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Cedarquist in a room with a glass roof, hung with pictures, the art gallery, no doubt, and in a daze heard their names announced at the entrance of another room, the doors of which were hung with thick, blue curtains. He entered, collecting his wits for the introductions and presentations that he foresaw impended. The room was very large, and of excessive loftiness.
Those poor creatures. The photographs of them are simply dreadful. I had the committee to luncheon the other day and we passed them around. We are getting subscriptions from all over the State, and Mr. Cedarquist is to arrange for the ship."
They are giving all kinds of little entertainments, teas, 'Olde Tyme Singing Skules, amateur theatricals, gingerbread fetes, all for the benefit of the fund, and the business men, too pouring out their money like water. It is splendid, splendid, to see a community so patriotic." The manufacturer, Cedarquist, fixed the artist with a glance of melancholy interest.
And, of course, once signing the lease, they acknowledged the Railroad's title. But the road would not lease to Magnus. S. Behrman takes over Los Muertos in a few weeks now." "No doubt, the road made over their title in the property to him," observed Cedarquist, "as a reward of his services." "No doubt," murmured Presley wearily. He rose to go.
A renewed murmur of conversation broke out, and Cedarquist, as he said good-bye to Presley, looked first at the retreating figures of the ranchers, then at the gayly dressed throng of beautiful women and debonair young men, and indicating the whole scene with a single gesture, said, smiling sadly as he spoke: "Not a city, Presley, not a city, but a Midway Plaisance."
"And Shelgrim encourages your million-dollar fairs and fetes," said a voice at Presley's elbow, "because it is throwing dust in the people's eyes." The group turned about and saw Cedarquist, who had come up unobserved in time to catch the drift of the talk. But he spoke without bitterness; there was even a good-humoured twinkle in his eyes.
Yes, of course, it is," he continued. "Governor, you must know him. He is one of our representative men. You would enjoy talking to him. He was the head of the big Atlas Iron Works. They have shut down recently, you know. Not failed exactly, but just ceased to be a paying investment, and Cedarquist closed them out. He has other interests, though. He's a rich man a capitalist."
"It appeals to me, boy; it appeals to me. It's big and there's a fortune in it. Big chances mean big returns; and I know your old father isn't a back number yet, Harran I may not have so wide an outlook as our friend Cedarquist, but I am quick to see my chance. Boy, the whole East is opening, disintegrating before the Anglo-Saxon.
It was in the course of this reading that Magnus caught the sound of his name. He paused, listening, and Presley, Harran and Cedarquist followed his example. Soon they all understood. They were listening to the report of the judge's decision, for which Magnus was waiting the decision in the case of the League vs. the Railroad.
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