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Title The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists
Page 1675
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Text but at same time he does not interfere with me for holding them, and I have a fairly liberal allowance which I spent in my own way. I'm going to pass Christmas with my own people, but in the spring I intend to fit out a Socialist Van, and then I shall come back here. We'll have some of the best speakers in the movement; we'll hold meetings every night; we'll drench the town with literature, and we'll start a branch of the party.'

Owen's eye kindled and his pale face flushed.

`I shall be able to do something to advertise the meetings,' he said. For instance, I could paint some posters and placards.'

`And I can help to give away handbills,' chimed in Frankie, looking up from the floor, where he was seated working the railway. `I know a lot of boys who'll come along with me to put 'em under the doors
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