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== The riot ==

== The riot ==

He found out that reason as soon as he arrived back at his mills. A full-scale battle was in progress, with men whom he recognized as his regular employees fighting it out with several new men whom "Non-Absolute" had told him had applied for jobs two or three weeks before, men whom "Non-Absolute" regarded as "goons." As he drove in along the winding road, he passed a heap of [[slag]], and noticed a man trying to climb the embankment to the road. Henry stopped and climbed down to help the man, and realized, to his horror, that it was none other than "Non-Absolute"!

He found out that reason as soon as he arrived back at his mills, at about ten o'clock that night. (Three hours is barely enough time to drive from New York City to Philadelphia—or more likely, to a location between Philadelphia and Allentown.) A full-scale battle was in progress, with men whom he recognized as his regular employees fighting it out with several new men whom Tony ("Non-Absolute") had told him had applied for jobs over the past several weeks, men whom Tony regarded as "goons." As he drove in along the winding road, he passed a heap of [[slag]], and noticed a man trying to climb the embankment to the road. Henry stopped and climbed down to help the man, and realized, to his horror, that it was none other than Tony!

The young man, whom Henry now called by his first name of Tony, had been shot in the back and dumped onto the slag heap. He said that the riot was staged, and told Henry how it had been done: on that day, when Henry was away, some plain-clothes men had ordered the young man to sign several passes for several more men who did not look like workers at all. The young man had refused, and the operatives had shot him and dumped him on the slag heap to get rid of him.

The young man, whom Henry now called by his real first name, had been shot in the back and dumped onto the slag heap. He said that the riot was staged, and told Henry how it had been done: on that day, when Henry was away, some plain-clothes men had ordered the young man to sign several passes for several more men who did not look like workers at all. The young man had refused, and the operatives had shot him and dumped him on the slag heap to get rid of him.

Shortly after telling him that story, Tony died. Henry took his lifeless body to the plant infirmary and left him there. He then tried to make sense of what was happening, and noticed a man standing on a ledge, using a smokestack for cover, and fending off several attackers with two pistols. Then several rioters noticed Henry and attacked him with clubs. He barely perceived the gunman coming to his rescue and firing at the rioters before he blacked out.

Shortly after telling him that story, Tony died. Henry took his lifeless body to the plant infirmary and left him there. He then tried to make sense of what was happening, and noticed a man standing on a ledge, using a smokestack for cover, and fending off several attackers with two pistols. Then several rioters noticed Henry and attacked him with clubs. He barely perceived the gunman coming to his rescue and firing at the rioters before he blacked out.