The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1921-10-21
CHAPTER xII-contInued.

"Why," he spluttered after a mo.
ment, "a lot Of these peoples names
are absolutely housewold words In the
country. They may be swine-they
probably are. Thank God I've very
rarely met any; but they ain't cr!mi-
nails"
mo more Is Peterson" grinned the
American at least not on that book.
See here. Captain, it's pretty clear
what's happening. In any country to-
day you've got all sorts and conditions
OF people with more wind than brain.
They just can't stop talking, and as yet
It's not criminal offense. Some Of
em believe what they say. like Spin
dle-shanks upstairs: some Of EN- don't
And II they don't. II makes EN- worse ;
they start writing as well. You've got
clever observation-disclosures men--look OF
some Of those guys In the first-ciass
general lectureFs-and they're the
worst Of the lot. Then you've got an
other class--.the men with tie business
hrnin. who think they're getting the
atIcky end OF Il. and use the takers
ta pull tie chesfnuts our OF the fire for
them. And the chestnuts. whe are the
poor blamed decent workIngmen. are
promptly dropped In the ashpit to keep
'em quiet They MI wunt something 70,
nothing. and guess II canr he done
They all think they're feoling one an.
ether and what's really going al the
moment Is that Peterson Ii f00ling the
whole bunch. He wants all the strings
10 bis hands, and II looks to rne as II
he'd go' 'em there. He's got the money
land We know where he got It from
he's got fhe orgnnixation--all either
rsd-hoi rsvolstionaries, or intellectual
~indstorms. or calculating knaves,
He's amalgamated EN-. Captain: and
the whole blamed lot. whatever they
may think. are really working for
him."
pru,nm0ad .thaughtfslIy NJ a Gig
arctic
Working toward q revolution In
thIs country" he remarked quietly.
-Sure thing" answered the Ameri-
eau. -And y, zen he brings II or. |
guess you won't catch Peterson TOR
dust. He'll packet the doodle. and tho
,bo,hs will stew In their own juice. |
g,s-ssed II In Paris: that book makes
II certainty. But II ain't criminal.
In a. court Of law he could swear II was
IN organization for selling bird-seeti."
Dor g while Drulninond smoked In
silence. while the two sieepers shifted
ul,-asily In their chairs. II all seemed
81 simple In spite Of tie immensely Of
the sehfane. Like most narinal English
msn. politics and ubor disputes had
lrf, him cold In the past; bur M ons
who ever glanced al newspaper
s0lIid be ignorant of the volcano that
hnd heen simnierlng iust benesith the
surfare for years past
"Nof one In y hundred"--the Ameri-
cans v"ice broke Into his tralnN Of
fhnnght--"Of the so-called revolution
AIRY lenders IN this country are disln,
serpstrd. Captain. They're out for
Number tine. and when they've talked
the hoys into bloo'iy muriler. aud ynnr
{, ia,ns social system IL down-ani-oui.
Z y'li hs the leaders In the new one.
. ats what they're playing FOR
: srr; and when they've got II. God
he p the men VII" gave II TO EN-"
prunnnon'l Nodded. and III another
.ianreiie. ibid things be- had read ~
cnrrd 10 hun: trade uni n refusing
~ allow dlsc' arged soldiers 10. Join
them: the reItpraed Threats ~ dIrec,
artius And 10 what endf
A passage In part of RE ledger evi-
IDENTITY devoted Ia extracts from the J
speeches IT the iirst-clnss general Iec. |
trn.rs ,argh; his eye:
To me, the biz fact of nmdern life Ia
ire war h..i weeE classes, a. People
dcre-- thai the method OF direct AZ
fiol mid. cnunry viii produce
revolution. asrne +. II Involves
The cfral oi of M army.
Ah hesi,ie the ruftIng was . more
by f'e'rrsnn IN red Ink:
An X rllrnt, man! S,nd for prp
trHe.rd ,Ur."
The nose of exclamation app.aled to
llngh: he could #~ The writer's
folA,,- IN his cheek NJ he pu, II in
1T Involves the creation ~ nm army
- The words III thu intimkla I'll
rnihii ,a'ne hack 10 his mind THE
man Of slnpendnus organizing power
el,. has brnughr to,.ether and w.lie.l
nio ne the hundreds u ssIetirs sim
liar 10 mine who before Thls have
.ach. 80 their own. b-en fevAbly ar,ig.
Ring TOW ard the iighi. Now we are
sn,nined. and our Strength Is due TO
him"
" either ~oatis. the army was ~ the
',wd 20 completion. an army where
s,nel, s.r spn, ~ the tighters--llqed
~ the rrnaInhy ten--wnuI,i struggle
,l'n.ll, towards dim. half-unsiersfooh
pal only To find oui to lafe rha; the
vhIp " Ss,lmnon had le,.n exchanged
or y- ssr,rplan ~ his sun. -.
why rnnt they be ma,l.. 10 under.
aand Mr. Grpeny' he cr!ed bitterly.
The working man-,he descent Eel.
on -