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Milo the Militant

           HehadflownfearlesslyintodangerandcriticismbysellingpetroleumandballbearingstoGermanyatgoodpricesinordertomakeagoodprofitandhelpmaintainabalanceofpowerbetweenthecontendingforces.Hisnerveunderfirewasgracefulandinfinite.Withadevotiontopurposeaboveandbeyondthelineofduty,hehadthenraisedthepriceoffoodinhismesshallssohighthatallofficersandenlistedmenhadtoturnoveralltheirpaytohiminordertoeat.Theiralternativetherewasanalternative,ofcourse,sinceMilodetestedcoercionandwasavocalchampionoffreedomofchoicewastostarve.Whenheencounteredawaveofenemyresistancetothisattack,hestucktohispositionwithoutregardforhissafetyorreputationandgallantlyinvokedthelawofsupplyanddemand.Andwhensomeonesomewheresaidno,Milogavegroundgrudgingly,valiantlydefending,eveninretreat,thehistoricrightoffreementopayasmuchastheyhadtoforthethingstheyneededinordertosurvive.

           Milohadbeencaughtred-handedintheactofplunderinghiscountrymen,and,asaresult,hisstockhadneverbeenhigher.HeprovedgoodashiswordwhenarawbonedmajorfromMinnesotacurledhislipinrebelliousdisavowalanddemandedhisshareofthesyndicateMilokeptsayingeverybodyowned.Milometthechallengebywritingthewords"AShare"onthenearestscrapofpaperandhandingitawaywithavirtuousdisdainthatwontheenvyandadmirationofalmosteveryonewhoknewhim.

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