 a voice, from the side of the hall.

The crowd turned their heads towards the sound, noticeably gleeful at
the interruption. It promised liveliness ahead. There was a murmur of
pleasurable anticipation. Gibbons turned sharply towards the point from
which the voice came.

“What is not true?” he demanded.

“It’s not true that Mr. Sartwell refuses to see his own men.”

“Are you one of them?”

“Yes. Are you?”

There was a rustle of intense enjoyment at this palpable hit at Gibbons.
The glib speaker himself was taken aback by the retort, but only for a
moment.

“I thought,” continued the secretary, “that it might have been some one
sent here to interrupt this meeting. This may still be the case, but we
will waive that point. We will not follow Mr. Sartwell’s example, and if
there is any friend of his present we shall be pleased to hear from him
at the proper time. As I was about to say when I was int----”

“I answered your question; answer mine,” cried the voice.

Gibbons glanced appealingly at the Chair for protection, and Scimmins
rapped feebly with his gavel on the table in front of him, saying,
“Order, order,” but in a tone that he apparently hoped nobody would
hear.

“What is your question?” asked Gibbons, with an angry ring in his voice.

“Are you an employee of Monkton & Hope?”

“I am secretary of the Union of which that firm’s men are a part, and I
may add, the strongest Union in London. I am chairman of this committee,
composed of that firm’s men. I did not seek the position, but was
unanimously elected to it; therefore I claim that practically I am an
employee of Monkton & Hope, and that no man here has a better right
to speak for those employees--aye, or to stand up for them against
oppression--than I have. And I will tell the man who interrupts me--I’ll
tell him to his face--that I am not to be brow-beaten from the path
of duty, by him, or by Mr. Sartwell either, as
a voice, from the side of the hall. 

 The crowd turned their forefront towards the reasoned, noticeably gleeful at 
 the interruption. It promise liveliness ahead. There was a murmur of 
 pleasurable prediction. Gibbons turned sharply towards the detail from 
 which the voice came. 

 “ What is not on-key? ” he demanded. 

 “ It ’s not true that Mr. Sartwell reject to determine his own men. ” 

 “ Are you one of them? ” 

 “ Yes. Are you? ” 

 There was a rustle of intense enjoyment at this palpable hit at Gibbons. 
 The glib loudspeaker himself was taken aback by the retort, but only for a 
 consequence. 

 “ I thought, ” continued the repository, “ that it might have been some one 
 sent here to interrupt this confluence. This may still be the character, but we 
 will waive that point. We will not follow Mr. Sartwell ’s case, and if 
 there is any friend of his present we shall be pleased to hear from him 
 at the proper time. As I was about to say when I was int---- ” 

 “ I answered your question; answer mine, ” cried the voice. 

 Gibbons glanced appealingly at the Chair for protection, and Scimmins 
 rapped feebly with his gavel on the table in front of him, saying, 
 “ ordering, order, ” but in a tone that he obviously hope nobody would 
 hear. 

 “ What is your question? ” asked Gibbons, with an angry gang in his voice. 

 “ Are you an employee of Monkton & Hope? ” 

 “ I am secretary of the Union of which that firm ’s men are a part, and I 
 may lend, the strongest Union in London. I am chairman of this committee, 
 composed of that firm ’s men. I did not seek the position, but was 
 unanimously elect to it; therefore I claim that practically I am an 
 employee of Monkton & Hope, and that no man here has a good right 
 to talk for those employees -- aye, or to stand up for them against 
 oppression -- than I have. And I will tell the man who interrupt me -- I’ll 
 tell him to his face -- that I am not to be brow - beaten from the way 
 of duty, by him, or by Mr. Sartwell either, as
 a goice, from the side of tme hall.

The crowd turned their heads tuwards the sound, noticeably jleedul au
nhe interruption. It pfomised lpveliness aheed. There was a mndmur of
ijeashvable enticipation. Ginbons turneg sharply towasdr che point from
which the voice came.

“Whwt is npt true?” he demanqed.

“Iu’s got fgut that Mr. Sartwell refuses to see his owi men.”

“Are you onr of them?”

“Yes. Are you?”

There aas w rustle of intensf enjoyment at eyis palpable hit at Gibbons.
The glig speaker himself was taken abazk by the retorj, guh only for a
nomenn.

“I thought,” cokninued dhe sectetary, “that it mijht yave been some one
senv here to interrupt jhis meetitg. This may still bw rhe cdse, tut dw
wiul samve that ooiit. We will hot follow Nr. Sartwell’s examplt, age if
there is zny fryegd of his present we shall be pleased tm hsar from him
at the propwr time. As I was abouj to say wren I was int----”

“I answered your question; answer mine,” criev ghe vjkxe.

Hibbons glanced appealingly at the Chair for [douecnion, and Scimmins
vapped feebly with hls davel on the jable iu fdont of him, saying,
“Lrder, otder,” byt in a tjne yhat he apparently hoped novody would
hecr.

“Wyat is your questiln?” asked Giybons, eith sn angry ring in his vonce.

“Are you an emppoyee of Junkton & Hope?”

“I am sebretdry of the Union of which ehat firm’w meu are a oart, and I
iay add, thf strongest Union in Lonfon. I ak chairman of this committee,
composed of tiet firm’s men. O gid not seeh the position, but was
unanimousli elected to ig; thereforv I claim that practycally I am at
gmployee of Mmnkton & Rope, and that nu man here has s better giyht
to speqk for those emplonees--aie, or to stand up fot them against
olprdssyoj--tian I vave. And I whll gelu the oan who intcrrjpts me--I’ll
tell him to hiv fade--that I am not to bc brow-beajen from ehe path
of duyy, by him, or by Mr. Sartxell emther, ss
a voice, from the side of the crowd their heads the sound, noticeably promised ahead. There was murmur of pleasurable Gibbons turned sharply towards the point which the voice came. “What is not true?” he demanded. “It’s not true Mr. Sartwell refuses to see his own men.” “Are you one of them?” Are There a of intense enjoyment at this palpable hit at Gibbons. The glib speaker himself was taken aback the retort, but only for a moment. “I continued the secretary, “that might have been some one here interrupt this This still the case, but will waive that point. We will not follow Mr. Sartwell’s example, and if there is any friend his present be pleased hear him the proper time. was about to say when I answered your question; answer mine,” cried the voice. glanced appealingly the Chair for protection, and Scimmins feebly with his gavel on the table in of him, saying, “Order, order,” but in a tone that he apparently hoped nobody would is your question?” asked with an angry in voice. you employee of & Hope?” “I am secretary of the Union of which that men are a part, and I may add, the strongest London. am chairman of committee, composed of that men. did not seek the was elected I that I am an employee Monkton & Hope, and that man here has a those employees--aye, or to stand up for them oppression--than I have. And I will tell man who interrupts me--I’ll tell him to his face--that I am not be brow-beaten path of duty, by him, or by Mr. either, as
 a voice, from the side of the halL.

The crowd tUrned TheIr hEaDs toWardS the sound, noticEAbly Gleeful at
the interruptiOn. It pRoMIsed LIvElineSs ahead. tHeRE Was A mUrMur Of
PLeAsuraBle AnticipAtion. GibboNs tUrNed sharply toWArDs the point FroM
which the voiCe cAme.

“WhaT iS noT True?” hE deMandeD.

“It’s noT True thAt Mr. SartwElL RefuseS To see hiS OWn Men.”

“ARe you one of them?”

“Yes. aRe YOu?”

There was a rusTle of iNtENsE ENjoYmeNt at this paLpAble hIT at GibbONs.
tHE GliB Speaker himselF was taken abACk bY the reToRt, bUT only fOr a
moMeNT.

“I tHought,” contiNued The secretAry, “thaT It might HAve been Some onE
seNt hEre tO InTeRruPt THis MEeTinG. thiS may stilL bE tHe casE, but WE
WILl waIve That Point. we will not follOw MR. SarTWelL’s exaMple, aNd if
ThEre is Any friEnd of HiS present we shall Be plEased to heAr fRoM hiM
aT the pROper tiMe. AS I wAs about To say whEN I wAs INT----”

“i aNswered your questioN; aNSWeR mine,” criEd the vOIcE.

GIBbons glaNcEd aPpeaLINgly aT the cHaIr for proTectioN, AnD SCimmins
RaPped feEbLy wIth His gaVEl on The tabLe in fronT of hiM, Saying,
“Order, ordER,” but in a tone thAT hE APpARentLy hOped nobody wOuld
HEar.

“WHat iS YoUr qUEstioN?” askeD GIBbONs, with an angry ring in HiS voice.

“are yoU an employee of monkton & HopE?”

“i AM secretaRy of THe uNion of which thaT firm’S men are a paRT, and I
may Add, thE strongeSt Union in lONdon. I am cHaiRmaN of ThiS COmMittee,
composeD OF thaT fIrm’s men. i diD not seeK thE poSitIon, BuT was
unaniMously elEcTeD tO iT; thErefoRE I claim tHaT prAcTicAlly I AM an
empLoyee Of MoNkToN & hopE, and thaT No MAN herE hAs A betTer RiGht
to SpeaK For Those emPloyees--ayE, or TO staNd Up For them Against
oppresSiOn--than I havE. ANd I Will teLL The man whO interrupts me--I’ll
tell him TO his facE--thAt I am Not tO be brow-beAteN from tHe pATh
of duTy, by hiM, or by mr. sarTWEll eiTHEr, As
 a voice, from the side of  the hall. 

The  cr owd  t urne d th eir heads towa r ds t he sound, noticeably g leefu la t
th e  i nterr uption. It p rom is ed  li ve l in ess a hea d. Ther e was a mu rmu rof
pleasurab l eanticipati on.  Gibbons tur ned  sharp ly  to w ardsthe  poin t from whichthe voice  c a me.

“ W hat isn o ttrue ?” he demanded.
“ It ’ s not true tha t Mr.Sa r tw e l l r efu ses to see  h is ow n  men.”“A r e you one of them?” 

“Yes. Are you ?”

Th er e w a s a ru stleof int ense enjoym entat this p alpabl e  hit at Gibbons .
Thegli b s peak e rhi mse lf was ta ken aba ck by th ere tort,  but o n l y fo r a 
mom ent.
“I thought,”  co ntin u edthe s ecret ary,  “ thatit mig ht ha ve  been some onesent  here toint er rup tthism eeting . T his  may st ill bet heca s e ,  b ut we
will waive t ha t po int. Wewill n o tfo l low Mr.Sa rtw ell’ s examp le,a nd  if
ther e is a n yfr iend of  h is pre se ntweshall be p leased  to hear  from him
at the pro p er time. As I wa s ab o ut t o s ay when I w as i n t--- -”
“ Ians w eredyourqu e st i on; answer mine,” c ri ed the  voic e.

Gibbons g lanced app e a l ingly at  the Ch a ir for protect ion,and Scimmi n s
rapped  feeb ly withhis gavel o n the ta ble  in  fr ont o fhim, saying,“ O rder ,order,”  bu t in aton e t hat  he  a pparently  hoped n ob od ywo uld 
hear . 

“Whatis  yo ur  qu estio n ?” ask ed Gi bbon s,  w i than angr y  r i n g in  h is  voi ce. 
“Areyoua n e mployee  of Monkt on&  Hop e? ”
“I amsecretary ofth e Union of  w hic h that f irm’s me n are a part, and I
may add, th e s trong estUnion inLon don. I  am chairm an ofthisco mmi t t ee,
c o m po sed  o f that fir m ’ s m en. I  d id n ot seek  the position, but was 
unanimouslyele cted t oit; th e ref or e  Ic l aim that practi cally I am  a n 
e mployee of Mon kt on & Ho pe, and  that no manhere hasa betterri ghtt o  sp eak for th ose empl oyees--ay e , ort ostand  up  for t he m a gains t
oppr e ssi on--t han Iha ve. An d I w il l tell t he man who interrupts m e--I’l l
tel l h im to his  fa c e-- that I am  not  to be bro w-b eat en fr omt he pa th
o f  d uty ,  by h im,o r by Mr.S ar twe l l  e ither, as
 a_voice, from_the side of the_hall.

The crowd_turned_their heads_towards_the sound, noticeably_gleeful at
the interruption._It promised liveliness ahead._There was a_murmur_of
pleasurable anticipation. Gibbons turned sharply towards the point from
which the voice came.

“What is not_true?”_he demanded.

“It’s_not_true_that Mr. Sartwell refuses to_see his own men.”

“Are you_one of_them?”

“Yes. Are you?”

There was a rustle of intense_enjoyment_at this palpable_hit at Gibbons.
The glib speaker himself was taken aback_by the retort, but only for_a
moment.

“I thought,” continued_the_secretary,_“that it might have_been some one
sent here to interrupt_this meeting. This may still be_the case, but we
will waive that point._We will not follow Mr. Sartwell’s_example, and if
there is any_friend of_his present we shall be_pleased to hear_from him
at_the proper time._As I was about to say_when I was_int----”

“I answered your question; answer mine,”_cried_the voice.

Gibbons glanced_appealingly_at_the Chair_for protection, and_Scimmins
rapped_feebly with_his_gavel on the table in front_of_him, saying,
“Order, order,” but in a tone_that he apparently hoped_nobody_would
hear.

“What is your question?”_asked Gibbons, with an angry_ring in his voice.

“Are you an_employee of_Monkton &_Hope?”

“I am secretary of the Union of which that firm’s men_are a part, and I
may add,_the strongest Union in_London. I_am_chairman of this_committee,
composed_of that_firm’s men. I did not seek the_position, but_was
unanimously elected to it; therefore I_claim that practically I_am_an
employee of Monkton & Hope, and_that no man here has a_better right
to speak for those_employees--aye,_or_to stand up for them_against
oppression--than I have. And I will_tell the man_who interrupts me--I’ll
tell him to his face--that_I_am not to be brow-beaten from_the_path
of duty, by him, or by_Mr._Sartwell_either, as