"Mr.
Docker--Mr.Maraton." "Come to support us, sir, I hope ?" the former remarked.
"I came to listen," Maraton answered.

"To tell you the truth, it's against my views, this, an individual strike." They were calling to him now from the front.

Mr.Docker's reply was inaudible.
"You'll have to say a few words," Dale insisted.

"They'll never leave off until you do." Maraton nodded and turned towards the audience.

He stood looking down at them for a moment or two, without speech.