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     ;I   have   forgotten   everything   but   youand   that   I'm   going   to   marry 

you。; 

     She laughed a  little tremulously。  ;You had   better  forget that too。  I'm 

like Alice。 My answer is�察�'No�察�thank you�察�kind sir。'; 

     ;And my answer�察�royal Hebe�察�is this。; His hot lips met hers again in 

abandonment to the racing passion in him。 

     ;Youbarbarian�察─�she gasped�察�pushing him away。 

     ;Perhaps。 But the man who is going to marry you。; 

     She   looked   at   him   with   a   flash   of   almost   shy   curiosity   that   had   the 

charm of an untasted sensation。 ;Would you beat me�拭─�

     ;I don't know。; He still breathed unevenly。 ;I'd teach you how to live。; 

     ;And     love�拭─   �She   was   beginning     to   recover   her   lightness    of  tone�察�

though the warm color still dabbed her cheeks。 

     ;Why not�拭─�His eyes were diamond bright。 ;Why not�拭�You have never 

known   the   great   moments�察  �the   buoyant   zest   of   living   in   the   land   that 

belongs only to the Heirs o Life。; 

     ;And     can   you   guide    me   there�拭─   �The   irony   in   her  voice    was   not 

untouched with wistfulness。 

     ;Try me。; 

     She   laughed   softly�察  �stepped   to   the   table�察  �and   chose   a   cigarette。   ;My 

friend�察 �you   promise   impossibilities。   I   was   not born   to that   incomparable 

company。 To be frank�察�neither were you。 Alice�察�grant you�察�belongs there。 

And   that   mad   cousin   of   yours。   But   not   we   two   earth   creepers。   We're 

neither   of   us   star   dwellers。   In   the   meantime;she   lit   her   Egyptian   and 



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stopped to make sure of her light every moment escaping more definitely 

from the glamor of his passion;you mentioned an engagement that was 

imperative。 Don't let me keep you from it。; 



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                             CHAPTER 12 



    From The New Catechism 

    Question�此�What is the whole duty of man�拭�

    Answer�此�To succeed。 

    Q。 What is success�拭�

    A。 Success is being a Captain of Industry。 

    Q。 How may one become a Captain of Industry�拭�

    A。   By   stacking   in   his   barns   the   hay   made   by   others   while   the   sun 

shines。 

    Q。 But is this not theft�拭�

    A。   Not   if   done   legally   and   respectably   on   a   large   scale。   It   is   high 

finance。 

       THE     REBEL      AND      THE     UNDESIRABLE            CITIZEN      TALK 

TREASON。 THE HERO HAS PRIVATE CONVERSE WITH A GREAT 

PIONEER OF CIVILIZATION 



                                       PART 1 



    Jeff never for a day desisted from his fight to win back for the people 

the   self   rule   that   had   been   wrested   from   them   for   selfish   purposes   by 

corporate greed。 ;Government by the people; was the watchword he kept 

at   the  head   of  his  editorial  column。   Better   a  bad  government     that  is 

representative   than   a   good   one   emanating   from   the   privileged   few�察  �he 

maintained with conviction。 

    To his office came one day Oscar Marchant�察�the little�察�half´ educated 

Socialist poet�察�coughing from the exertion of the stairs he had just climbed。 

He had come begging�察�the consumptive presently explained。 

    ;Remember Sobieski�察�the Polish Jew�拭─�

    Jeff smiled。 ;Of course。 Philosophical anarchy used to be his remedy。; 

    ;Starvation   is   the   one   he's   trying   now�察─  �returned   Marchant   grimly。 

;He's had typhoid and lost his job。 The rent's due and they'll be turned out 

tomorrow。 He's got a wife and two kids。; 

    Farnum asked questions briefly  and pulled out   his check book。  ;Tell 



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Sobieski   not   to   worry�察─  �he   said   as   he   handed   over   a   check。   ;I'll   send   a 

reporter   out   there   and   we'll   make   an   appeal   through   the   _World_。   Of 

course his own name won't   be used。 No one will know who it really  is。 

We'll look out for him till he's on his feet again。; 

     Marchant   gave   him  the   best   he   had。   ;You're   a   pretty  good   Socialist�察�

even though you don't know it。; 

     ;Am I�拭─�

     ;But   you're   blind   as   a   bat。   The   things   you   fight   for   in   the   _World_ 

don't get to the bottom of what ails us。; 

     ;We've   got   to   forge   the   tools   of   freedom   before   we   can   use   them�察�

haven't we�拭─�

     ;You're all for patching up the rotten system we've got。 It will never 

do。; 

     ;Great   changes   are   most   easily   brought   about   under   the   old   forms。 

Men's minds in the mass move slowly。 They can see only a little truth at a 

time。; 

     ;Because they are blinded by ignorance and selfishness。 Get at bottom 

facts�察�Farnum。 What's the one great crime�拭─�

     Without      a  moment's      hesitation     Jeff  answered。      ;Poverty。    All   other 

crimes are paltry beside that。; 

     Marchant cocked himself up on the window seat with his legs doubled 

under him tailor fashion。 ;Why�拭─�

     ;Because   it   stamps   out   hope   and   love   and   aspiration�察  �all   that   is   fine 

and true in life。; 

     ;Exactly。 Men ought to love their work。 But how can they 

     ove   that   which   is   always   associated   in   their   minds   with   a   denial   of 

justice�拭�Is it likely that men will work better under a system whereby they 

are condemned in advance to failure than under one standing rationally for 

a   just   and   fair   division   of   the   fruits   of   labor�拭  �I   tell   you�察  �Farnum�察  �under 

present      conditions      the   Juggernaut       of   progress     is   forever     wasting 

humanity。; 

     ;I've always thought it a pity that the mainsprings of work should be 

fear and greed instead of hope and love�察─�Jeff agreed。 

     ;Why   is   it   that   poverty   coexists   with   wealth   increasing   so   rapidly�拭�



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Why      is  it  that  productive    power    has   been   so   enormously      developed 

without lightening the burdens of labor�拭─�

     Marchant's eyes were starlike in their earnestness。 He had a passion for 

humanity that neither want nor disease could quench�察�and with it a certain 

gift   of   expression     street   oratory    had   brought     out。  Even     in  private 

conversation he had got into the way of declaiming。 But Jeff knew he was 

no empty talker。 All that he had he literally gave to the poor。 

     ;Because      the   whole     spirit  of   business     life  is  wrong�察─    �Farnum 

responded。 

     ;Of course it's wrong。 It's a survival of the law of the jungle�察�of tooth 

and fang。 Its motto is dog eat dog。 We all work under the rule of get and 

grab。 What's the result of this higgledypiggledy system�拭�One man starves 

and another has indigestion。 That's the trouble with Verden to´day。 Some 

of us haven't enough and others have too much。 They take from us what 

we earn。 That's the whole cause of poverty。 The Malthusian theory is all 

wrong。 It's not nature�察�but man that is to blame。; 

     Farnum knew the little Socialist was right so far。 Here in Verden�察�under 

the forms of freedom�察�was the very essence of slavery。 All the product of 

labor was taken from it except enough to sustain a mere animal existence。 

Something was wrong in a world where a man begs in vain for work to 

support     his  family。   Given     proper   conditions�察   �men    would     not  rise   by 

trampling each other down�察�but by lending a hand to the unfortunate。 The 

effect   of   efficiency   would   be   to   make   things   easier   for   the   weak。   The 

reward of service would be more service。 

     ;The principle of the old order is dead�察─�Marchant went on�察�wagging 

his   thin   forefinger   at   Jeff。   ;The   whole   social   fabric   is   made   up   of   lies�察�

compromises�察  �injustice。  The   only   reason   it   has   hung   together   so   long   is 

that   people    have   been    trained   to  think   along   certain   lines   like  show 

animals。 But they're waking up。 Look at Germany。 Look at England。 What 

the plutocrats call the menace of Socialism is everywhere。 Now that every 

worker knows he is being robbed of what he earns�察�how long do you think 

he will carry the capitalistic system on his back�拭�From the beginning of 

the world we have tried it。 With what result�拭�An injustice that is staggering�察�

a waste that is appalling�察�an inhumanity that is deadening。; 



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