Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-07-05

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uneasily In their chairs. 1t all seemed
so simple in spite of the lmmensity Of
| the scheme Like most normal English
! men. politics and labor disputes had
left him cold in the past; but no one
who ever glanced at newspaper
could be ignorant Of the volcano that
had been simmering just beneath the.
surface for years past.
"Not one in hundred"-the Ameri-
cans voice broke into his train Of
thouglit-"of the so-called revolution
ary lenders in this country are:;disln-
tercsted, Captain. They're ientt for
Number One, and when they've talked
/ the boys into bloody murder: and YOUR
';existingEsocial system Is down-and.-out,
they'll be the leaders in the new one:
That's what they're playing for.
power; and when they've got 1t. God
help the men who gave 1t to EN-
Drnnmond nodded, and lit another
cigarette. Odd things he had read re-
Cured to him: trade unions refusing
to allow discharged soldiers to join
them; the reiterated threats Of direct
action. And to what end?
A passage in part Of the ledger evi.
IDENTIFY devoted to extracts from the
speeches of the firstclass general lee
turers caught his eye:
TO me, the big fact Of modern life Is
the war between classes. People
declare that the method. Of direct ac-
ton inside country will produce
revolution. I agree -. 1t Involves
the creation Of an army. =.
And beside the cutting was note
by Peterson in red Ink:
"An excellent man! Send for pro-
tracted tour"
The note of exclamation appealed to
Hugh; he could see the writer's
tongue in his cheek as he put 1t In.
ut involves the creation of an army.
=" The words Of the intimldated
rabbit came back to his mind. "The
man Of stupendous organizing power,
who has brought together and welded
into one the hundreds Of societies sim
liar to mine, who before this have
each, on their own, been feebly strug-
Cling toward the light. Now we are
combined, and our strength is due to
him."
In other words, the army was on the
road to completion, an army where
ninety per cent of the fighters duped
by the remaining ten-would struggle
blindIy towards dim, misunderstood
goal, only to find out too late that the
whip of Solomon had been exchanged
for the scorpion Of. his son.
"Why can't they be made to under
stand, Mr.. Green?" he cried bitterly.
1.-THE working man-the decent fel-
low
"Has anyone tried to make 'em un-
derstand, Captain? guess I'm no In
tellectual guy, but there was q French
writer fellow-Victor Hugo-who
wrote something that sure hit the nail
on the head. 1 copied 1t ont, for it
seemed good to me-" From his pocket
hook he produced slip of paper. 1.-THE
| faults Of women, children, servants,
the weak, the INDECENT and the ignorant
are the faults of husbands, . fathers,
masters, the strong, the rich, and the
learned Wall !" he leaned back In his
chair "there you are. Their proper
leaders have sure failed them. so
they're running after that bunch OF
cross.cyed skaters. And sitting here,
watching 'em run, and laughing fit to
beat the band, is your pal Peterson"
It was at that moment that the tele-
phose bell rang. and after slight hes
itation Hugh picked up the receiver
every well,n' he grunted, after listen
Ing for while, ~ will tell him."
He replaced the receiver and turned
| to the American.
| "Mr. Dltching will be here for the
meeting at two, and Peterson will he
late" he announced slowly.
"What's DitchlIng when he's at
home?" asked the other
"One Of the so-called leaders" an
swered Hugh briefly, turning over the
pages Of the ledger. Here's his dos
sier, according to Peterson. Dtchllng,
Charles. Good speaker; clever; un-
scrupulous. Requires big money; worth
it. Drinks"
For a while they stared ut the brief
summary, and then the American burst
Into guffaw Of laughter.
"The mistake you've made, Captain,
in this country, is not giving Peterson
a seat In your cabinet. He'd have the
whole caboose eating out Of his hand;
and If you paid him a few hundred
thousand a year, he might run straight
and grow pigs rs q hobby. -"