I've just been reading proof of an interview he gave us this afternoon."
Lana walked up and down the room, beating her hands together.
"I'll explain to you, Lana. There's quite a story goes with it. You
haven't been in touch with conditions here at home. The election statutes
provide that the Governor and his Council--"
"I haven't any time to listen to explanations! My father is in that State
House! In the name of Heaven, Billy Tasper, isn't there some man in this
state big enough, broad enough, honest enough to get between the fools who
are threatening this thing?"
"He doesn't seem to be in sight--at any rate, just now."
She paused in her walk, hesitated, and then blurted, "What part is Stewart
Morrison playing in all this?"
"I see you have some news about him, too!" Mr. Tasper fenced, eying her
with some curiosity.
"Dealing in news is your business, not mine," she said, tartly. "But I did
hear him declare in public to-night that he would give the people a square
deal--or that he would see to it that it is done--or--or something!" She
showed the embarrassment of a person who was dealing with affairs in the
details of which she was not well informed.
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