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being so useful we can't get along without him。 See�拭�He learns the game。 

You don't know the A B C of it。 It's my opinion youse never will。; 

     O'Brien's hard cold eye triumphed over him as a principal does over a 

delinquent schoolboy。 



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     His vanity stung�察�the lawyer sprang to his feet。 ;Very well�察�Mr。 O'Brien。 

I'll show you a thing or two about what I can and can't do。; 

     For just an instant a notion flitted across Big Tim's mind that he might 

be making a mistake。 He was indulging an ugly temper�察�and he knew it。 

This was a luxury he rarely permitted himself。 Now he decided to ;go the 

whole hog�察─�as he phrased it to himself later。 His lips set to an ugly snarl。 

     ;It's like the nerve of ye to come to me。 Want to begin at the top instid 

of at the bottom。 Go to Billie Gray if youse want to have some wan learn 

youse the game。 If you're any good he'll find it out。; 

     James got himself out of the office with all the dignity of which he was 

capable。  Go   to   Billie   Gray�察 �the  notorious   ballot   box   stuffer� �Take   orders 

from the little rascal who had shaved the penitentiary only because of his 

pull� �James saw himself doing it。 He was sore in every outraged nerve of 

him。 Never before in his life had anybody sat and sneered at him openly 

before his eyes。 He would   show the big boss that   he had been a fool to 

treat him so。 And he would show P。 C。 Frome and Ned Merrill that he was 

a very valuable man。 

     How�拭�Why�察�by fighting the corporations� �Wasn't that the way that all 

the   big   men    got   their  start  nowadays      as  lawyers�拭   �As   soon    as  they 

discovered his value Frome and his friends would be after his services fast 

enough。   James   was   no   radical�察  �but   he   believed   Jeff   knew   what   he   was 

talking about when he predicted an impending political change�察�one that 

would   carry   power   back   from   the   machine   bosses   to   the   people。   The 

young lawyer   decided  to ride that   wave   as far   as it would   take him。  He 

would be a tribune of the people�察�and they in turn would make of him their 

hero。 With the promised backing of the _World_ he would go a long way。 

He   knew   that   Jeff   would   fling   him   at   once   into   the   limelight。   And   he 

would make good。 He would be the big speaker for the reform movement。 

Nobody in the state could sway a crowd as he could。 James had not the 

least   doubt    about   that。  It  was  glory   and   applause    he  wanted�察   �not   the 

drudgery of dirty ward politics。 



                                         PART 3 



     Under Jeff's management the _World_ had at once taken the leadership 



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in the fight for political reform in the state。 He made it the policy of the 

paper to tell the truth as to corruption both in and out of his own party。 Nor 

would   he   allow   the   business   office�察  �as   influenced   by   the   advertisers�察  �to 

dictate the policy of the paper。 The result was that at the end of the first 

year he went to the owner with a report of a deficit of one hundred and 

twenty´five thousand dollars for the twelve months just ended。 

     Captain Chunn only laughed。 ;Keep it up�察�son。 I've had lots of fun out 

of it。 You've given this town one grand good shaking up。 The whole state 

is getting its fighting clothes on。 We've got Merrill and Frome scared stiff 

about their supreme court judges。 Looks to me as if we were going to lick 

them。; 

     The   political   campaign   was   already   in   progress。   Hitherto   the   public 

utility   corporations   of   Verden   had   controlled   and   practically   owned   the 

machinery   of   both   parties。   The   _World_   had   revolted�察  �rallied   the   better 

sentiment in the party to which it belonged�察�and forced the convention to 

declare for a reform platform and to nominate a clean ticket composed of 

men of character。 

     Jeff agreed。 ;I think we're going to win。 The people are with us。 The 

_World_ is booming。; It's the advertising troubles me。 Frome and Merrill 

have got at the big stores and they won't come   in with any space   worth 

mentioning。; 

     ;Damn   the   big   advertisers�察─  �exploded   Chunn。   ;I've   got   two   million 

cold and I'm going to see this thing out�察�son。 That's what I told Frome last 

week when he had the nerve to have me nominated to the Verden Club。 

Wanted to muzzle me。 Be a good fellow and quit agitating。 That was the 

idea。 I sent back word I'd stuck by Lee to Appomattox and I reckoned I 

was too old a dog to learn the new trick of deserting my flag。; 

     ;If you're satisfied I ought to be�察─�Jeff laughed。 ;As for the advertising�察�

the stores will come back soon。 The managers all want to take space�察�but 

they are afraid of spoiling their credit at the banks while conditions are so 

unsettled。; 

     ;Oh�察  �well。   We'll   stick   to   our   guns。   You   fire'em   and   I'll   supply   the 

ammunition。; The little man put his hand on Jeff's shoulder with a chuckle。 

;We're both   rebelsboth   irreconcilables�察�son。  I  reckon we're  going  to   be 



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well hated before we get through with this fight。; 

     ;Yes。   They're   going   about   making   people   believe   we're   cranks   and 

agitators who are hurting business for our own selfish ends。; 

     ;I reckon we can stand it�察�David。; Chunn had no children of his own 

and   he   always   called   Jeff   son   or   David。   ;By   the   way�察  �how's   that   good 

looking cousin of yours coming out�拭�I see you're giving his speeches lots 

of space。; 

     A light leaped to the eyes of the younger man。 ;He's doing fine。 James 

is a born orator。 Wherever he goes he gets a big ovation。; 

     Chunn   grunted。   ;Humph�   �That'll   please   him。   He's   as   selfish   as   the 

devil�察�always looking out for James Farnum。; 

     ;He wins the people�察�Captain。; 

     ;You talk every evening yourself�察�but I don't see reports of any of your 

speeches。; 

     ;I don't talk like James。 There's not a man in the state to equal him�察�

young as he is。; 

     ;Humph� ─�

     Captain Chunn grumbled a good deal about the way Jeff was always 

pushing his cousin forward and keeping in the background himself。 In his 

opinion ;David; was worth a hundred of the other。 



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                               CHAPTER 7 



     ;Spirits of old that bore me�察�And set me�察�meek of mind�察�Between great 

deeds before me�察�And deeds as great behind�察�

    Knowing Humanity my star As forth of old I ride�察�0 help me wear with 

every scar Honor at eventide。; 

       THE REBEL DISCOVERS THAT ADHESION IS A PROPERTY OF 

MUD�察     �ALSO     THAT     A   SOLDIER       MUST     SOMETIMES          TURN     HIS 

BACK AND BURN THE BRIDGES BEHIND HIM 



                                       PART 1 



    The     fight  for   the  control   of  the   state  developed     unprecedented 

bitterness。 The big financial interests back of the political machines poured 

out money like water to elect a ticket that would be friendly to capital。 An 

eight´hour´day bill to apply to miners and underground workers had been 

passed   by   the   last   legislature   and   a   supreme   court   must   be   elected   to 

declare this law unconstitutional。 Moreover�察�a United States senator was to 

be   chosen�察  �so   that   the   personnel   of   the   assembly   was   a   matter   of   great 

importance。 

    Through the subsidized columns of the _Advocate_ and the _Herald_ 

all the venom of outraged public plunder was emptied on the heads of Jeff 

Farnum      and    Captain    Chunn。    They    were    rebels�察  �blackmailers�察    �and 

anarchists。    Jeff's  life  was   held   up  to  public   scorn   as   dissolute   and 

licentious。   He   had   been   expelled   from   college   and   consorted   only   with 

companions of the lowest sort。 A free thinker and an atheist�察�he wanted to 

tear   down   the   pillars   which   upheld   society。   Unless Verden   and   the   state 

repudiated     him   and   his  gang   of  trouble   breeders   the  poison   of  their 

opinions would infect the healthy fabric of the community。 

    There   was   about   Jeff   a   humility�察  �a   sort   of   careless   generosity�察  �that 

could take with a laugh a hit at himself。 But in the days that followed he 

was often made to wince when good men drew away from him as from a 

moral pervert。 Twice he was hissed from the stage when he attemp
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