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David was risking it deliberately, because of her indignation that her husband had had to foreswear his union in order to get work in America. The young Italian, Rovetta, came, then old John Edstrom. There being not chairs enough in the house, Mrs.
They nodded a greeting, and Edstrom told Hal that his wife had died during the day. There being no undertaker in North Valley, he had arranged for a woman friend to take the body down to Pedro, so that he might be free for the interview with Cartwright. Hal put his hand on the old man's shoulder, but attempted no word of condolence; he saw that Edstrom had faced the trouble and was ready for duty.
And there was a note of pleading in his voice as if he thought they were deliberately refusing to help him! "We've got to do something about this. We've got to do something! I'm new at the game, as Mr. Keating says; but you aren't. Put your minds on it, gentlemen, and help me work out a plan!" There was a long silence. "God knows," said Edstrom, at last. "I'd suggest something if I could."
"Well, what's this?" he inquired. "If you please," said Edstrom, "we'd like to speak to you. We've decided, sir, that we want to have a check-weighman." "What?" The word came like the snap of a whip. "We'd like to have a check-weighman, sir." There was a moment's silence. "Come in here." They filed into the inner office, and he shut the door. "Now. What's this?" Edstrom repeated his words again.
When he mentioned his need of money, Edstrom answered that he had a little, and would lend it, but it was not enough for a ticket to Western City. Hal asked about the twenty-five dollars which Mary Burke had sent by registered mail; the old man had heard nothing about it, he had not been to the post-office.
Gilgan had planned with Mr. Tiernan, Mr. Kerrigan, and Mr. Edstrom was encountering what might be called rough sledding.
Things were better here than in some places, said Edstrom.
"And here's your check-weighman!" added Edstrom, pointing to Hal. Instantly the reporter was on his job again; he began to fire another series of questions. He would use that check-weighman story as a "follow-up" for the next day, to keep the subject of North Valley alive.
"Well, you're an enterprising cuss!" laughed the reporter. "Haven't you got enough on your hands, with all the men you're going to get out of the mine?" Billy Keating went out again, saying that he knew a man who might be willing to talk to him on the quiet, and give him some idea what was going to happen to Hal. Meantime Hal and Edstrom sat down to dinner with MacKellar.
Hal put on the coat and hat, and they went to the back door, while at the same time Edstrom answered the bell in front. The back door opened into a yard, and this gave, through a side gate, into an alley. Hal's heart was pounding furiously as he began to hobble along with the crutches. He had to go at MacKellar's slow pace while Keating, at his side, started talking. He informed "Mr.
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