Vietnam or Thailand ? Vote for the TOP Country of the Week !
Updated: May 22, 2025
His admiration was increased by what John Edstrom was saying they must do nothing that would injure the cause of the "big union," and so they must resolve to offer no physical resistance, no matter what might be done to them. There was vehement argument on the other side. "We fight! We fight!" declared Old Mike, and cried out suddenly, as if in anticipation of the pain in his injured nose.
He thought he had ruined himself forever, but he took courage at Edstrom's mention of coffee, and they hurried down to breakfast at their boarding-house. Now came a critical time, when Hal had to be left by himself. Edstrom was obliged to go down to see to his wife's funeral; and it was obvious that if Mike Sikoria were to lay off work, he would be providing the boss with an excuse for firing him.
You come here, stirring up the men a union agitator, or whatever you are and you know that the first idea of these people, when they do break loose, is to put dynamite in the shafts and set fire to the buildings!" "Do they do that?" There was surprise in Hal's tone. "Haven't you read what they did in the last big strike? That dough-faced old preacher, John Edstrom, could tell you.
I'll give you my decision later." This was a dismissal, and Mike Sikoria turned humbly, and started to the door. But Edstrom was one of the ants that did not readily "step one side"; and Mike took a glance at him, and then stepped back into line in a hurry, as if hoping his delinquency had not been noted. "If you please, Mr.
However, in the midst of this uproar the goings to and fro of Gilgan, Edstrom, Kerrigan, and Tiernan were nor fully grasped. A more urbanely shifty pair than these latter were never seen. While fraternizing secretly with both Gilgan and Edstrom, laying out their political programme most neatly, they were at the same time conferring with Dowling, Duvanicki, even McKenty himself.
It was Hal's intention to get to Western City as quickly as possible to call upon the newspaper editors. But first he must have money to travel, and the best way he could think of to get it was to find John Edstrom.
You know about that check-weighman business!" exclaimed the reporter. "I got a hint of it that's how I happened to be down here to-day. I heard there was a man named Edstrom, who'd been shut out for making trouble; and I thought if I could find him, I might get a lead." Hal and MacKellar looked at the old Swede, and the three of them began to laugh. "Here's your man!" said MacKellar.
And then John Edstrom spoke, suggesting that they should agree upon their course of action in case they were offered violence. "You think there's much chance of that?" said some one. "Sure there be!" cried Mike Sikoria. "One time in Cedar Mountain we go see boss, say air-course blocked. What you think he do them fellers?
One day you were thrilled with hope, the next you were cynical and bitter till at last you gave up in despair, and ran away to work in a coal-mine!" They laughed, and MacKellar and Edstrom joined in. But suddenly Keating became serious again. "I ought to be away on that story!" he exclaimed. "I've got to get something out of that crowd about the disaster. Think what copy it would make!"
I am telling you something I know when I say there is general dissatisfaction throughout these camps because the men feel they are not getting their weight. You say there has been no public complaint; you understand the reason for this " "What is the reason?" "Well," said Edstrom, gently, "maybe you don't know the reason but anyway we've decided that we want a check-weighman."
Word Of The Day
Others Looking