"There was a man up our way, Luke, who fought two highway robbers a
whole hour, and when they had finally torn his clothes all off him, he
only had two cents in his pockets. He told the robbers, then, that he
hadn't fought to save his two cents, but because he didn't want his
financial condition revealed."
Candidate Everett was finding this conversation hard to follow.
"There's something here that isn't on the level, and I suspected it the
minute I came into this room. Presson, is the State Committee behind
me?"
"It is, and it's behind you to stay," declared the chairman. Again he
turned to Thornton.
"It's up to you, now, whether Arba Spinney gets the nomination or not.
If you keep on and split us, he gets it; but I shall make it mighty
plain to the boys as to whose fault it was, Thelismer."
"What's all this about?" demanded Everett.
Presson hesitated only a moment.
"There was a movement on inside the party to run General Waymouth as a
compromise candidate. It has been talked over. I declare myself now.
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