two in the morning
Such a howl from the newspapers followed this that Duane was slated for sacrifice , and barely got out of town in time . And just at that juncture it happened that Jurgis was introduced to a man named Harper whom he recognized as the night watchman at Brown 's , who had been instrumental in making him an American citizen , the first year of his arrival at the yards . The other was interested in the coincidence , but did not remember Jurgis -- he had handled too many `` green ones '' in his time , he said . He sat in a dance hall with Jurgis and Halloran until one or two in the morning , exchanging experiences . He had a long story to tell of his quarrel with the superintendent of his department , and how he was now a plain workingman , and a good union man as well . It was not until some months afterward that Jurgis understood that the quarrel with the superintendent had been prearranged , and that Harper was in reality drawing a salary of twenty dollars a week from the packers for an inside report of his union 's secret proceedings . The yards were seething with agitation just then , said the man , speaking as a unionist .