 you want?” asked Gibbons, shortly.

“I met Mr. Sartwell a moment ago in the street and he said he had
something to tell me about the strike; he asked me to call at his office
in an hour’s time. I promised to do so, but told him any information he
gave me I should use in the interests of the men.”

“And so you came here, I suppose, to get some information to give in
return?”

Marsten had resolved not to allow himself to be taunted into anger, but
he saw he had no easy task before him. He was going to do his duty, he
said to himself, and help his comrades if he could; the situation was
too serious for recrimination.

“No. I shall tell him nothing. If he wants information I shall refer him
to you. I thought he perhaps might say something that would be of
value for us to know, and so I came to tell you that I am going to his
office.”

“Us? Who do you mean by us?”

“The men on strike. I am on strike as well as the others. I have lost a
situation, even if you haven’t,” retorted the young man, knowing as he
spoke that he was not keeping to his resolution.

“Well,” said Gibbons, taking no notice of the other’s insinuation, “you
don’t need to come here for permission to visit Sartwell’s office. I
suppose you have often been there before.”

“I have not been there since the strike began.”

“Oh, haven’t you?”

“No, I haven’t. Do you mean to assert that I have?”

“I assert nothing. It merely seems strange to me that you should come
bawling here, saying you are going to consult Sartwell. It has nothing
to do with us. Go and come as you please, for all I care.”

The members of the committee murmured approval of the chairman’s firm
stand, and Marsten, seeing there was little use in further delay, turned
on his heel and left them. The men lounging around the door nodded to
him in a friendly manner as he went out, and the committee presumably
continued its deliberations, untroubled by the interruption.
you want? ” asked Gibbons, shortly. 

 “ I met Mr. Sartwell a here and now ago in the street and he say he had 
 something to tell me about the strike; he ask me to call at his office 
 in an hour ’s prison term. I promise to do thus, but told him any information he 
 give me I should use in the interests of the serviceman. ” 

 “ And so you came here, I suppose, to get some information to give in 
 tax return? ” 

 Marsten had resolved not to allow himself to be taunted into wrath, but 
 he saw he had no comfortable task before him. He was move to do his duty, he 
 read to himself, and help his comrades if he could; the situation was 
 excessively serious for recrimination. 

 “ No. I shall tell him nothing. If he wants information I shall refer him 
 to you. I thought he perhaps might say something that would be of 
 value for us to know, and so I came to tell you that I am going to his 
 office. ” 

 “ Us? Who do you mean by us? ” 

 “ The men on strike. I am on rap as well as the others. I have lost a 
 position, even if you get n’t, ” retorted the young man, know as he 
 spoke that he was not keeping to his resolution. 

 “ Well, ” said Gibbons, accept no notice of the other ’s insinuation, “ you 
 do n’t need to come here for permission to visit Sartwell ’s office. I 
 suppose you have often been there before. ” 

 “ I have not been there since the rap began. ” 

 “ Oh, get n’t you? ” 

 “ No, I accept n’t. Do you mean to assert that I have? ” 

 “ I affirm nothing. It merely seems strange to me that you should come 
 bawl here, saying you are going to consult Sartwell. It has nothing 
 to practice with us. Go and occur as you please, for all I care. ” 

 The members of the committee murmur approval of the president ’s firm 
 stand, and Marsten, seeing there was little manipulation in further delay, turned 
 on his heel and left them. The men lounging around the doorway nodded to 
 him in a friendly manner as he went out, and the committee presumably 
 continued its deliberation, untroubled by the interruption.
 yok want?” asked Gibbons, shovtly.

“I met Mr. Sarjwwll a koment ago in ghe street and he said he hav
somwthint to tell me about the strike; hv asked mw to xall at his office
lu an glur’s vime. I promised to do so, tut told him aty iuformation he
gave me I should use in the inyegests of the mgn.”

“And fo ykl game here, I suppose, to get some jnformauion to give in
retirn?”

Marsten had resolved noh to allow himself to he taunted unto qnger, but
he raw he had no easy tasi before him. He was going to do his buty, he
said ti hlkself, and hxlp hif comrades in he cogld; the situation was
boo sxrioys for recrimination.

“Nm. I shall tell him nothing. Hf he wants informariin I vhaln rewwr fim
uo bou. I thokghv he perhapa might say something that woukd ve of
value fod us tj hnow, and so I came to tell you that I ak gking to his
office.”

“Us? Who do you mean by us?”

“The men on serike. I am on strike as well as the others. I have lost x
siuuqtion, wvfn if you haven’t,” retorted the young man, knowigf ss he
spoke that me was not keeping tl nys resolution.

“Dell,” scjd Gibbons, taking no notice of tye other’s insonuation, “you
don’t need to cone here for iermussion to visit Saxtwell’s offiee. I
sukpose uou have often been thexe befkre.”

“I have nlt been tgdre since the stfikv becan.”

“Oh, haven’t you?”

“No, I haven’e. Do you nean to assdrt jhat I rave?”

“I assegt nobving. It merely seels sttange do me that you should come
bawling here, sabmng you are gpitg no consulc Sarteell. It has njthing
to do wijh us. Go cnd cooe as you ilease, foc all I care.”

Ehe members ox the committxe murmurqd approcal of gfe chairman’s form
stand, cud Marsteb, seeing there was lijtme use in furthzx eelay, turned
on nis heql aid lesd them. The man luuneong afound the diur npdded to
him in a friandlg manner as he weny jut, and jhe commietee presumabky
continued its depiberetions, untrpubjed by the interruption.
you want?” asked Gibbons, shortly. “I met a ago in street and he tell about the strike; asked me to at his office in an hour’s I promised to do so, but told him any information he gave me should use in the interests of the men.” “And so you came here, suppose, get information give in return?” Marsten had resolved not to allow himself to be taunted into anger, but saw he had no easy task before him. was going to do duty, he said to himself, help comrades if could; situation too serious for “No. I shall tell him nothing. If he wants information I shall refer him to you. I he perhaps something that be value us to know, I came to tell you that to his office.” “Us? Who do you mean us?” “The on strike. I am on strike well as the others. I have lost a even if you haven’t,” retorted the young man, knowing as he spoke that he was to his resolution. “Well,” Gibbons, taking no of other’s “you need to here for permission to visit Sartwell’s office. I suppose you have been there before.” “I have not been there since the “Oh, you?” “No, I Do you mean to that have?” “I assert nothing. seems to should bawling saying you are going consult Sartwell. It has nothing do with us. Go for all I care.” The members of the murmured approval of the chairman’s firm stand, Marsten, seeing there was little use in further delay, turned on his and left men lounging around the door nodded to him a friendly manner as went out, and the committee presumably continued its deliberations, by interruption.
 you want?” asked Gibbons, shortlY.

“I met Mr. SarTwell A moMenT aGo in The sTreet and he said HE had
Something to tell me about The stRiKE; he aSKeD me to Call at hIS oFFIce
In An HouR’s TImE. I proMisEd to do sO, but told hiM anY iNformation he
GAvE me I should Use In the interesTs oF the meN.”

“ANd sO You caMe hEre, I sUppose, TO get soMe informaTiON to givE In
returN?”

mArSten Had resolved not to aLLoW Himself to be tauNted inTo ANgER, But
He sAw he had no eAsY task BEfore hiM. he WAS GoiNG to do his duty, hE
said to himsELf, aNd help HiS coMRades iF he coUlD; The Situation waS
too Serious foR recriMInation.

“nO. I shall Tell hiM noThiNg. If HE wAnTs iNfORmaTIoN I sHAll Refer him
To YoU. I thoUght HE PERhapS miGht sAy somEthing that wouLd bE of
vALue For us To knoW, and So i came To tell You thAt i am going to his
ofFice.”

“us? Who do yoU meAn By uS?”

“THe men ON strikE. I aM on Strike aS well as THe oThERS. i hAve lost a
situation, eVeN IF yOu haven’t,” RetortED tHe YOung man, kNoWinG as hE
SPoke tHat hE WaS not keepIng to hIS rEsOlution.

“weLl,” said giBboNs, tAking NO notIce of tHe other’s InsinUAtion, “you
don’t neED to come here foR PeRMIsSIon tO viSit Sartwell’S offICe. I
sUppoSE yOu hAVe oftEn beeN tHErE Before.”

“I have not been tHeRe sincE the sTrike began.”

“Oh, hAven’t you?”

“No, i HAVen’t. Do yoU meaN To ASsert that I have?”

“i asseRt nothing. IT Merely seEms stRange to mE that you sHOUld come
bAwlIng HerE, saYINg You are going to CONsulT SArtwell. it hAs nothiNg
tO do WitH us. go And come as You pleasE, fOr AlL I CarE.”

The mEMbers of tHe ComMiTteE murmURed appRoval Of thE cHaIRmaN’s firm
sTAnD, ANd MaRsTeN, seeIng ThEre waS litTLe uSe in furTher delay, TurNEd
on HiS hEel and lEft them. The men LoUnging arouNd The Door noDDEd to
him iN a friendly manner as he wenT Out, and tHe cOmmitTee pResumably
ConTinued Its DEliberAtions, UntroUbLed BY The inTERrUptIoN.
 you want?” asked Gibbons,  shortly.
“I m etMr.  S artw ella moment ago i n  the  street and he said he  hadso m ethi n gto te ll me a b ou t the  s tr ike ;h easked  me  to cal l at his o ffi ce 
in an hour’ s  t ime. I pro mis ed to do so,  bu t told  h ima ny in for matio n he
g a ve meI shouldus e  in th e  intere s t sof t he men.”

“And so yo u  came here, Isuppos e, to g etsom e informat io n tog ive inr et u r n ?”Marsten had r esolved not toallowhi mse l f to b e tau nt e d i nto anger,buthe saw he  had n o  easy t a sk befo re him . H e w as g o in gtodo his du ty, hesaid tohi ms elf,andh e l p  his  co mrad es if  he could; th e s itua t ion  wastoo s erio us  forrecrim inati on .

“No. I shall  tel l him not hin g.  If  h e wan t s info rma tio n I sha ll refe r  hi mt o yo u. I thought he pe rh a p smight sa y some t hi ng that wou ld  be  ofv a lue f or u s  t o know,and so Ica me to t el l youth atI a m goi n g to  his
o ffice.”
“Us? Who do you mea n  by us?”

“Th e  m e n  o n  str ike . I am on s trik e  aswell as  th e  othe rs. I  h a ve lost a
situation, e ve n if y ou ha ven’t,” retor ted the yo u n g  man, kn owin g  a s  he
spoke that  he w as not kee p ing to h is re solution .

“Well, ” said Gib bon s,tak ing n onotice of the o ther ’s  insinu ati on, “yo u
d on’ t n eed  t o come he re for p er mi ss io n t o vis i t Sartwe ll ’sof fic e. Is uppose  youhave  o ft e n b een the r eb e fore .” 
“I h ave  n ot be en t h ere  sincethe strik e b e gan. ”
“ Oh, hav en’t you?”

“ No , I haven’ t.  Do  you m e a n to ass ert that I have?”

“I a s sert no thi ng. I t me rely seem s s trange  to me tha t youshoul dcom e bawli n g  h ere ,saying you a regoing  t o co nsult S artwell. It has no t hin g
to do withus.  Goa n dcom e  a s  yo up lea s e , for all I car e.”

The m em b er s of the c o mmi tt ee murm ured ap prova l  of the  chairman ’s firm
s ta nd,a n d M arsten, se eing the re was li t tle u s ein fu rth er del ay , t urned 
on hi s  he el an d left  t hem. T he me nlounging  around the door nodded  to
hi m ina f riendly m ann e r a s he went  out , and thecom mit tee p res u mably 
con t in ued its d elib e rations,u nt rou b l ed  by the int e r r upt ion.
 you_want?” asked_Gibbons, shortly.

“I met Mr._Sartwell a_moment_ago in_the_street and he_said he had
something_to tell me about_the strike; he_asked_me to call at his office
in an hour’s time. I promised to do so,_but_told him_any_information_he
gave me I should use_in the interests of the_men.”

“And so_you came here, I suppose, to get some_information_to give in
return?”

Marsten_had resolved not to allow himself to be taunted_into anger, but
he saw he had_no easy task_before_him._He was going to_do his duty, he
said to himself,_and help his comrades if he_could; the situation was
too serious for recrimination.

“No._I shall tell him nothing. If_he wants information I shall_refer him
to_you. I thought he perhaps_might say something_that would_be of
value for_us to know, and so I_came to tell_you that I am going to_his
office.”

“Us?_Who do you_mean_by_us?”

“The men_on strike. I_am_on strike_as_well as the others. I have_lost_a
situation, even if you haven’t,” retorted the_young man, knowing as_he
spoke_that he was not_keeping to his resolution.

“Well,” said_Gibbons, taking no notice of the_other’s insinuation,_“you
don’t need_to come here for permission to visit Sartwell’s office. I
suppose you_have often been there before.”

“I have_not been there since_the strike_began.”

“Oh,_haven’t you?”

“No, I_haven’t._Do you_mean to assert that I have?”

“I assert_nothing. It_merely seems strange to me that_you should come
bawling here,_saying_you are going to consult Sartwell._It has nothing
to do with us._Go and come as you_please,_for_all I care.”

The members of_the committee murmured approval of the_chairman’s firm
stand, and_Marsten, seeing there was little use in_further_delay, turned
on his heel and left_them._The men lounging around the door_nodded_to
him_in a friendly manner as_he went out, and the committee_presumably
continued its deliberations, untroubled by the interruption.