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It was undeniably felt that the new idea, the great idea whose putative fatherhood in Canada certainly lay at the door of the Liberal party, had drawn in fewer supporters than might have been expected. In England Wallingham, wearing it like a medal, seemed to be courting political excommunication with it, except that Wallingham was so hard to effectively curse.
Wallingham appeared to think that by teaching and explaining he could help his fellow-islanders to see further than the length of their fists, and exorcise from them the spirit, only a century and a quarter older and a trifle more sophisticated, that lost them the American colonies. But so far little had transpired to show that Wallingham was stronger than nature and destiny.
They passed a long series of doors, the glass panels of which were inscribed, "The Wallingham Company Private," with index-fingers pointing the direction of the main entrance. This was the Chicago branch of the great New York Corporation, and Thomas Wallingham, senior, had placed his son in charge of it two years before. The business was the manufacturing of refrigerators.
Bixby is absent," he remarked, "shall we leave the verification of the notes until to-morrow?" "What are you talking about?" exclaimed Orme. "Why" Alcatrante's face was the picture of astonishment "the Wallingham Company notes, of course. The notes you wish to sell me." His voice was raised so that the girl behind the window could not help hearing. "Rot!" said Orme. "What?"
Wallingham certainly invited them to dinner one Sunday, in a body, an occasion which gave one or two of them some anxiety until they found that it was not to be adorned by the ladies of the family.
There were other "colleagues" whose attendance he would have liked to compel; but one of them, deep in the country, was devoting his weekends to his new French motor, and the other to the proofs of a book upon Neglected Periods of Mahommedan History, and both were at the breaking strain with overwork. Wallingham asked the deputation to dinner.
The manufacturers would be pleased enough to get it on the stuff they make, but there would be a fine outcry against taxing the stuff they use." "Did you see much of the aristocracy, Mr Murchison?" asked Mrs Williams. "No," replied Lorne, "but I saw Wallingham." "You saw the whole House of Lords," interposed Stella, "and you were introduced to three." "Well, yes, that's so.
"Dr Drummond likes to talk," said John Murchison. "Lorne's keeping his end up all right," remarked Stella, jumping off her bicycle in time to hear what her mother said. "It's great, that old Wallingham asking him to dinner. And haven't I just been spreading it!" "Where have you been, Stella?" asked Mrs Murchison.
When they were outside the office of the Wallingham Company, Orme paused, his hand on the door. "Senhor Alcatrante," he said, "this business must end. I shall simply have to call the police." "At your own risk," said Alcatrante. Then an ugly light flashed in his eyes and his upper lip lifted above his yellow teeth. "You got the better of me there in the elevator," he snarled.
"They're a fair size for this country, ma'am, but if you want berries with a flavour we'll do better for you in the Niagara district." It must be added that Cruickshank lunched with Wallingham at his club, and with Tricorne at his; and on both occasions the quiet and attentive young secretary went with him, for purposes of reference, his pocket bulging with memoranda.
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