Mr。HowardE。Bigelowfinishedhisspeechinpeace。HemadeappealfortheclosingupoftheranksofLabourinpreparationforthebigfightwhichwasrapidlycoming。TheyhadjustfinishedwithKaiserisminEuropebuttheywerefacedwithonlyanotherformofthesamespiritintheirownland。Theywantednomorefighting，Godknewtheyhadhadenoughofthat，butthereweresomethingsdearerthanpeace，andLabourwasresolvedtogetandtoholdthosethingswhichtheyhadfoughtfor，“whichyouBritishandespeciallyyouCanadiansshedsomuchbloodtowin。Wearemakingnothreats，butwearenotgoingtostandfortyrannyatthehandsofanymanoranyclassofmeninthiscountry。Onlyonethingwilldefeatus，notthetraditionalenemiesofourclassbutdisunioninourownranksduetothefooltacticsofalotofdisgruntledanddiscreditedtraitorslikethemanwhohasjustbeenfiredfromthismeeting。“Heaskedforacommitteewhichwouldtakethewholesituationinhand。HeclosedwithapromisethatinanystrugglewhichtheyundertookundertheguidanceoftheirInternationalOfficerstheAmericanFederationofLabourtotheirlastdollarwouldbebehindthem。
BeforetheformalclosingofthemeetingMaitlandslippedquietlyout。Ashereachedthesidewalkalighthandtouchedhisarm。
TurninghesawathiselbowAnnette，herfaceaglowandherblackeyesablazewithpassionateadmiration。
“Oh，CaptainJack，“shepanted，herhandsoutstretched，“youwerejustwonderful！Splendid！Oh！Idon’tknowwhattosay！I——“
Shepausedinsuddenconfusion。Ahotcolourflamedinherface。