in a drug-store under Central Labor Union hall, Post-Adjutant Demeter

and by his precipitate exit nigh bowled his adjutant over; Mr. Lanigan, it was plain to

tell them blistered sons o' seefo that there are such things as truth and a ba

d his commander

ed; he gazed up into the heavens, his b

ght shivered and sheeted. Never had Lanigan beheld a more vivid display of the phenomenon o

d at first glimpse! 'T

nk God, the thunder o

urmured Demeter, hi

tact of arm with arm serving for an exchange of thoughts between

ore bodeful because the hush aloft in the heavenly spaces remained unbroken; then the filaments and streamers of light made one mighty oriflamme across

n the nerves! It puts he

te

es

have been over in the Big Bow-wow, boy, and we have had some good lessons in how to handle rattled nerves. I guess it's up to us to hold things steady, as experts. Soothe 'em and

ies. A man was passing on his w

ent, and yanked off a red necktie, taking with it the man's collar and a part of his shirt, "But some stuff that they're full of can't be smoothed out-it's got to

k the color of my own ne

icked it! Not to wear it up i

ol me about your taste in ties! I know what's behind that color like I'd know what's behind an Orangeman's yellow! I

er ob

Through the press rushed

man

ther Bullshevist don't sneak up and kick m

og revolver, a slungshot, a packet of

ame?" demanded

iness o

led cruel thumbs into the man's neck. "

i Krylo

it mum! And ye look as though it tasted bitter coming up. I'll not poison me own mouth." He stood up

naw

rmine the best government on the face of the earth. Come along! I

pushing the ma

g fellow who had proffered aid was

demanded the commander, rec

thi

d ye have just seen me go after information. I heard ye damning s

s for this government bein

like an explosion. "Hold

oth hand

vernment, Commander Lanigan! Not a word!

aking a fool of myself till he showed me that the soothing way is the best way. And I shall keep right on soothing. But this is a night when the plain truth and the word of ma

one of them si

say as an American citizen in the hearing of rats like this, Tolson! It encourages 'em. They think we mean it. Get the bile out of your system in a strictly family

leaded. "I went up to one of the boys to show him how

and showed that he was having hard

e helpful. I tried to t

ted an overs

f it's that hard to wake up and know that you're no longer a soldier, I reckon your wrist-watch is acting too much like a rem

was aple

to be banged on the kno

the eye by this color on

necktie that he still re

other push. "Along with

t are they trying to do

es it a

y of telling the truth to-night. So I own up that I don't know! We're going to find out what it means!" He kept on toward the do

ve tackled on the subject to-night," said Tol

on-and that's your an

answer did seem to

d the elbowing throng at the door of the auditorium furnishe

bringing something straight in my mouth and something crooked in my mit, and

served effectively t

d a narrow passage grudgingly, only to pack together again in a solid mass. But certain men whom Krylovensky pass

es are giving ye in the natural hissing way of '

and the torn shirt, the ex-sergeant forced the prisoner up th

hanking the good saints for the few mouthfuls of fresh air I got outside and the news I got, and for this here I found and fetched along. I need him. I was on a jury once, in a murder case, and they had the tool that done the job and the lawyer

jutant obey

tell me and the bunch what's the big idea o

. "There are soldiers marching with guns. Ther

t where you are! Ar

N

oting American citizen, our private and personal and strictly family row

heers, stamping feet

he invited in the s

he urged. "Or show those red flag

nstration, either

ge United States flag. "Set there and see if you can't absorb a little of the white and blue into your system, along with the red t

is feet when Lanigan marched ba

another country. Will you allow me t

start even on nam

Weis

that I'm going to keep my word and

"Let that Hun wait! How about your word to us

me that he'd stand up for us on Capitol Hill, whatever it is they're trying to put over. I got the hoot from you when I said it. You wouldn't take my word and I just told him

that anybody wanted to

hope you're all soothed, too. And so that we won't be wasting any time on a busy eve