"
"Now," said Nell, "when he gets that letter he'll get busy, and
you've got to know what to do, because of course everything depends
on that." So Nell proceeded to drill Peter for his meeting with the
King of American City. Peter now stood in such awe of her judgment
that he learned his lessons quite patiently, and promised solemnly
that he would do exactly what she said and nothing else. He reaped
his reward of kisses, and went home to sleep the sleep of the just.
Next morning Peter set out to do some of his work for McGivney, so
that McGivney would have no ground for complaint. He went to see
Miriam Yankovich, and this time Miriam caught him by his two hands
and wrung them, and Peter knew that he had atoned for his crime
against little Jennie. Peter was a martyr once more. He told how he
had been put thru the third degree; and she told how the water from
the washtub had leaked thru the ceiling, and the plaster had fallen,
and ruined the dinner of a poor workingman's family.
Also, she told him all about the frame-up as the Reds saw it.
Andrews, the lawyer, was demanding the right to see the prisoners,
but this was refused, and they were all being held without bail. On
the previous evening Miriam had attended a gathering at Andrews'
home, at which the case was talked out.
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