"
He rushed out, charging like a bull, and the others followed.
The State committeeman who closed file with Harlan did not appreciate
the gravity of the situation.
"You seem to be introducing new features into a State Convention to-day,
cap'n," he observed, sarcastically. "The way you're handling Brother
Spinney is like the song about
"'Old Jud Cole, who went by freight To Newry Corner in this State;
Packed him in a crate to get him there, With a two-cent stamp to
pay his fare.'"
He added, "Spinney is light enough to travel on that tariff, but you're
going to find he's got friends that are heavier."
Young Thornton waited till all had entered the anteroom, and again took
his post as guard on the inside of the door.
General Waymouth checked Presson at the first yelp of the outburst with
which he had stormed into the room. Probably there was not another man
in the State who could have prevailed by sheer force of dignity and
carriage in that moment when the passions of his opponents were so
white-hot.
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