The Player on the Other Side Read Online Free PDF

this mean that the violent man, the assertive and pugnacious man, is thereby the larger man? No, even though this is how most men behave.
    â€˜Don’t tread on me.’ A good motto — for a snake.
    I can look into the hearts of all men. And I tell you this about them: Those who are quick in their furies are furious at themselves. This is because, and only because, they are not sure who they are, what it is that lives under their skins. They are afraid, afraid.
    Not so the man who knows what he is. Righteousness is within him, it cannot be affected by anything outside him. A brave man is not afraid to appear humble. He knows what he is. He need not prove he is brave, just as a tall man need not prove he is tall. Bravery, righteousness, are sufficient unto themselves.
    This is the true and inner meaning of the words ‘The meek shall inherit the earth.’ The meek are the righteous who need never reveal their inner might to other men.
    You are a righteous man. You are beyond fear. Have faith in me and I shall guard you and keep you and make you master. There is no thing I cannot do. There is no force I cannot control. Your faith in me must be absolute, for absolute is my confidence in you.
    You know who I am. Do not speak my name. Do not be afraid to know me.
    Now you may take the first small step toward your destiny.
    With this letter I give you a white card cut in a special shape. You are to conceal this card where no one can find it.
    Go then to Scholz’s Toy Store on Fifth Avenue. It is a very large toy store and many people go in and out. Do nothing to attract attention to yourself, in any way. Move quietly among the people until you find yourself in the last aisle, which runs front to back by the north wall.
    Halfway up the aisle you will see toy typewriters, printing presses, rubber stamp kits and the like. Move along until you see, on the wall shelves, a stack of boxes, blue with red and gold letters, marked PRINTS CHARMING. The price for one of these is &1.49 plus sales tax.
    Have your money ready. Point and murmur. Do not speak up. Do not ask for it at all until the moment you have the clerk’s attention. Make your purchase quickly, have it wrapped, plainly, leave quietly. Step aside, make way, wait.
    Do all you can to stay clear of others without calling attention to yourself.
    Walk to Third Avenue and turn right. You will see a supermarket near the corner. You are not known there. Go in and buy enough groceries to require a large paper bag, but not enough to fill it. Slip your package from Scholz’s into the unfilled part. From then on you are simply a man going home with a bag of groceries.
    Go home. Lock yourself in your room. Lower the blinds. Open the box and take out the toy printing set. Remove the letter J — there are capital letters only in this set — and open the ink pad.
    Press the J on the ink pad and practice stamping it on scrap paper until you get a good clear impression every time.
    IMPORTANT: Be sure to gather up each scrap of practice paper afterward and destroy it.
    Now take the enclosed card. Place it on the table in the following position:

    Now very carefully ink the letter J and very carefully stamp it on the card, so:

    Let the J dry. When it is dry, put the card in a plain white envelope, seal the envelope and write on it in plain capital letters:
    ROBERT YORK
    YORK SQUARE
    NEW YORK, N. Y.
    Stick a 5¢ stamp on the envelope, place it securely in an inside pocket. If you can get it into the mailbox at Surrey Street before 9:30, do that. If later, you must take it to the Church Street post office. Drop it into the mailbox outside. Do not hurry. Do not linger.
    Carry out the instructions in this letter well, and the later, larger duties will be easy for you.
    I know the past. I know the future. I predict: in a very few hours, a few days at most, when you turn your hand, they shall tremble.
    Dispose of this letter as you have the others.
    I am (but you know