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if Ben did not feel too well. Till, quite re-
ntly he had been able to get around, walk
®wn town, and talk with his friends. His
esta was as agile as ever. Young workers
Meat to him to talk over union problems; old-
ia called on his experience in political The time would come when death would

Bes, catch up with him—maybe suddenly. He
He was 75, but never until now had he been ust not be taken unprepared. He got out
“onscious of his years. His comrades never P&? and paper and sat down to write, pausing
J*eferred to them; never condescended nor 0W and again to think. His little pension
} SPared him in their mutual tasks, setting him would die with him; the Legion would take

hus apart Paya ane anid abet ae a way care of his burial. His little home was all
wanted it. Only when he had collapsed that he had. His relatives were gone, or self
Suddenly and been taken, to hospital did he sufficient, or long out of touch. He had no
Come aware that he was old. Nurses were obligations but to the people. He took up

etn doctors chided him gently; fellow STS eae
| -eents deferred to him.

“At your age, Mr. Smith, you shouldn’t
to do too much.”

et a slight stroke. You'll be good for
~ £W Years yet if you take care.”
Let me do that for you, Pop.”

a oe it came to him that others thought
ace im as old. It was a shock, and aged him
: ordingly, He sat and meditated one whole

aes
ne ceed and these were the sum of his de-

a break. He smiled happily; every age had
its compensations!

But today he did not feel so good, so he sat
down to adjust himself’ to possibilities.

“J desire that my home, along with any
other funds I may possess, be bequeathed to
the Pacific Tribune, or its successor. The
voice of the workers must go on. |

Ben Smith.”

He called in his landlady to witness his
signature; made a copy and sealed it in a
stamped envelope addressed.to, the Editorial
Board, and put it in his pocket.

Then he went down to the newsstand where
his bundle of PT’s for this week would be

veg ons: He wanted to be good for a few Waiting. He smiled contentedly, for there .
ene the future was so full of promise was nothing to worry about now.
he 7 “
Much,” Workers. So he would not “do too Bob was waiting. for him: “Hi Ben. Been
: He. : a bit of snow. Want to take them all now :
ja Sh Tented his tiny home and moved into or come back for half? It’s slippery.”
ngle room where there would be less He reached out for the papers, but then

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PRESS DRIVE SCOREBOARD
- Total turned in: $7,008.97 Cash still needed: $ 10,491.03

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GREATER VANCOUVER

e eal work and no temptation to spade a .

} one *n. He would not spare himself; for no
aes be spared who would fight on by

. © of the masses. Better that he should
Chances than those who had a_half-

his head started to throb, and he sank down.
on the stool by the counter. Bob looked at
him in alarm:

“What’s wrong Ben? You look queer—are

Cent t 5 : 3 ll right? Anythi I do f 23
0 piv. : ; you all right? Anything I can do for you?

i sual Sheaf < ihe Bee a ae is His eyes started to twitch and his lips to
iar i tremble as he fumbled in his pocket and

thin. at from door to door. He made sales
‘ Paper’ Oth from those’ who bought for the

Anew ¢ content, and from new readérs who
a hat he was old and figured to give him

produced a letter.

“Nothing to worry about,” he gasped out,
“But yes, Bob, you can mail this letter.”

Uni,
“OUUAUNLE;
ae POU nen ee

YOUR one necsesnseereeeteecececnees ay 11,00 Cumberland 2. 100.00 2.00
Turned In STOGG IIS 5 sic te th cscs 5 = Recnita:) Mikal. Wichal 500.00 pees
$ Sas City Miscellaneous ................ 407.30 row telgle ccs: a. oe acne fey
72,00 Grassy Plains _.... 52.40
130.50 Aiea fo oud aah atts a 82. ; & van dosti - District ... 15.00
192.00 Britannia ..............- 62.50 palate sesuaaae dares wetes S 30.00
Line Campbell River Pers siege d ae
x Copper Mountain b Nec ae, Teasers ¢- Sco ere wi
97.00 eotriay aD ink bee SE Seale x 32.20 Lake Cowichan -............... 45.00
WLLOU 2 Gretton (fons ek : 200 . Lang Bay sons
396.34 15.00
75.00 Neralmo.3 3 236.00
500.00 New Westminster 55.00
130.04 92 PRESS BUILDER North Vancouver ..... ‘ 365.70
73.00 Notch Hill See es pee 7 27.50
34.50 We now have 92 Press Builders, including eight Powell River .................-2.. 12.50
99.00 Honor Press Builders who have raised $100 or Princeton antes sencen nen senate means : a
181.91 more. Leading HPB is Bill Hrehrechuk with Ponce Rupert c-<. 4 53.00
27.00 $278.65 who hopes to pass the $300 mark over the | Salmon Arm 32.00
105.40 weekend. Other Honor Press Builders are Nigel OPM eee 12.00
186.39 | Morgan, Bert Whyte, Frank Politano, Hal Griffin, Sieveston ~ mae! 40.00
10.00 Rita Whyte and a couple of anonymous supporters Trail District 71.50
51.93 of the labor press. Port Kells —........ 41.00
54.47 Press clubs and groups of PT friends are hold- North Surrey .... - 5.00
565.00 ing a number of weekend socials and affairs to White Rock _.... 87.51
: 20.00 raise money for the press drive; for details read Vernon soeceseseesess 100.00
193.50 the “Coming Events” in the Classified advertising | Victoria... 206.50
25.00 _ section. Correspondence eee ataaie 21.00
157.00 This year the PT’s smorgasbord and dance to Tom McEwen’s Column ..... 298.95
103.00 "honor Press Builders will be held in Hastings Provincial Miscellaneous _... mee hye]
32.00 Auditorium on May 16. We hope to see you there. * Figures up to 3 p.m., Monday, April 13.

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