"You'll have to open up the fence in half a dozen places, and put on every man you've got. There's no use in making an all-night job of it."
"I'm afraid we'll have trouble with the railroad."
"No, we won't. If they kick, you send them to me. Are your arc lights in?"
"Yes, all but one or two. They were going to finish it today, but they ain't very spry about it."
"Tell you what you do, Max; you call them up and tell them we want a man to come out here and stay for a while. I may want to move the lights around a little. And, anyhow, they may as well clean up their job and have it done with."
He was starting back after the returning laborers when Max said:—.
"Mr. Bannon."
"Hello?"
"I heard you speaking about a stenographer the other day."
"Yes—what about it? Haven't you got one yet?"