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Jest as I say now, if you withdraw and tell no one and be guided by me in becoming a Republican, I'll do what I ken to get you into Congress," and as he spoke he stood up. Mr. Hutchings rose, too, and said, as if in excuse: "I wanted to think it over, but I'm agreed. I'll do as you say," and with a hurried "Good night!" he left the room. Mr. Gulmore returned to his chair and lit a cigar.
It has paid Gulmore to organize the Republican party in this city; he has made it pay him and all those who hold office by and through him. 'To the victors, the spoils. Those who have done the spoiling are able to pay more than the spoiled that's all." "Yes, but in this case the spoilers are a handful, while the spoiled are the vast majority.
I heard him the other night; but I'd like to know what you think. Your judgment's generally worth havin'." Forced to reply without time for reflection, Miss Gulmore said as little as possible with a great show of frankness: "Oh, yes; he's smart, and knows Greek and Latin and German, and a great many things.
'Twas good of him, wasn't it, to give up running for Mayor, so as not to embitter Gulmore against you? I was quite proud of him. But you won't lose your post, will you? Has anything serious happened? Dear!" He paused to think, but he could not see any way to avoid telling her the truth.
Taking up the thread of a conversation that had been broken off by his wife's presence, Mr. Gulmore began: "I don't say Roberts'll win, Ida. The bettin''s the other way; but I'm not sure, for I don't know the crowd. He may come out on top, though I hev noticed that young men who run into their first fight and get badly whipped ain't likely to fight desperate the second time. Grit's half trainin'!"
As he entered and looked about him Mr. Gulmore came forward: "I wanted a talk with you, Lawyer, where we wouldn't be disturbed, and Prentiss thought it would be best to have it here, and I guess he was about right. It's quiet and comfortable. Won't you be seated?" "Mr. Gulmore!" exclaimed the surprised lawyer stopping short.
Gulmore smoked, and watched her. His daughter was somewhat of a puzzle to him still, and when occasion offered he studied her. "Where does she get her bitterness from? I'm not bitter, an' I had difficulties, was poor an' ignorant, had to succeed or go under, while she has had everythin' she wanted. It's a pity she ain't kinder...." Presently Mrs. Gulmore put away her work and left the room.
"But, by your own showing, the big men owe their position to the number of their inferiors. And at the bottom lie the very smallest, helpless and bruised, supporting their fortunate brethren. A sad state of things at the best, Mr. Gulmore; but unbearable if the favoured ones forget their debt to those beneath them."
He would not think even of May; her image brought him face to face with her father; and he wanted rest. In the morning the Professor awoke with a feeling of utter depression. Before he opened the paper he was sure that his hopelessness had been justified. He was right Gulmore had carried his whole ticket, and Simpson had been beaten by a majority of more than a thousand.
The habits of the Gulmore household were in some respects primitive. Though it was not yet seven o'clock two negro girls were clearing away the breakfast things under the minute supervision of their mistress, an angular, sharp-faced woman with a reedy voice, and nervously abrupt movements. Near the table sat a girl of nineteen absorbed in a book.
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