THE NEW MANAGER Grant Maitland sat in his office, plainly disturbed in his mind.

His resolute face, usually reflecting the mental repose which arises from the consciousness of a strength adequate to any emergency, carried lines which revealed a mind which had lost its poise.

Reports from his foremen indicated brooding trouble, and this his own observation within the last few weeks confirmed.

Production was noticeably falling low.

The attitude of the workers suggested suspicion and discontent.