Madhusudan_Das

92 Madhusudan Das :
and went home, but I went to Sir Fakiruddin's chamber to have a
straight talk with him. I was very angry with him for changing his
mind like this. I could not hide my feelings, I entered his room and
bitterly reproached him for this. I said my father had taken measure
that he would get his Rs. 4000 and so had apparently agreed to the
proposal but he would not do any more work with a man who had
betrayed him and could not keep his word. He asked "Why, what is
your father going to do ?" I said " He must resign." He said, "No, you
must not allow him to do this. We will not have his resignation." I
said, "It is to be seen Sir Fakiruddin whether you or I win." After
saying this I also went home. I asked by father if he was really going
to resign and he said "Yes." His decision was good and I asked him
to send his resignation to H.E. As his stenographer had gone home,
my father himself wrote the letter of resignation and sent it to H.E.
the same night. The Private Secretary of H.E. not knowing its contents
and finding it was not marked "Urgent, "left it on H.E.'s table. Early
next morning my father sent for me and asked me whether I really
wanted him to resign. I said "Yes" Then he said, "Finish your part
of the work by phoning to all the high officials about my resignation
so that H.E. will have no other alternative but to accept it" I then
phoned to the Council President the then Khwaja Mahammad Noor
and others and to Mr. Hallet. then the Chief Secretary. They were all
surprised at the news, but could not understand why he resigned after
having accepted the reduced salary. They said they would ask H.E. not
to accept the resignation, but I said it was no use for they would fail
in their efforts. H.E. opened my father's letter at 9.30 a.m. and was
greatly surprised. He knew nothing of his Minister's resignation nor
of his daughter's activities. He phoned at once to the President of the
Council as he wished to know the reason of my father's resignation.
H.E. asked who had advised him to send in his resignation. They kept
silent as they did not like to tell H.E. that it was hid daughter who
had advised him to do this. The whole town rang with this news.
People were both sorry and surprised at the news. The resignation was
accepted by the Governor.
After a time, he left Patna for Cuttack as he had to attend to
his business which was in a very bad and serious condition then ;
as a result of this he had to go to the Insolvency Court and declared
insolvent. And afterwards released.