You men chose Jim Duff, and you'll have to abide by your choice."
"But we haven't any money," declared one of the men sullenly.
"Now you're just beginning to understand that Jim Duff won't be a very
good friend to a penniless man. Didn't you know that when you shook all
your change into his hat?"
"Are you going to let us starve?" growled the man.
"You won't starve, nor need you be out of work long," Tom retorted. "Any
man who can do the work of a railway laborer in this country doesn't
have to remain out of a job. Now, I'll ask you to get off the
railroad's ground."
Tom turned and went back to the office, while Payson and the other
foremen saw to it that the discharged men left the railroad's property.
In less than half an hour the disgruntled ones were back in the worst
haunts of Paloma, spreading the news of Tom Reade's latest outrage.
When Tom reached the office he found Mr. Ellsworth inside.
"I saw what you did, Reade, though you didn't know I was about. You
handled it splendidly.
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