'
And Waterman brought down his fist on the table. 'This country needs
a lesson,' he cried. 'There's been too much abuse of responsible
men, and there's been too much wild talk in high places. If the
people get a little taste of hard times, they'll have something else
to think about besides abusing those who have made the prosperity of
the country; and it seems to me, gentlemen, that we have it in our
power to put an end to this campaign of radicalism.'"
"Think of it, think of it!" gasped Bates. "The old devil!"
"And then Duval chimed in, with a laugh, 'To put it in a nutshell,
gentlemen, we are going to smash Ryder and scare the President!'"
"Was the conference over?" asked Bates, after a moment's pause.
"All but the hand-shakes," said the other. "I didn't dare to stay
while they were moving about."
And Bates started suddenly to his feet. "Come!" he said. "We haven't
any time to waste. Our work isn't done yet, by a long sight."
He proceeded to untie the rope and coil it up. Rodney took the
blanket and put it on the bed, covering it with the spread, so as to
conceal the holes which had been worn by the rope.
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