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"Eh, well," said he, with a smile and a snap of his fingers, "the end rests upon the knees of the gods. But there must need be an end some day. And meanwhile, you cannot blame us if we cringe to the Eagle that is master of the world. AH WELL SAID HE WITH A SMILE AND A SNAP OF HIS FINGERS THE END RESTS UPON THE KNEES OF THE GODS BUT THERE MUST NEED BE AN END SOME DAY AND MEANWHILE YOU CANNOT BLAME US IF WE CRINGE TO THE EAGLE THAT IS MASTER OF THE WORLD
thorough-paced villain than a large fortune." Kennaston paused and laughed grimly. "We cringe to the Eagle!" said he. "Eh, well, why not? The Eagle is very powerful and very cruel. In the South yonder, the Eagle has penned over a million children in his factories, where day by day he drains the youth and health and very life out of their tired bodies; in sweat-shops, men and women are toiling for the Eagle, giving their lives for the pittance that he grudges them; in countless mines and mills, the Eagle is trading human lives for coal and flour; in Wall Street yonder, the Eagle is juggling as he will with life's necessities--thieving from the farmer, thieving from the consumer, thieving from the poor fools who try to play the Eagle's game, and driving them at will to despair and ruin and death: look whither you may, men die that the Eagle may grow fat. So the Eagle thrives, and daily the rich grow richer and the poor grow poorer, and the end----" Kennaston paused, staring into vacancy. DRAMA MARGARET I COULD WISH FOR NO MORE THOROUGH PACED VILLAIN THAN A LARGE FORTUNE CONNASTON PAUSED AND LAUGHED GRIMLY WE CRINGE TO THE EAGLE SAID HE AH WELL WHY NOT THE EAGLE IS VERY POWERFUL AND VERY CRUEL IN THE SOUTH YONDER THE EAGLE HAS PENNED OVER A MILLION CHILDREN IN HIS FACTORIES WHERE DAY BY DAY HE DRAINS THE YOUTH AND HEALTH AND VERY LIFE OUT OF THEIR TIRED BODIES IN SWEAT SHOPS MEN AND WOMEN ARE TOILING FOR THE EAGLE GIVING THEIR LIVES FOR THE PITTANCE THAT HE GRUDGES THEM IN COUNTLESS MINES AND MILLS THE EAGLE IS TRADING HUMAN LIVES FOR COAL AND FLOUR IN WALL STREET YONDER THE EAGLE IS JUGGLING AS HE WILL WITH LIFE'S NECESSITIES THIEVING FROM THE FARMER THIEVING FROM THE CONSUMER THIEVING FROM THE POOR FOOLS WHO TRY TO PLAY THE EAGLE'S GAME AND DRIVING THEM AT WILL TO DESPAIR AND RUIN AND DEATH LOOK WHITHER YOU MAY MEN DIE THAT THE EAGLE MAY GROW FAT SO THE EAGLE THRIVES AND DAILY THE RICH GROW RICHER AND THE POOR GROW POOR IN THE END CANNASTON PAUSED STARING INTO VACANCY
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