We have had to lay off the ballast gang for a day now and then, and they claim they're not getting a square deal.

One fellow told me we oughtn't to have given the contract to a man without capital to carry him over a set-back.

He said if you'd had money you could have hired extra labor and kept to schedule, and in the end it wouldn't have cost you more." "The argument is sound," Festing agreed.

"In fact, it shows more understanding than I'd expect the boys to use." Kerr looked hard at him.

"I suspect that somebody is stirring them up.
You see, they haven't demanded more wages yet; they only claim that I ought to hustle you." "The fellow's object isn't very plain, but I've no doubt the demand for bigger pay will come.