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InallthisCubanbusinessthereisonemanstandsoutonthehorizonofmymemorylikeMarsaterihelion。
WhenwarbrokeoutbetweenSainandtheUnitedStates,itwasverynecessarytocommunicatequicklywiththeleaderoftheinsurgents。GarciawassomewhereinthemountainfastnessesofCuba—nooneknewwhere。Nomailortelegrahmessagecouldreachhim。ThePresidentmustsecurehiscooeration,andquickly。Whattodo!
SomesaidtothePresident,
"TheresafellowbythenameofRowanwhowillfindGarciaforyou,ifanybodycan。
"
RowanwassentforandgivenalettertobedeliveredtoGarcia。Howthe
"fellowbythenameofRowan
"tooktheletter,sealedituinanoilskinouch,straeditoverhisheart,infourdayslandedbynightoffthecoastofCubafromanoenboat,disaearedintothejungle,andinthreeweekscameoutontheothersideoftheIsland,havingtraversedahostilecountryonfootanddeliveredhislettertoGarcia—arethingsIhavenosecialdesirenowtotellindetail。TheointthatIwishtomakeisthis:McKinleygaveRowanalettertobedeliveredtoGarcia;Rowantooktheletteranddidnotask,
"Whereisheat?
"
BytheEternal!Thereisamanwhoseformshouldbecastindeathlessbronzeandthestatuelacedineverycollegeoftheland。Itisnotbook-learningyoungmenneed,norinstructionaboutthisandthat,butastiffeningofthevertebraewhichwillcausethemtobeloyaltoatrust,toactromtly,concentratetheirenergies:dothething—
"CarryamessagetoGarcia。
"
GeneralGarciaisdeadnow,butthereareotherGarcia。Nomanwhohasendeavoredtocarryoutanenterrisewheremanyhandswereneeded,buthasbeenwell-nighaalledattimesbytheimbecilityoftheaverageman—theinabilityorunwillingnesstoconcentrateonathinganddoit。
Slishodassistance,foolishinattention,dowdyindifference,andhalf-heartedworkseemtherule;andnomansucceeds,unlessbyhookorcrookorthreatheforcesorbribesothermentoassisthim;ormayha,GodinHisgoodnesserformsamiracle,andsendshimanAngelofLightforanassistant。
You,reader,utthismattertoatest:Youaresittingnowinyouroffice—sixclerksarewithincall。Summonanyoneandmakethisrequest:
"PleaselookintheencycloediaandmakeabriefmemorandumformeconcerningthelifeofCorreggio。
"Willtheclerkquietlysay,
"Yes,sir。
"andgodothetask?
Onyourlifehewillnot。Hewilllookatyououtofafishyeyeandaskoneormoreofthefollowingquestions:Whowashe?Whichencycloedia?Whereistheencycloedia?WasIhiredforthat?DontyoumeanBismarck?WhatsthematterwithCharliedoingit?Ishedead?Isthereanyhurry?ShantIbringyouthebookandletyoulookituyourself?Whatdoyouwanttoknowfor?
AndIwilllayyoutentoonethatafteryouhaveansweredthequestions,andexlainedhowtofindtheinformation,andwhyyouwantit,theclerkwillgooffandgetoneoftheotherclerkstohelhimtrytofindGarcia—andthencomebackandtellyouthereisnosuchman。OfcourseImaylosemybet,butaccordingtotheLawofAverage,Iwillnot。
Now,ifyouarewise,youwillnotbothertoexlaintoyour
"assistant
"thatCorreggioisindexedundertheCs,notintheKs,butyouwillsmileverysweetlyandsay,
"Nevermind,
"andgolookituyourself。Andthisincaacityforindeendentaction,thismoralstuidity,thisinfirmityofthewill,thisunwillingnesstocheerfullycatchholdandlift—thesearethethingsthatutureSocialismsofarintothefuture。
Ifmenwillnotactforthemselves,whatwilltheydowhenthebenefitoftheireffortisforall?
Afirstmatewithknottedclubseemsnecessary;andthedreadofgetting
"thebounce
"Saturdaynightholdsmanyaworkertohislace。Advertiseforastenograher,andnineoutoftenwhoalycanneithersellnorunctuate—anddonotthinkitnecessaryto。
CansuchaonewritealettertoGarcia?
"Youseethatbookkeeer。
"saidtheforemantomeinalargefactory。
"Yes。Whatabouthim?
"
"Wellhesafineaccountant,butifIdsendhimutownonanerrand,hemightaccomlishtheerrandallright,andontheotherhand。Mightstoatfoursaloonsontheway,andwhenhegottoMainStreetwouldforgetwhathehadbeensentfor。
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