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Half
a
hundred
hands
stretched
toward
him
;
thirty
voices
,
at
top
pitch
,
implored
,
expostulated
,
urged
,
almost
commanded
.
The
reverberation
of
the
shouting
was
as
the
plunge
of
a
cataract
.
It
was
the
uprising
of
The
People
;
the
thunder
of
the
outbreak
of
revolt
;
the
mob
demanding
to
be
led
,
aroused
at
last
,
imperious
,
resistless
,
overwhelming
.
It
was
the
blind
fury
of
insurrection
,
the
brute
,
many
-
tongued
,
red
-
eyed
,
bellowing
for
guidance
,
baring
its
teeth
,
unsheathing
its
claws
,
imposing
its
will
with
the
abrupt
,
resistless
pressure
of
the
relaxed
piston
,
inexorable
,
knowing
no
pity
.
“
No
,
no
,
”
implored
Annie
Derrick
.
“
No
,
Magnus
,
don
’
t
sign
.
”
“
He
must
,
”
declared
Harran
,
shouting
in
her
ear
to
make
himself
heard
,
“
he
must
.
Don
’
t
you
understand
?
”
Again
the
crowd
surged
forward
,
roaring
.
Mrs
.
Derrick
was
swept
back
,
pushed
to
one
side
.
Her
husband
no
longer
belonged
to
her
.
She
paid
the
penalty
for
being
the
wife
of
a
great
man
.
The
world
,
like
a
colossal
iron
wedge
,
crushed
itself
between
.
She
was
thrust
to
the
wall
.
The
throng
of
men
,
stamping
,
surrounded
Magnus
;
she
could
no
longer
see
him
,
but
,
terror
-
struck
,
she
listened
.
There
was
a
moment
’
s
lull
,
then
a
vast
thunder
of
savage
jubilation
.
Magnus
had
signed
.
Harran
found
his
mother
leaning
against
the
wall
,
her
hands
shut
over
her
ears
;
her
eyes
,
dilated
with
fear
,
brimming
with
tears
.
He
led
her
from
the
harness
room
to
the
outer
room
,
where
Mrs
.
Tree
and
Hilma
took
charge
of
her
,
and
then
,
impatient
,
refusing
to
answer
the
hundreds
of
anxious
questions
that
assailed
him
,
hurried
back
to
the
harness
room
.
Already
the
balloting
was
in
progress
,
Osterman
acting
as
temporary
chairman
on
the
very
first
ballot
he
was
made
secretary
of
the
League
pro
tem
.
,
and
Magnus
unanimously
chosen
for
its
President
.
An
executive
committee
was
formed
,
which
was
to
meet
the
next
day
at
the
Los
Muertos
ranch
house
.
It
was
half
-
past
one
o
’
clock
.
In
the
barn
outside
the
greater
number
of
the
guests
had
departed
.
Long
since
the
musicians
had
disappeared
.
There
only
remained
the
families
of
the
ranch
owners
involved
in
the
meeting
in
the
harness
room
.
These
huddled
in
isolated
groups
in
corners
of
the
garish
,
echoing
barn
,
the
women
in
their
wraps
,
the
young
men
with
their
coat
collars
turned
up
against
the
draughts
that
once
more
made
themselves
felt
.
For
a
long
half
hour
the
loud
hum
of
eager
conversation
continued
to
issue
from
behind
the
door
of
the
harness
room
.
Then
,
at
length
,
there
was
a
prolonged
scraping
of
chairs
.
The
session
was
over
.
The
men
came
out
in
groups
,
searching
for
their
families
.
At
once
the
homeward
movement
began
.
Every
one
was
worn
out
.
Some
of
the
ranchers
’
daughters
had
gone
to
sleep
against
their
mothers
’
shoulders
.
