He hinted that it might
be a good thing for me. Just think of it!"
"I can imagine it was unpleasant."
"I tell you, it sets a man to thinking," said the Lieutenant. "You
know the men in our service are exposed to that sort of thing all
the time, and some of them are trying to live a good deal higher
than their incomes warrant. It's a thing that we've all got to look
out for; I can stand graft in politics and in business, but when it
comes to the Army and Navy--I tell you, that's where I'm ready to
fight."
Montague said nothing. He could think of nothing to say.
"Gamble said something about your being interested in a fight
against the Steel Trust," said the other. "Is that so?"
"It was so," replied Montague. "I'm out of it now."
"What we were saying made me think of the Steel Trust," said the
Lieutenant. "We get some glimpses of that concern in the Navy, you
know."
"I hadn't thought of that," said Montague.
"Ask any man in the service about it," said the Lieutenant. "It's an
old scar that we carry around in our souls--it won't heal.
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