Two of the men began to shake their heads with growing independence. Others followed, for moral courage is contagious, even in industrial democracies.
H. R. smiled confidently. That made them waver. Confidence is the most demoralizing of all social factors. "Now write what I say and sign your name after you finish."
All of them shook their heads and frowned pugnaciously.
H. R. dictated, "Please pay us five dollars a day!"
They grabbed the pencils with one lightning-like movement, and wrote, very plainly. They signed their names even more plainly.
"Give them to Fleming. On Monday we begin work. I shall consider the writing carefully."
In this wise was organized the Public Sentiment Corps of the S. A. S. A. Literature, it had once more been demonstrated, is merely a matter of demand and supply.
VIII
After dining in the company of Barrett and Caspar Weinpusslacher, H. R. went to the agency that had handled his newspaper advertising, opened a charge account, and told them to send to all the morning papers the following advertisement: