Chapter 7 Summary

Matthew receives word from a secretive operative in Paradise, South Carolina, that the workers there, many of whom are Knights of Nordica members, are ready to strike because of their long hours and low wages. Matthew and Bunny fly to Paradise and meet with the mill owners, Mr. Blickdoff and Mr. Hortzenboff, who have also given money to the Knights of Nordica. Matthew tells the mill owners that they can give him fifteen thousand dollars and he will prevent a strike or Matthew will back the workers and they will have to pay far more. Mr. Blickdoff and Mr. Hortzenboff give him the money.

Back in Atlanta, Matthew holds a conference with a team of his secret operatives and sends them to Paradise. They spread rumors that the strike chairman, a man named Swanson, used to be black. The other workers believe this...