The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-12-16
Copyright, 1926, by Upton sinolair.)

Copyright. 1926, by Upton sinclair)
Bunny said he didn't care about
college, but this worried him-what
was Dad getting in for with this
Canadian corporation? Dad insist
ed it was perfectly all right, he had
the best lawyer in the country. But
Bunny said: Are you sure Verne
isn't putting something over on
your" Dad was shocked at that,
how could Bunny have such an idea,
why Verne was the best friend Dad
had ever had in business, he was
straight as they made them. Yes,
Dad, but they don't make them 80
very straight in the oil game. And
why doesn't Verne do his own brib-
ing? Why didn't he come to New
York;"
"But, son, Verne has got to ham
die the strike-you know he couldn't
get away now. He's taken that off
my shoulders, and you ought to be
glad" Dad added a naive remark,
the oil men wouldn't let him deal
with labor, he was too soft" The
phrase sounded familiars
Mt turned out that Wee and Dad
had been putting their heads to-
gether. Wee wanted a vacation,
also; they would go UP to Canada
to complete Dads business, and then
they would find camp, and in
stead of tiresome gym" work, he
and Bunny would tramp the forests
, and swim in a beautiful lake. So
Dad sent telegram to President
Alonzo T. Cowper, D. D., Phi, D.,
LID, explaining that urgent bust
ness compelled his son to remain In
the east, and could it be arranged
that Bunny might return and take
his examinations in the fall? DR..
Cewper wired that the authorities
would be very pleased indeed to
grant this favor.
And then, the very morning aftag
it was all settled, telegram came
for Bunny, and he opened it and
read the signature, Ruth Watkins
5 With swiftly flying eyes he took in
the sense of it-Paul and Eddie
Piatt and Bud Stoner and Jick Dug
gan, and four Others Of their group
had been arrested, charged with
suspicion of criminal syndicalism,"
and were lodged in the San Eide
county Jail with $4,000 bail de-
manded for Paul and $500 for each
Of the others. "They have done
nothing and everybody knows IT,
declared the telegram, merely a
scheme to lock them up during
strike. Jail is horrible place. Paul'a
health will not stand it. Implore you
for sake our old friendship obtain
needed bail for all. Surely no need
assure you no money will be lost on
our boys"
At first Bunny had a cruel snn-
picion--that' his father had known
OF this arrest, or at any rate that
1t was pending, before his latest Of
fort to keep Bunny away from Cal
ifornia. But he realized, it was
enough to believe that Vernon Ros-
coe, intending to break up the NEST
Of Bolshevism" In the Rascum cabin,
had made plans to get both Dad and
Bunny away and keep them away.
Anyhow, the scheme would NOT
work, for Bunny was not going TO
permit his friend to be treated in
that crude fashionl
Dad happened to be out, and
Bunny showed the telegram to Wee.
and talked it out with her. She
wanted to know what he meant to
do. and he answered that Dad would
have to put up the bail for Paul at
least.
"But Bunny, you know he can't
do that-he wouldn't cross verns
in regard to the strike" M
Hes simply got to do 1t, Veei
I'd be a dog to let man like Paul
be locked up in that filthy hole"
"But suppose Dad won't, Bunny?"
Then I've got to go back. that's
all there is to it."
What could you do when you got
there?"
I'm hunt around till / find some
body that's got sense OF decency
and also little cash"
1.-THE combination isn't SO easy to
find, dear-I know. because I've
tried it. And it's going to make
Dad dreadfully unhappy, to say
nothing Of spelling our vacation.
I've just learned of the loyeliest
place "a camp that Schmolsky
bought up in Ontario, and he's never
been there. he's too busy. And, oh,
Bunny. thought we were going to
have such marvellous timel"
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