Mother Night Chapter 31 Summary

His Truth Goes Marching On…

  • The following are the super important meeting minutes for the weekly meeting of the Iron Guard of the White Sons of the American Constitution.
  • Blarg, say that three times fast. We dare you.
  • Campbell looks around and sees that everyone there is a young, blond dude over six feet tall. Most are from out of town.
  • Jones points out that they all have their moms sew a buttonhole into their lapels to designate their allegiance to the group, secret-spy-style.
  • Resi speaks to the group about communism behind the Iron Curtain.
  • Jones is not pleased that Resi isn't blaming all the Jews for all the things at that moment, so he interrupts her and says what he wants to hear.
  • Then the lights go out.
  • Jones is planning a surprise.
  • That surprise is an overdramatic intro during which everyone sits in the dark while Jones talks about the dark times during WWII, when only Campbell spoke the truth.
  • Then Jones plays a recording of one of Campbell's old broadcasts.
  • It's horrid.
  • Campbell-as-narrator cuts in at this moment to say he didn't believe any of the muck he was shoveling for others.
  • Okay, back to the narrative. Still in the dark, somebody puts a note in Campbell's pocket.
  • The lights come on.
  • Campbell gives a speech about Krapptauer laden with double-speak.
  • In the bathroom, Campbell reads the note. It tells him to run away. Run all the way across the street. And find me. Xoxo, your blue fairy godmother, Colonel Frank Wirtanen.