The Lamar register., 1921-10-05


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 II TO EN-"
Drummond 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 a part Of the ledger evil
IDENTIFY devoted to extracts from the
speeches OF the first-class 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-
tion inside a county will produce a
revolution. I agree II involves
the creation of an army. :"
And beside the cutting was q note
by Peterson In red ink;
IAN excellent mani 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 ii In.
1T involves the creation of an army.
:" The words Of the intimidated
rabbit came hack 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 hghter~-duped
by the remaining ten-would struggle
blindly towards a dim. half-understood
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.. GreenY' he cried bitterly.
The working man-the decent fei-
low"
HAS anyone tried to make 'ern un-
derstand, Captainl | guess I'm no In
tellectual guy. but there was French
writer fellow-Victor Hugo-who
wrote something that sure hit the nail
on the head. l copied II out. for II
seemed good TO me" From his pocket
book he produced a slip Of paper. 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-eyed skaters. And sitting here.
watching 'em run. and laughing fit TO
beat the band. is your pal Peterson J"
II was at that moment that the tele-
phone bell rang, and after a slight hes
itation Hugh picked up the receiver.
"very WELL" he grunted, after listen
ing for a while. 81 will tell him"
He replaced the receiver and turned
to the American.
"Mr Ditchling will be here for the
meeting at two. and Peterson will be
late" he announced slowly.
whats Ditchling when he's Mt
homer asked the other
"Cne of the so-called leaders" an
swered Hugh briefly, turning over the
pages of the ledger. Here's his dos
sier. according to Peterson. 'Ditchling.
Charles. Good speaker; clever; un-
scrupulous Requires big money worth
It. Drinks"
For a while they stared at the brief
summary. and then the American burst
into a guffaw of laughter
THE mistake you've made, Captain.
in this country. is not giving Peterson
q seat In your cabinet. He'd have the
whole caboose eating out Of his hand
and II you paid him a few hundred
thousand a year. he might run straight
and grow pigs as hobby. :"
TWO.
II was . couple OF hours later that
Hugh rang up his rooms in Half Moon
street From Algy. who spoke to him,
he gathered that Phyllis and her IA
ther were quite safe. He also found
out another thing-that Ted Jerning
ham had just arrived with the hapless
Potts in tow, who was apparently sur
ficiently recovered 10 talk sense. He
was weak still and daZed, but no long
er imbecile.
"Tell Ted to bring him down TO The
Elms at once" ordered Hugh. There's
compatriot of his here, waiting 70
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