She packed up her
suit-case and her new trunk full of Peter's presents, and departed
with the most perfect sweetness and good taste.
Section 31
So there was Peter, down and out once more. But fate was kind to
him. That very day came a letter signed "Two forty-three," which
meant McGivney. "Two forty-three" had some important work for Peter,
so would he please call at once? Peter pawned his last bit of
jewelry for his fare to American City, and met McGivney at the usual
rendezvous.
The purpose of the meeting was quickly explained. America was now at
war, and the time had come when the mouths of these Reds were to be
stopped for good. You could do things in war-time that you couldn't
do in peace-time, and one of the things you were going to do was to
put an end to the agitation against property. Peter licked his lips,
metaphorically speaking. It was something he had many times told
McGivney ought to be done. Pat McCormick especially ought to be put
away for good. These were a dangerous bunch, these Reds, and Mac was
the worst of all. It was every man's duty to help, and what could
Peter do?
McGivney answered that the authorities were making a complete list
of all the radical organizations and their members, getting evidence
preliminary to arrests.
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