That was the
kind of work they were doing, and all Guffey's operatives must bear
in mind the importance of it, and must never take any step that
would hamper this political campaign, this propaganda on behalf of
law and order.
Section 85
Peter went out from this conference a sober man, realizing for the
first time his responsibilities as a voter, and a shepherd to other
voters. Peter agreed with Gladys that his views had been too narrow;
his conception of the duties of a secret agent had been of the
pre-war order. Now he must realize that the world was changed; now,
in this new world made safe for democracy, the secret agent was the
real ruler of society, the real master of affairs, the trustee, as
it were, for civilization. Peter and his wife must take up this new
role and make themselves fit for it. They ought of course not be
moved by personal considerations, but at the same time they must
recognize the fact that this higher role would be of great advantage
to them; it would enable them to move up in the world, to meet the
best people. Thru five or six years of her young life Gladys had sat
polishing the fingernails and fondling the soft white hands of the
genteel; and always a fire of determination had burnt in her breast,
that some day she would belong to this world of gentility, she would
meet these people, not as an employee, but as an equal, she would
not merely hold their hands, but would have them hold hers.
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