ThenanagentoftheIronHeelmanagedtobecomeamember,penetratedallitssecrets,andbroughtaboutitstotalannihilation。Thisoccurredin2002A。D。Thememberswereexecutedoneatatime,atintervalsofthreeweeks,andtheirbodiesexposedinthelabor—ghettoofSanFrancisco。
ColonelIngramandColonelVanGilbertaretwomorefamiliarfiguresthatIwaslatertoencounter。ColonelIngramrosehighintheOligarchyandbecameMinistertoGermany。Hewascordiallydetestedbytheproletariatofbothcountries。ItwasinBerlinthatImethim,where,asanaccreditedinternationalspyoftheIronHeel,Iwasreceivedbyhimandaffordedmuchassistance。Incidentally,ImaystatethatinmydualroleImanagedafewimportantthingsfortheRevolution。
ColonelVanGilbertbecameknownas\'Snarling\'VanGilbert。HisimportantpartwasplayedindraftingthenewcodeaftertheChicagoCommune。Butbeforethat,astrialjudge,hehadearnedsentenceofdeathbyhisfiendishmalignancy。Iwasoneofthosethattriedhimandpassedsentenceuponhim。AnnaRoylstoncarriedouttheexecution。
Stillanotherfigurearisesoutoftheoldlife—Jackson\'slawyer。
LeastofallwouldIhaveexpectedagaintomeetthisman,JosephHurd。Itwasastrangemeeting。Lateatnight,twoyearsaftertheChicagoCommune,ErnestandIarrivedtogetherattheBentonHarborrefuge。ThiswasinMichigan,acrossthelakefromChicago。Wearrivedjustattheconclusionofthetrialofaspy。Sentenceofdeathhadbeenpassed,andhewasbeingledaway。Suchwasthesceneaswecameuponit。Thenextmomentthewretchedmanhadwrenchedfreefromhiscaptorsandflunghimselfatmyfeet,hisarmsclutchingmeaboutthekneesinavicelikegripasheprayedinafrenzyformercy。