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           Londonbrokeinangrily,"S’poseaChinkdoesgethalfacentaday,ifhecaneatonit?Whatthehelldowecarehowmuchweget,ifwegottogohungry?"

           Bolterputonhissmileagain."Ihaveahomeandchildren,"hesaid."I’veworkedhard.YouthinkI’mdifferentfromyou.Iwantyoutolookonmeasaworkingman,too.I’veworkedforeverythingI’vegot.Nowwe’veheardthatradicalsareworkingamongyou.Idon’tbelieveit.Idon’tbelieveAmericanmen,withAmericanideals,willlistentoradicals.Allofusareinthesameboat.Timesarehard.We’realltryingtogetalong,andwe’vegottohelpeachother."

           SuddenlySamyelled,"Oh,forChrist’ssake,layoff.Ifyougotsomethin’tosay,sayit;onlycutoutthisGoddamnspeech."

           Bolterlookedverysad."Willyouaccepthalf?"

           "No,"saidLondon."Youwouldn’toffernohalfunlessyouwaspressed."

           "Howdoyouknowthemenwouldn’taccept,ifyouputittoavote?"

           "Listen,mister,"Londonsaid,"themguysissofullofpissandvinegarthey’llskinyouifyoushowthatslicksuitoutside.We’restrikin’forourraise.We’repicketin’yourGoddamnorchards,andwe’rekickin’helloutofanyscabsyourunin.Nowcomeonthroughwithyour‘orelse.’Turnyourdamncardsover.Whatyouthinkyou’regoin’todoifwedon’tgoback?"

           "Turnthevigilantesloose,"saidMac.

           Boltersaidhurriedly,"Wedon’tknowanythingaboutanyvigilantes.Butiftheoutragedcitizensbandtogethertokeepthepeace,that’stheiraffair.