"And I'm in a hurry. Have you
got 'em smoothed down, according to our understanding?"
"I have, I think! But whether they'll stay smooth depends on you, Governor
North!"
"And I can be depended on! I told you so at the office." He turned away.
"I think I ought to have a few words with you in private, however,"
Morrison insisted. "That general understanding is all right. But I need to
know something specific."
The Governor was well down the stairs; he trudged energetically, his
coattails wagging in wide arcs. It was not premeditated insolence; it was
the usual manner of Lawrence North when he did not desire an interview
prolonged to an extent that might commit him. "I'll be at the State House
in case there's any need of my attention to something specific. I'll
attend to it over the telephone--over the telephone, understand!"
The diversion on the stairs had attracted a considerable audience and
produced a result that interfered further with Stewart's immediate social
plans.
Senator Gorson came across the reception-hall, beckoning amiably, and the
three descended obediently.
"Stewart, before you get too deep into the festivities with the girls, I
want you to have a bit of a chat with Mr.
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