The L'Anse sentinel., 1923-08-03

Inatb Ill very we'll. Dut hofe
money 10 essential No money-no
resultsl"
Another voice, which Tommy rather
thought was that of Boris replied:
.Will you guarantee that there are
resultsT"
"In a month from now-sooner or
later as you wIsh-I will guarantee
you such reign Of terror in Ireland
as shall shake the British empire to
| Its foundations"
There was pause, and then came
the SOFT sibilant accents of Number
| One:
"Goodl You shall have the money.
Boris, you will see to that"
! Boris asked question:
| "via the Irish Americans, and Mr..
Potter, as usualr'
II guess thatTl be all rightw said
new voice. with q transatlantic into
nation, though I'd like to point out.
here and now, that things are getting
a mite difficult. There's not the SYM
pathy there was, and q growing dis
position to let the Irish settle their
own affairs without interference from
America"
Tommy felt that Boris had shrugged
his shoulders as he answered: Does
that matter, since the money only
nominally comes from the StatesT
"The chief difficulty Is the landing
Of the ammunition" said the Sim
Feiner. "The money is conveyed in
easily enough-thanks to our col
league here"
"That Is settled, then," said the sibi-
liant tones. snow, In the matter Of
the loan to an English newspaper, you
have arranged the details satisfacto-
rily. BorisY'
81 think so?"
"That Is good. An official denial
from Moscow will be forthcoming II
necessary"
There was q pause, and then the
clear voice Of the German broke the
silence:
"1 am directed by-Mr. Brown. to
place the summaries of the reports
from the different unions before you.
That Of the miners Is most satisfac-
tory. We must hold back the rail-
ways. There may be trouble with the
A. s. E."
For a long time there was a silence,
broken only by the rustic Of papers
and an occasional word Of explana-
tion from the German. Then Tommy
heard the light tap-tap Of fingers,
drumming on the table.
"And-the date. my friendr' said
Number One,
'sThe 29th."
The Russian seemed to consider.
"That Is rather SOON"
"T know. But II was settled by the
principal Labor leaders, and we can
not seem to interfere too much. They
must believe II to be entirely their
own show"
The Russian laughed softly. as
though amused.
"Yes, yes" he said "That Is true.
They must have no inkllng that we
are using them for our own ends.
They are honest men-and that Is
their value to us. It Is curious-but
you cannot make q revolution with
out honest men. The instinct Of the
populace Is infallible." He paused,
and then repeated. as though the
phrase pleased him: Every revolu-
ton has had its honest men. They
are soon disposed Of afterward."
There was q sinister note In his
voice.
The German resumed /: "Clymes must
70. He Is too far-seeing. Number
Fourteen will see to that"
There was q hoarse murmur.
THAT'S all right. guv,nor." And
then after a moment or two: suppose
I'm nabbed."
"You will have the best legal talent
to defend ycu," replied the German
quietly. But In any case you will
wear gloves fitted with the finger
prints Of a notorious housebreaker.
You have little to fear"
"Oh, amt afraid, guv'nor. All
for the good of the cause. The
streets Is going to run with blood, so
they say" He spoke with grim rel
ish. dreams Of II. sometimes, I
| QOeS. Anu uiHmOnuS anu pearls rOii-
ing about In the gutter for anyone to
pick upi"
Tommy heard q chair shifted. Then
Number One spoke: 'Then all Il ar
ranged. We are assured of successr'
T-think so.s But the German
spoke With less than his usual conf
dence.
| Number Ones voice held suddenly
Ia dangerous quality:
"what has gone wrongr'
Nothing: but"
"But whatT
Il ''The Labor leaders. without them,
a. you say, we can do nothing. II
they do not declare general strike
on the 10th
swhy should they notr'
/ sAs you've said. they're honest.
n And, in spite Of everything we've done
4 to 6iscredlt the government in their
eyes. I'm not sure that they haven't
got sneaking faith ana belief in IT,"
sBut--r
T know. Tney abuse It snceas-
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