THE MEMOIRS OF AN AMERICAN CITIZEN [Illustration] THE MEMOIRS OF AN AMERICAN CITIZEN BY ROBERT HERRICK AUTHOR OF "THE WEB OF LIFE," "THE REAL WORLD," "THE COMMON LOT," ETC. New York THE MACMILLAN COMPANY LONDON: MACMILLAN & CO., LTD. 1905 _All rights reserved_ COPYRIGHT, 1905, BY THE CURTIS PUBLISHING COMPANY. COPYRIGHT, 1905, BY THE MACMILLAN COMPANY. Set up and electrotyped. Published July, 1905. Norwood Press J.S. Cushing & Co.--Berwick & Smith Co. Norwood, Mass., U.S.A. TO WILL PAYNE "O Commander of the Faithful," said the other, "shall I tell thee what I have seen with my eyes or what I have only heard tell?" "If thou hast seen aught worth telling," replied the Khalif, "let us hear it: for report is not like eye-witness." "O Commander of the Faithful," said the other, "lend me thine ear and thine heart." "O Ibn Mensour," answered the Khalif, "behold I am listening to thee with mine ears, and looking at thee with mine eyes, and attending to thee with mine heart." CONTENTS CHAPTER PAGE I. THE LAKE FRONT IN CHICAGO 1 II. THE HARRISON STREET POLICE COURT 12 III. JASONVILLE, INDIANA 19 IV. THE PIERSONS 37 V. A MAN'S BUSINESS 53 VI. FIRST BLOOD 61 VII. THE BOMB 74 VIII. THE TRIAL OF THE ANARCHISTS 82 IX. ANOTHER BOOST 98 X. LOVE 104 XI. MARRIAGE 124 XII. AN HONORABLE MERCHANT 134 XIII. THE WILL OF A WOMAN 149 XIV. THE FIRST MOVE 167 XV. THE ATLAS ON THE FLOOR 175 XVI. THE STRUGGLE 185 XVII. NO GOSPEL GAME 196 XVIII. THE STRIKE 204 XIX. DENOUNCED 211 XX. TREACHERY 219 XXI. A SQUEEZE 230 XXII. JUDGMENTS 237 XXIII. HAPPINESS 252 XXIV. WAR 265 XXV. THE LAST DITCH 276 XXVI. VICTORY 288 XXVII. DOUBTS 293 XXVIII. A NEW AMBITION 304 XXIX. THE SENATORSHIP 315 XXX. THE COST 327 XXXI. FURTHER COST 336 XXXII. THE END 347 ILLUSTRATIONS PAGE "Feeling that I had come to the end of things in Chicago mighty quick" 12 "I believe she would have let me kiss her had I wanted to then" 24 "Earning mighty little but my keep" 25 "'I guess she don't want much to see you'" 30 "'I want you to take this'" 34 "'Ma Pierson's'" 38 "The Enterprise Market" 44 "'That's Strauss!'" 49 "'Do you hear?' the Irishman roared" 58 "My part was to drive a wagon for Dround at fifteen a week" 59 "'What do you know about sausage?' he asked" 65 "'All right,' he called out, 'we'll take his deal'" 71 "His long arms twitched with horror" 78