"I don't
care for excuses. I ask of my subordinates success. You do not get it for
me. I must find a man who can."
Hobart bowed with fine dignity. The touch of disdain in his slight smile
marked his sense of the difference between them. He was again his composed
rigid self.
"Can you arrange to allow my resignation to take effect as soon as
possible? I should prefer to have my connection with the company severed
before any action is taken against these mines."
"At once--to-day. Your resignation may be published in the Herald this
afternoon, and you will then be acquitted of whatever may follow."
"Thank you." Hobart hesitated an instant before he said: "There is a point
that I have already mentioned to you which, with your permission, I must
again advert to. The temper of the miners has been very bitter since you
refused to agree to Mr. Ridgway's proposal for an eight-hour day. I would
urge upon you to take greater precautions against a personal attack. You
have many lawless men among your employees. They are foreigners for the
most part, unused to self-restraint.
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