g that it was idle to talk
further. He would not make any reduction in their time, nor would he
pay any extra compensation.

That night 200 employes of the Rollo Mills quit work, with the
intention of staying out until justice was done them. Harvey asserted
that he would never yield; he would spend a few days in overhauling the
machinery and in making a few needed repairs; then, if the employes
chose, they could come back. All who did not do so would not be taken
back afterwards. New hands would be engaged and in a short time the
mills would be running the same as before.

O'Hara and Hansell warned the superintendent that serious trouble would
follow any such course. While making no threat themselves, they told
him that blood was likely to be shed. Harvey pooh-poohed and reminded
them that a few men and children would make sorry show in fighting the
whole state, for, in the event of interference by the strikers, he
meant to appeal to the authorities.

The repairs needed at the mills were soon made. Steam was gotten up
and the whistle called the hands to work. Only O'Hara and Hansell came
forward. They explained that all would be glad to take their places if
the superintendent would allow them a slight increase of pay for
overwork. They had held a meeting and talked over the matter, and now
abated a part of their first demand; they were willing to accept
one-half rate for overtime.

The superintendent would not yield a jot. The most that he would
consent to do was to wait until noon for them to go to work. The two
men went away muttering threats; not one of the hands answered the
second call to work.

Quite sure that such would be the result, Harvey had telegraphed to
Carville, fifty miles away, for sixty men, to take the place of those
who had quit work. He asked only for men, since it would have been
unwise to bring women and children to become involved in difficulties.

By some means this step became known, and, as is always the case, it
added fuel to the flames. Warning notices were sent to the
superintendent that if the new hands went to work they would be
attacked; Bradley himself was told to keep out of sight unless ready to
come to the terms of the strikers. Even in his own home, he could not
be guaranteed safety. His house as well as the mills would be burnt.

Harvey felt no special alarm because of these threats; he did not
believe that those who made them dare carry them out. But that