his in the general strike, lie was
not at full liberty to act alone. Re
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ed a union nod would not treat with
the separate mine owners, insisting
Hint the companies must recognize the
union as a whole.
Meanwhile matters wert
crisis very fast. Stuart
hands tightly and bit Ids ll,
as be turned again from
and paced the room. II
more than $2,000,000 In
and yet the possession
caused hliu little real
all the rest be waa ha
revolution of education toward the en
tire problem. And be could not avoid
the feeling that before the week was
gone he might come face to face with
the greatest fact of bis life.
As lie stood there thinking It all over
the bell rang, and one of the sen-ants
came and said that Eric was at the
door. Stuart went himself out into the
hall.
"Come In. Eric," he said quietly.
Eric came In, and the two men shook
hands silently. Since Ross Duncan's
death these two had met several times,
and It seemed as If the old family re
lation between them might be possible
again. There was, however, still a
serious harrier, caused by the condi
tions that surrounded tbe two men.
"I came up this morning," began
Eric, with his usual directness, "to tell
you that the men want you to speak
to them at the park today at noon."
Stuart wns surprised. "I thought
the men would not admit any one to
the speaking stand except those of
their own number."
"They haven't so far. You are the
only one, or yon will be If you come to
the meeting today."
"What do the men want?" Stuart
asked tbe question not feeling just sure
that be cared to go.
Eric did not reply Immediately. He
teemed to be waiting for Stuart to say
earoethlno- more.
Stuart sat looking at Eric with that
quiet gaze peculiar to him. "Do the
men want me to make a speech on the
situation?"
"I do not know Just what they ex
pect. They simply voted to ask you
to come this noon. It may be an op
portunity for a settlement."
Eric spoke slowly. Stuart suddenly
rose and went over and put a hand on
his old acquaintance's ahoulder.
'"Eric," he said, while a sad smile
crossed his face and died out in its
usual thoughtful quiet, "doesn't It seem
strange to you that we should be mak
ing so much out of such an affair as a
difference of a few cents more for a
day's work? Is life worth having If It
must be spent In serious quarrels over
such little matters?"
"Do you call this a little matter?"
Eric spoke almost bitterly. And then
he added bluntly. "A few cents a day
may be a little to a man who has plen
ty of money, but it may mean the dif
I ference between comfort and suffering
to the man who has almost nothing."
Stunrt colored, but answered quietly:
"No, Erie, you do not Just understand
' me. I am ready to pay this difference
In the men's wages. I think their de
! maud is Just."
"Come to the park Uils noon and tell
them so."
"Well. I will. I am going to Cleve
land tomorrow, Eric."
"If nil the owners were like you. the
strike would not hold out long." said
Eric as he rose to go. He had a great
deal to do to prepare for the noon meet
lug, and In spite of Stuart's urgiug him
to remain longer he went away. There
was still a gap between the two. They
did not feel easy In each other's pres
ence. Eric bad not spoken of the first
meeting they had, and Stuart, while
feeling differently about It, bad not ap
proached the subject.
He told Louise of his invitation to
speak to the men at the park and went
out after a little while. Intending to go
up on one of the hills and think for
himself. But as he drove out Into the
road he changed his mind and went
down into the town and up Into Dr.
Saxon's olllce. He thought he would
ask his advice In the matter.
The doctor was alone, which was a
rare circumstance with him. He greet
ed Stuart with the familiarity which
enme from a lifelong acquaintance.
"Well, you aristocrat, arc you going
to trample on the feelings of tbe poor
downtrodden masses much longer?
Are you going to withhold from them
their rightful dues?"
"Doctor, I am going to speak to the
men at the park this noon."
"Are you? Well, give 'em a dose
that'll put 'em on the sick list for a
month. They're the most ungrateful,
obstinate, pigheaded, senseless crowd
of human animals 1 ever saw. I've
"lam ready to pay this diffcrenot in the
men' waijcx," said Stuart.
made up my mind, Stuart, not to do
another thing for 'em. I'm not iu the
pay of the companies any more, am I,
since this strike set In?"
"No. I suppose not that Is. the con
tract the mines made with you is good
only while the mines are In operation."
"Just so Well, here these wild Cor
nisbmen expect me to doctor 'em Just
the same whether 1 am getting any
thing lor It or not. 1 have made up
my mind that I won't do It any Ion
ger."
Just then there wore a sound of steps
outside and a shuttled noise, followed
by a thump on the door that might
have been made by the thick end of a
club.
"Come In!" shouted the doctor.
"Here's one of 'em now." he said to
Stuart in a low tone. "Watch me deal
with him."
The door opened, nnd In shambled a
man .if enormous build. He had a great
mass of tangled yellow hair on his
head, and his beard was of the same
color. He wag fully C feet 4 Inches in
height and had astonishingly long arms
and large feet Stuart sat back In the
window seat looking on, and, although
lie was running over In his mind what
he would say to the men, he could not
help smiling at the scene that followed.
"I come to fill the bottle, doctor," was
the quiet remark of the big miner.
The doctor made no motion to take
the bottle which the man pulled out of
bis vest pocket and stood holding awk
wardly between bis two bands.
"You can move out of here with your
bottle, Sanders. I'm not filling any
bottles any more."
"Since when?" asked Sanders slowly.
"Since this strike, this nonsensical,
foolish business of yours and the rest
of you. Do you think I'm going to go
to all the expense of keeping up my
drugs and medicines and aew you fel
lowa up and fill you up with costly
preparations while I'm not getting any
thing from the companies? So get out
with your bottle!"
Sanders without a word backed to
ward the door. The doctor wheeled
around toward his desk and began to
hum a tune. Just as the miner laid
his hand on the doorknob the doctor
turned his head and shouted, "What
was In the bottle, anyway V
s
"Cod liver oil." replied Sanders,
scratching his bead and slowly turnlug
the doorknob.
"When did you get It filled?"
"Last week, sir."
"Last week! It was three days ago,
or I'm a striker! What on earth did
you do with half a pint of cod liver oil
In that time?"
Sanders shook hla head and smiled
faintly, but did not venture to say any
thing. "Have you been greasing your boot?
with It? I'd !e willing to swear that
yon have, only half a pint wouldn't oil
more than one of 'em. Well, bring it
here. I'll till It this once and that's nil.
What did I give It to you for? Do you
remember?"
Sanders kept discreet silence, and tlie
doctor said to Stuart: "It Isn't cod liv
er oil exactly; It's a new preparation
that I have Just had sent up from Chi
cago. and It has been of some use in
lung troubles. I think perhaps I'll let
him hnve another bottle. He has a had
cough." As If to second the doctor's
Statement, Sanders gave utterance to a
hoarse rumble that was on the same
large scale as himself and shook the
bottles on tbe doctor's dispensary
shelves. The doctor measured out a
quantity of the medicine, picked out a
new cork nnd as he bunded the bottle
over said cheerfully; "Now, Sanders,
of course you will forget everything I
tell you, but I want you to remember
that If you don't follow the directions
on the bottle yon are liable to fall down
dead any minute. Well, Is there nay
thing more?"
The miner was shuffling his hand
down In his pocket among a lot of loose
change.
"How much Is It?" he finally asked.
"Oh, well, that's nil right," said the
doctor, turning red. "Keep It to re
member me by. I'll make you a birth
day present of It. Rut, mind you, no
more medicine from this office till the
strike Is over. I enn't afford to doctor
a thousand men for nothing."
Sanders went out, and the doctor
turned to Stuart and said: "I thought
I might as well let blm have It. Pshaw!
I'm too easy. But Sanders has got
consumption. Awful queer how these
big fellows catch It."
Just then there was a tap on the
door, and before the doctor could call
out the door opened, and a little old
woman came In. She had a very sad
face and looked like one of those per
sons who know life maluly through Its
troubles.
"Doctor," she said after bowing 4a
Stuart, "me old man Is sufferln terraeW
this mornln. 1 want ye to send h
sometnln to ease the pain a bit"
"Where is his pain?'
"Eh?"
"I say where Is his pain In his head
or feet?"
"In his back, doctor, an he Is bowlin
like murder for somethln to ease liiui.
I come right down here. The doctor,
he said, would give me anything I
needed."
"Yes, that's It The beggars don't
care if I go Into bankruptcy and ruin
through giving them anything they
need."
The doctor rose and went over to his
dispensary shelves. After a very care
ful search be selected a bottle and
poured from It into a small one, wrote
directions, pasted them on and gavt
the medicine to the woman.
"Here, now, Mrs. Riuuey. I know
just what your husband's trouble Is.
He strained the muscles of his hack
that time be got caught between the
timbers in the De Mott mine."
"Yes" the woman's face lighted up
with some pride "Jim held up the tim
bers until the other men crawled out."
"That's so. Well, I don't mind help
ing him. Use this as I have directed,
and It will give blm some relief."
The woman thauked the doctor, and
as she turned to go she wiped her eyes
with her sleeve. The doctor followed
her out Into the hall, and Stuart could
not help hearing him say to her, "I'll
be out to see Jim this afternoon, tell
him. Mrs. Blnney."
He came back and sitting do"-n at
his desk thumped It hard with his list.
"That's the last case I'll take till the
strike ends. The only way to bring
these people to terms Is to treat theirl
sternly. 1 tell you. Stuart, I can t af
ford to go on giving medicine and serv
ice this way. It will ruin me, and, be
sides, It Isn't professional"
There was a timid knock at the door,
and the doctor caught up a medical
magazine, opened It bottom side up
and turned his back to the door. There
was anothel rap. and then, as the doc
tor made no sound, the door opened,
and a boy about 12 years old came In
timidly and stood with his cap In bS
hand, looking first at Stuart and then
at tbe doctor's back.
"Father's been hurt He Is pump mas
at Davis' mine. He wants you to
come right up."
"Up where?" asked the doctor with
out turning around.
"Up where we live."
"Where's that?" , K
"The same place."
"What'a his name?"
"Why, you know hla name, doctor,
fou have seen him before."
The doctor wheeled around and roar
ed: "Well, do I know the names of
thousand different men like that? Who
la your father?"
"Pump man in the Davla mine."
"Well, there are six different pump
men up there. Whlcb one la he?"
The boy began to get scared and
backed toward the door.
"What's the matter with your fa
ther?" asked the doctor more gently,
rising and reaching out for his blaci
case and putting on his hat
The boy began to sob. "I don't know.
He's hurt"
"Well, yon run down and get tato mJ
buggy and sit there UB I come, hop