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"I'm not ready to walk the ties when I go to Newcastle," he remarked, "and Nat ain't quite bankrupt yet. The Gaylords," continued Mr. Pardriff, who always took the cynical view of a man of the world, "have had some row with the Northeastern over lumber shipments. I understand they're goin' to buck 'em for a franchise in the next Legislature, just to make it lively.
Well, I don't want this to go any farther, you're a gentleman, but Austen came down here yesterday and had the whole thing sized up by last night. Old Hilary thought the Gaylords sent for him to lobby their bill through. They may have sent for him, all right, but he wouldn't lobby for 'em. He could have made a pile of money out of 'em. Austen doesn't seem to care about money he's queer.
"Daughter says we should have wine; that everybody who is anybody has wine now champagne, and cigarettes for the ladies. Think of it in Hillerton! Still, I've heard the Gaylords do. I've never been there yet, though, of course, we shall be invited now. I'm crazy to see the inside of their house; but I don't believe it's MUCH handsomer than this. Do you? But there! You don't know, of course.
Hattie Blaisdell was having a very gay winter, and that she had been invited twice to the Gaylords'. He knew that James Blaisdell was happy in long evenings with his books before the fire. From Fred's mother he learned that Fred had made the most exclusive club in college, and from Fred's father he learned that the boy was already leading his class in his studies.
He says as long as he has a horse and a few books and a couple of sandwiches a day he's all right. Hilary had him up in Number Seven tryin' to find out what he came down for, and Austen told him pretty straight what he didn't tell the Gaylords, either.
I'm sure I don't see any use in having the money if we've got to wear black and not go anywhere," pouted Bessie. "Are we rich, then, really, ma?" demanded Benny. "We certainly are, Benny." "Richer 'n the Pennocks?" "Very much." "An' the Gaylords?" "Well hardly that" her face clouded perceptibly "that is, not until we get the rest in two years." She brightened again.
The Gaylords ain't exactly poverty-stricken, but they might as well try to move Sawanec Mountain as the Northeastern." It was a fact that young Tom Gaylord had approached Austen Vane with a "delegation" to request him to be a candidate for the Republican nomination for the State senate in his district against the railroad candidate and Austen's late opponent, the Honourable Nat Billings.
Tooting," he said, "that in your opinion there is enough anti-railroad sentiment in the House to pass any bill which the railroad opposes." "If a leader was to get up there, like you, with the arguments I could put into his hands, they would make the committee discharge that Pingsquit bill of the Gaylords', and pass it." "On what do you base your opinion?" asked Mr. Crewe. "Well," said Mr.
Tooting," he said, "that in your opinion there is enough anti-railroad sentiment in the House to pass any bill which the railroad opposes." "If a leader was to get up there, like you, with the arguments I could put into his hands, they would make the committee discharge that Pingsquit bill of the Gaylords', and pass it." "On what do you base your opinion?" asked Mr. Crewe. "Well," said Mr.
Well, I don't want this to go any farther, you're a gentleman, but Austen came down here yesterday and had the whole thing sized up by last night. Old Hilary thought the Gaylords sent for him to lobby their bill through. They may have sent for him, all right, but he wouldn't lobby for 'em. He could have made a pile of money out of 'em. Austen doesn't seem to care about money he's queer.
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