the city printers were setting up
the story of the arrest of a number of dynamiters on a Burlington train.
The wires were singing it across the country, and cables were carrying
to the ends of the earth the story of the disgrace and downfall of the
Brotherhood.

The headquarters of the strikers were crowded with a host of anxious
men, unwilling to believe that their brothers had been guilty of so
dastardly a crime.

On the following morning, when the daily press had announced the arrest
of the alleged dynamiters, the city was thrown into a fever of
excitement, and thousands who had been in sympathy with the men now
openly denounced them, and by so doing gave aid and encouragement to
the company. The most conservative papers now condemned the strikers,
while the editor of _The Chicago Times_ dipped his quill still deeper
into the gallstand.

Following close upon the heels of the arrest of these strikers came the
sensational arrest of Mr. Hogan, director general of the strike, charged
with conspiracy. The private secretaries of the strike committee turned
out to have been all along in the employ of the Watchem detective
agency, but the charges of conspiracy were never pushed. The men who
were charged with having and using dynamite, however, were less
fortunate. Two were imprisoned, one was fined, the others proved to be
detectives, and of course were released.

The effect of all this was very satisfactory to the company, and
disheartening to the men.

The daily meetings in the hall in town were less crowded, and the
speeches of the most radical and optimistic members of the fraternity
failed to create the old-time enthusiasm. The suits worn by the strikers
were becoming shiny, and the suffering in hundreds of homes was enough
to cause men to forget the commandments. The way cars and cabs of
out-going freight trains were crowded with old Burlington men starting
out to find work on other roads. They had been losing heart for some
time, and now the shame and disgrace caused by the conviction of the
dynamiters made them long to be away; to have a place in the world where
they might be allowed to win an honest living, and forget the long
struggle of which they had grown weary. Unlike the Philosopher, they
were always sure of a ride, but they found that nearly all the roads in
the country had all the men they needed to handle their trains. The very
fact that a man had once been a Burlington engineer was a sufficient
rec