. Chairman," said McNish. "A say let us
hear the resolution. We'll hear the speech afterwards if we must."
It was again Greek meeting Greek, and the little man turned with a
sarcastic smile to McNish.

"I suppose Brother McNish is (h)anxious to get ready for this gaime
we've bin 'earing abaht. I should just like to remind 'im that we 'ave
a bigger gaime on 'and, if 'e wants to get into it. Personally I
don't 'ave no use for these 'ere gaimes. I 'ave seen the same kind of
capitalistic dodge to distract the workin' man's (h)attention from 'is
real gaime in life. These circumventions--"

"Maister Chair-r-man! A rise--"

"Mr. Chairman, I 'ave the floor and if Brother McNish knows (h)anythink
abaht constitootional proceedin's--"

"Maister Chair-r-man--Maister-r Chair-r-r-man!" Brother McNish's Doric
was ominously rasping. "A rise tae a pint of or-r-de-r-r. And Brother
Simmons, who claims to be an expert in constitutional law and procedure
knows I have the floor. Ma pint of order is this, that there is no
business before the meeting and as apparently only aboot half the
members are absent--"

"And 'oo's fault is that? 'E was to get them 'isself," shouted Mr.
Simmons.

"A searched the toon for them but cudna find them, but as A was
sayin'--as the secretary has no business tae bring before the meeting
but a wheen havers, A move we adjourn tae tomorrow at 12:30 p. m. in
this place, and I believe that as Brither Maitland is also a member o'
this committee he will second the motion."

Maitland, not knowing in the least what the whole thing was about, but
seeing a way out of the present mix-up, promptly seconded the motion.

"Mr. Chairman!" shouted Simmons. "I am prepared to--"

"Maister Chair-r-man, A need not remind you that there is no discussion
on a motion to adjourn."

"That is quite right," said the chairman, in whose memory by some
obscure mental process this fact seemed to have found a lodging.

"It is moved that this committee do now adjourn."

"Mr. Chairman! I protest," shrieked Brother Simmons frantically.

"Ay, he's a grand protester!" said Brother McNish.

The motion was carried by a majority of one, Brothers Wigglesworth,
McNish and Maitland voting in the affirmative.

"Traitors!" shrieked Brother Simmons. "Capitalistic traitors!"

"Hoot mon! Ye're no in Hyde Park. Save yere breath for yere porritch the
morn--" said McNish, relaxing into a grim smile as he left the rooms.

"We'll get 'im," said S