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But the risks are great and the time may be long, and if Marguerite will go I will take her with me as a pledge that I shall not prove false in my mission for you, her people." I read Marguerite's answer in the joy of her eyes, as I heard Col. Hellar say: "That would be fine, if it were possible." But Zimmern shook his head. "No," he said, as if commanding.
"But how is it," I asked, "that books are not written by free-minded authors and secretly printed and circulated?" At this question my companions smiled. "You chemists forget," said Hellar, "that it takes printing presses to make books. There is no press in all Berlin except in the shops of the Information Staff. Every paper, every book, and every picture originates and is printed there.
"I have an appointment to meet him tonight," said Hellar, "on the Level of Free Women. Will you not come along?" I could not well do otherwise than accept, and Hellar led me again to the apartment from which I had fled twenty-four hours before. There we found Zimmern, who received me with his usual graciousness. "I have already heard from Marguerite," said Zimmern, "of your success."
"So," repeated Hellar, "so annihilation for Germany, but better so and yet I go on as Director of Information; Dr. Zimmern goes on as Chief Eugenist; and you go on seeking to increase the food supply, and so we all go on as part of the diabolic system, because as individuals we cannot destroy it, but must go on or be destroyed by it. We have riches here and privileges.
When I first began to hear of the political rights of Labour, I went to my friend Hellar and asked for an explanation. "Is not the chain of authority absolute," I asked, "up through the industrial organization direct to the Emperor and so to God himself?" "But," said Hellar, "the workers do not believe in God!" "What," I stammered, "workers not believe in God! It is impossible.
"I cannot remain long as I have an engagement with Hellar, but perhaps Armstadt will remain until you return." "Then I shall have him all to myself," declared Marguerite with quiet seriousness.
But recalling the men who had done so much to fill me with hope and faith in the righteousness of my mission, I again changed my plan and sought out Dr. Zimmern and Col. Hellar and arranged for them to meet me that evening at Grauble's quarters. At the hour appointed I, who had first arrived at the apartment, sat waiting for the arrival of Zimmern.
Herr von Uhl told me that same day what you had demanded. I saw Hellar immediately and he declared a raid on Marguerite's apartment. But he came himself with only one assistant who is in his confidence, and they boxed the books and carted them off. They will be turned in as contraband volumes, but the report will be falsified; no one will ever know from whence they came."
Every time the auditors check my stock and accounts I tremble in fear, for embezzling books is more dangerous than embezzling credit at the bank." "But who," I asked, "write the books?" "For the technical books it is not hard to find authors," explained Hellar, "for any man well schooled in his work can write of it. But the task of getting the more general books written is not so easy.
It usually made little difference which was elected; but the system was imperfect because the voters who voted for the candidate which lost were not pleased. Then there was the trouble of counting the ballots. We avoid all this." "It is all very interesting," I said, "but who is the real authority?" "Ah," said Hellar, "this matter of authority is one of our most subtle conceptions.
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