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Bascomb's," replied Evarts, with a leer so full of satisfaction that Reade didn't doubt the truth of the statement. "Mr. Bascomb," Tom called, "did you tell Evarts that he might visit this camp?" "Yes; I did," admitted the president of the company, stiffly. "Then I'm sorry to say that Evarts has been misinformed," Tom went on. "He can't visit this camp. He's too much of a trouble-maker here."
"I'm mighty glad to hear you talk that way about it," said Prescott, resting a hand on Reade's shoulder. "Why?" demanded Tom rather bluntly. "Did you think that I could feel any other way about it?" "But Evarts is pretty sure to talk a lot about Bascomb, now," hinted the young army officer. "If he does," sighed Tom, "I don't know that I can think of any way to stop the fellow."
It didn't take that villain an instant to decide on flight. Bending low, the black man ran off with frantic speed. Dick took a step forward -only one, for Evarts furiously gripped at one of the young army officer's ankles, bringing him down to his knees. "Hang you, you hound!" ground out Tom, in a rage, as he threw himself athwart of the ex-foreman.
Then she had gone on to Lorraine's and Tom had dropped in to call for her and was waiting to hear about the letter. They were all watching the door when I came in, and Peggy and Aunt Elizabeth started to get up, but sat down again. I stood there hesitating because, of course, I didn't know who to give it to, and Grandma Evarts shot out, "Well, Alice!
Prenter, "that he can't make trouble for any one but himself, and that he had better save his breath for the next time he needs it." "Evarts will be awful mad, if I go back to him with any talk like that," insinuated the messenger meaningly. "See here, fellow," interjected.
In addition, Evarts was a man of the world who knew how to make the most of social occasions and was an orator of reputation. The Secretary of the Treasury was John Sherman of Ohio, who had been for years chairman of the finance committee of the Senate, and was an example of the more statesmanlike type of senator of war and reconstruction times.
He held that the consent of the Senate to appointments was an insufficient check if the President were allowed to remove at his own will and pleasure. He was answered by his own party colleagues and committee associates, Hoar and Evarts.
He pursued the same policy in the Internal Revenue and Post-Office Departments. This policy threatened the primacy of the Conkling machine. President Hayes had a very strong Cabinet. The secretary of state, William M. Evarts, and the secretary of the treasury, John Sherman, were two of the ablest men in the country.
Evarts was the leader of the national bar, and in crystallized mentality had no equal in the profession or outside of it. Sherman was the foremost and best-informed economist, and also a great statesman. In close consultation with Sherman, Hayes brought about the resumption of specie payment.
He spoke with dignity and sympathy of the disputed Presidency, promised a liberal policy toward the Southern states, and declared that a reform in our civil service was a "paramount necessity." He chose for his Cabinet men in sympathy with his high ideals. William M. Evarts, the Secretary of State, was one of the ablest lawyers in the country.
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