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Possibly you yourself may, upon reflection, appreciate my suggestion more thoroughly." Maraton was silent for a moment. When he looked up he was alone. Mr. Beldeman had not waited for his reply. One by one, Maraton got rid at last of the little crowd of journalists who had been waiting for him below. The last on the list was perhaps the most difficult.
I do not insult you by offering " Maraton flung open the door a little noisily. "That will do, Mr. Beldeman," he said. "I congratulate you upon the manner in which you have conducted this interview. I presume I shall see you again one day before the month is up?" "You certainly will," Mr. Beldeman replied.
If I acceded to all the others, what would your position be? The railway strike is of little consequence to a foreign nation. The coal strike, and the iron and steel works of Sheffield and Leeds closed that's where English trade would suffer most, especially if the cotton people came out." Mr. Beldeman shook his head slowly. "My conditions," he said, "embrace the railways."
Beldeman," he began, "you see, I have made things all right for your syndicate of manufacturers, although I couldn't accept your offer. Sit down. You won't keep me long, will you? I have to go out. Perhaps you are going to give me a little for my Lancashire operatives. They can do with it. Strike pay over here is none too liberal, you know." Mr. Beldeman laid down his hat.
Maraton for a moment seemed puzzled. "Threaten," he murmured thoughtfully. "Come, do I understand you properly? Is it assassination, or anything of that sort, you're talking about?" Beldeman shook his head. "Those are methods for extreme cases," he said. "Yours is not an extreme case. We do not threaten you, Mr.
Maraton, with death, but we do threaten you with the death of your reputation, the end of your career as a political power in this country, if you do not see your way clear to act as we desire." Maraton stood, for a few seconds, perfectly still. "You have courage, Mr. Beldeman," he remarked. "Sir," Mr. Beldeman replied, "I have been as near death as most men.
Beldeman proceeded, "that I should put this matter before you in the most favourable light. I must confess that I have spent hours trying to make up my mind exactly how I should tell you my business. I have changed my mind so many times that there is nothing left of my original intention. I speak now as the thoughts come to me.
Still, so many people have assured us that an onslaught from any foreign country is never seriously to be considered, that I have come to believe it myself. What is your opinion?" Mr. Beldeman remained silent for a few moments. "One cannot tell," he said. "The stock of coal available for your home fleet happens to be rather low just now. One cannot tell what might happen. Do you greatly care?
"Somehow, I fancied that they would," Maraton remarked. "Tell me why?" Beldeman rose slowly to his feet. "Are you an Englishman?" he asked. "I can't deny it," Maraton replied. "I was born abroad. Why are you so interested in my nationality?" Beldeman shrugged his shoulders. "I cannot tell you. Just an idea. I do not wish to say too much.
He blinked for a moment behind his gold spectacles. "The Lancashire strike," he said softly, "is of very little service to my principals. As you know, it is more than that for which we were hoping." Maraton nodded but made no remark. "My principals," Mr. Beldeman continued, "have watched your career, Mr. Maraton, for some time.
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