Section 28There was only one person whom Peter could take into hisconfidence, and that was McGivney. Peter could not conceal fromMcGivney the fact that he was troubled over his bereavement; and soMcGivney took him in hand andgave him a “jacking up.”It was dangerous work, this of holding down the Reds; dangerous,because their doctrines were so insidious, they were so devilishlycunning in their working upon people’s minds. McGivney hadseen more than one fellow start foolingwith their ideas and turninto one himself. Peter must guard against that danger.
“It ain’t that,” Peter explained. “Itain’t their ideas. It’s just that I was soft on thatkid.”
“Well, it comes to the same thing,” said McGivney.“You get sorry for them,and the first thing you know,you’re listening to their arguments. Now, P
