"
"Yes."
"Do they--still live in the old house?"
"Yes."
Elinor continued her methodical work.
CHAPTER XXVIII
Willy Cameron was free that evening. Although he had not slept at
all the night before, he felt singularly awake and active. The
Committee had made temporary quarters of his small back room at the
pharmacy, and there had sat in rather depressed conclave during a
part of the afternoon. Pink Denslow had come in late, and had
remained, silent and haggard, through the debate.
There was nothing to do but to start again in an attempt to get
files and card indexes. Greater secrecy was to be preserved and
enjoined, the location of the office to be known only to a small
inner circle, and careful policing of it and of the building which
housed it to be established. As a further safeguard, two duplicate
files would be kept in other places. The Committee groaned over
its own underestimate of the knowledge of the radicals.
The two buildings chosen for destruction were, respectively, the
bank building where their file was kept, and the club, where
nine-tenths of the officers of the Committee were members. The
significance of the double outrage was unquestionable.
Pages:
370
371
372
373
374
375
376
377
378
379
380
381
382
383
384
385
386
387
388
389
390
391
392
393
394