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Updated: June 29, 2025
The pit-boss told how one "buck" had been brought before the justice of the peace, and the charge read, "being cross-eyed"; for which offence he had been sentenced to sixty days' hard labour. This anecdote was enjoyed by the men in the saloon whose race-feelings seemed to be stronger than their class-feelings. When the pair went out again, it was late, and the boss was cordial. "Mr.
"You mean that would get you into trouble?" "Sure! They know we talk. They know I talk Socialism, anyhow. They fire me sure!" "But how about your cousin, the pit-boss in Number One?" "He no help. May be get fired himself. Say damn fool board check-weighman!" "All right," said Hal. "Then I'll move away now, before it's too late. You can say I was a trouble-maker, and you turned me off."
Hal was glad of this opportunity to get better acquainted with his pit-boss. Alec Stone was six feet high, and built in proportion, with arms like hams soft with fat, yet possessed of enormous strength. He had learned his manner of handling men on a sugar-plantation in Louisiana a fact which, when Hal heard it, explained much.
Afterwards, as they were on their way to supper, Madvik gave him the reason. "Red-faced feller, Gus. Look out for him company spotter." "Is that so?" said Hal, with interest. "How do you know?" "I know. Everybody know." "He don't look like he had much sense," said Hal who had got his idea of detectives from Sherlock Holmes. "No take much sense. Go pit-boss, say, 'Joe feller talk too much.
Say store rob him. Any damn fool do that. Hey?" "To be sure," admitted Hal. "And the company pays him for it?" "Pit-boss pay him. Maybe give him drink, maybe two bits. Then pit-boss come to you: 'You shoot your mouth off too much, feller. Git the hell out of here! See?" Hal saw. "So you go down canyon. Then maybe you go 'nother mine.
"Is there an ordinance against organising a union of the miners?" "No; but there is one against speaking on the streets." "Who passed that ordinance, if I may ask?" "The town council." "Consisting of Johnson, postmaster and company-store clerk; Ellison, company book-keeper; Strauss, company pit-boss; O'Callahan, company saloon-keeper. Have I the list correct?" Cartwright did not answer.
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