War inevitable. England must keep her word!
Kaiser's armies marching. British fleet sails with sealed orders.
A few cablegrams followed, and when they were read a deep murmur rose from the crowd; but there was no strong excitement. These were not the men to indulge in emotional sentiment; their attitude indicated relief from suspense, and steady resolve. Perhaps it was characteristic that the man who had stopped the car waved his hand to the driver.
"Now you may go ahead," he said.
Breaking into groups, they began to talk, and Andrew caught snatches of their conversation.
"A big thing, but we're going to put it through," said one. "If you hadn't fired out Laurier, we'd have been rushing our own fleet across the ocean now."
"Well," his neighbor replied, "we've got the boys. We want to call a city meeting right off. Manitoba can't be left behind."
"Manitoba's all right!" another declared. "We'll send them all the flour they want, besides men who can ride and shoot. They'll put the Maple Leaf right up to the front. But we want to hustle before Regina and Calgary get a start on us."
The man turned to a companion and the two moved off. They were followed by other groups, and as one passed, Andrew heard an exultant voice.