“As for a union,” Aunt Francis continued. She said the word union as though it were absurd. “No such group unsanctioned by the House of Lords will make much headway. If one exists, I’m sure the culprits will be quickly flushed out.” I said nothing. Patrick Colson’s face swam around my mind, refusing to fade. THE TRENCH TRIBUNE TANNER REFUSES MINERS UNION DEMANDS A demonstration in Baymouth last month leaves little doubt of dissenters in the Northeastern provinces who dub themselves the “Miners Union.” This, after the House of Lords flagrantly denied the existence of such a movement for more than a year. Crafters of all trades lined the streets of Baymouth, halting all works for several hours in the town, marking the first promised strike from the Miners Union in a long list provided t

