What
we've got to do with this thing is to make a free speech fight out of it,
and open the eyes of the whole town. Otherwise the police will nip the
thing in the bud, and no one will ever know what we had."
"You must be careful how you give out those circulars," put in Johann.
"They will nip you there, if they can."
"That's all right," laughed Everley. "You trust the comrades for that!
We know a printer we can rely on!"
Samuel drew a deep breath of satisfaction. Here was a man who
understood things, and took hold with conviction--a man who was really
willing to do something. It was very disconcerting that he happened to
be a Socialist!
Everley took up a pencil and wrote the new announcement:
PEOPLE OF LOCKMANVILLE!
"Having made the discovery that members of the vestry of St. Matthew's
Church had been bribing the city council, I demanded an investigation,
and I was turned out of the church.
"I called a meeting to tell the congregation about it, but I was
refused a permit to speak. Chief of Police McCullagh declared to me
that I should never make my speech in this town.
"Will you stand by me?
"I intend to speak on Wednesday night, at 8 P.M., at the vacant lot
opposite the church.
"In the name of Free Speech and Civic Decency,
"SAMUEL PRESCOTT."
"How's that?" he asked.
"Fine!" exclaimed Samuel in delight.
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