The philosopher put the proper change before them. "There's one thing
sure--the people of these here United States had better get good and
busy findin' out where he is."
It was significant that neither the philosopher nor his customers
mentioned the passing of Adam Ward.
BOOK IV
THE OLD HOUSE
"_Tell them, O Guns, that we have heard their call,
That we have sworn, and will not turn aside, That we will onward till
we win or fall,
That we will keep the faith for which they died_."
CHAPTER XXX
"JEST LIKE THE INTERPRETER SAID"
It is doubtful if in all Millsburgh there was a soul who felt a
personal loss in the passing of their "esteemed citizen" Adam Ward.
During the years that followed his betrayal of Peter Martin's
friendship the man had never made a friend who loved him for
himself--who believed in him or trusted him. In business circles his
reputation for deals that were always carefully legal but often
obviously dishonest had caused the men he met to accept him only so far
as their affairs made the contact necessary. Because of the power he
had through his possession of the patented process he was known. His
place in the community had been fixed by what he took from the
community.
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