Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-07-25

and radical. IN lovs sotsh Dortrsy.
xrLLER-o ooorssorat~ed rodtco'.
CAuNDERsoN rose to his feet,
- man Of different type. blunt Of
speech, rugged, the typical working
mans champion except for his voice,
which was Of unexpected tone and
Mr.. w..v.l and the rest Of YOU"
he said, II differ from Miller. That's
lucky, because you can vote now not
only for the man but the principle.
have loathed strikes all my life. just
because am political economist enough
to loatne waste and to hate to see pro.
fruits Of the production are shared fairly
with labor, I like Dartrey's scheme and
I am prepared to stand by IT,
Saunderson sat down. Dartrey ana
Tallente left the room while the busi-
ness of voting went on. Dartrey had 9
private room of his own in the rear OF
the building and he and Tallente maze
their way there.
"Those men have a good deal 10 de-
cide," Tallente reflected. IT'S queer
how the balance of things has changed;
l don't suppose any Cabinet Counci'
for years has had to tackle a more I'M
portant problem
rev specuiated. "Weavel's our man" ;"
"You can't TELL" Tallentc replied.
you've given them something fresh to
think about. They may even decide not
to vote today ut all. Miller has some
strong supporters. He appeals tremen
dously to q certain class Of labor-and
that class exists, you know, Dartrey.-
which loves the excitement and the
loafing of a strike, which feels some-
how or other that benefits got III any
other way than by force are less tnan
they ought to have been.
There was knock at the door. Nor
thern put in his head. He was the
Boot and Shoe representative. A..
Thought I'd let you know how tine
things gone" he said. '"rhere's an
unholy row there. They've chucked
Miller. Saunderson's in by five votes.
I'm Of back again. Miller's up speak
ing, tearing mad" ...,
lie nodded and disappeared. Dart
rey held out his hand.
Thank Cody he exclaimed. Lets
clear out, Tallente. Nora must know
about this at once. Well cali at the
House and enter your amendment
against the vote of confidence. AND
then-Nora. am not sure, Ialiente
the mans subtle feilow-but !!
rather think we've driven the final nail
into Miller's coffin"
CHAPTER XXI
The great night came and passed with
fewer thrills than any one had imagined
possible. Horlock himself undertook
the defense of his once more bitterly
assailed Government and from the first
It was obvious what the end must be.
He spoke with the resigned cynicism OF
one who knows that words are frnitless,
that the die is already cast and that
his little froth of words. valedictory in
their tone from the first, was only a
tribute to exacting convention. Tai
lente had never been more restrained,
although his merciless logic reduced the
issues upon which the vote was to be
taken to the plainest and clearest ele-
ments. He remained studiously un-
emotional and nothing which he said
indicated in any way his personal in
terest in the Sweeping away Of the Hor-
lock regime. He was the impersOnal
but scathing critic. paving the way for
his chief. 1t was Dartrey himself who
overshadowed every one that night. He
spoke SO seldom in the House that many
of the members had forgotten that he
was an orator of rare quality. That
night he lifted the debate from the level
Of ordinary politics to the idyllic realms
where alone the lasting good Of the
world Is fashioned. He pointed out
what government might and should be,
taking almost Roman view of the care
of the citizen, his early and late educa =
tiOn, his shouldering of the response
bilities which belong to one Of a great
community. From the individual he
passed to the nation, sketching in few
nervous but brilliant phrases the exact
possibilities of socialistic legislation ;
and he wound up with a parodied cpl.
gram: Government, he declared, was
philosophy teaching by failures. In the
end Miller led fourteen OF his once
numerous followers into the Govern :
ment lobby to find himself by forty
votes upon the losing side. ,.~.
Horlock found Tallente once more
slipping quietly away from the House
and bundled him into his car. They
drove off rapidly.
$50 it's Buckinghamshire for me, "
the former observed, not without jubi-
lation. "After all, 1T has been rather
q tame finale. We were beaten before
We opened our mouths
Even your new adherent,' Tallente
said, smiling, could not save you."
HorlOck made q grimace. /
"You can have Miller and his faith.
full fourteen" he declared. I'VE don't
want him The man was Little Enu.