God Almighty!" burst out Blair, with hard passion.

"Let me read you something in this same paper." With shaking hands he unfolded it, searched until he found what he wanted, and began to read: "'If the _actual_ needs of disabled veterans require the expenditure of much money, then unquestionably a majority of the taxpayers of the country will favor spending it.

Despite the insistent demand for economy in Washington that is arising from every part of the country, no member of House or Senate will have occasion to fear that he is running counter to popular opinion when eventually he votes to take generous care of disabled soldiers.'" Blair's trembling voice ceased, and then twisting the newspaper into a rope, he turned to Lane.

"Dare, can you understand that ?...

Red Payson was a bull-headed boy, not over bright.