Wharton ?" said the other.

"Why, that's the man who has been speaking here to-day.

I've just been reading the account of it in the _Evening Star_.

A big meeting--called by a joint committee of the leading Birmingham trades to consider the Liberal election programme as it affects labour--that's the man--he's been at it hammer and tongs--red-hot--all the usual devices for harrying the employer out of existence, with a few trifles--graduated income-tax and land nationalisation--thrown in.

Oh! that's the man, is it ?--they say he had a great reception--spoke brilliantly--and is certainly going to get into Parliament next week." The speaker, who had the air of a shrewd and prosperous manufacturer, put up his eyeglass to look at this young Robespierre.