He paused to note the effect and Morris grunted involuntarily.

"Also," Slotkin continued, "it needs it light on four sides, and two
elevators."

"And I suppose if we hire it such a loft, Slotkin," Abe broke in, "you
will call off the strike."

"Sure I will call it off the strike," he declared. "It would be my duty
as varking delegate. I moost call it off the strike."

"All right, then," Abe said; "call off the strike. We made up our mind
we will take the loft."

"You mean you will take such a loft what the union agreement calls for
and which I just described it to you," Slotkin corrected in his quality
of walking delegate.

"That's what we mean," Abe replied.

"Why, then, that loft what I called to your attention, as broker, this
morning would be exactly what you would need it!" Slotkin exclaimed, in
the hearty tones of a conscientious man, glad that for once the
performance of his official duty redounded to clean-handed personal
profit.

"Sure," Abe grunted.

"Then, as broker, I tell it you that the leases is ready down at Henry
D. Feldman's office," Slotkin replied, "and as soon as they are signed
the strike is off."

A week later the Fashion Store's order was finished, packed and shipped;
and on the same day that Goldman, the foreman, dismissed the hands
he went down to Henry D. Feldman's office. There he signed an
agreement with Potash & Perlmutter to make up all their garments
in the contracting shop which he proposed to open the first of the
following month.

"Where are you going to have it your shop, Goldman?" Morris asked, after
they had returned from Feldman's.

"That I couldn't tell it you just yet," Goldman replied. "We ain't quite
decided yet."

"We!" Abe cried excitedly. "Who's we?"

"Well, I expect to get it a partner with a couple of hundred dollars,"
Goldman said; "but, anyhow, Mr. Potash, I get some cards printed next
week and I send you one."

"All right," Abe replied. "Only let me give it you a piece of advice,
Goldman: If you get it a partner, don't make no mistake and have
some feller what wants to run you and the business and everybody
else, Goldman."

The thrust went home and Morris stared fiercely at his partner.

"And you should see it also that his wife ain't got no relations,
Goldman," he added, "otherwise he'll want you to share the profits of
the business with them."

Goldman nodded.

"Oh, I got a good, smart feller picked out, and his wife's relations
will b