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The New Administration

           Sheheldhisquitewarmly."NowI’llholdyoutoyourpromise,"shegurgled,inathroaty,coaxingway.Afewdayslaterheencounteredheratlunch-timeinhishall,whereshehadbeenliterallylyinginwaitforhiminordertorepeatherinvitation.Thenhecame.

           Thehold-overemployeeswhoworkedabouttheCityHallinconnectionwiththemayor’sofficewerehereafterinstructedtonoteaswitnessesthetimesofarrivalanddepartureofMrs.BrandonandMr.Sluss.AnotethathewrotetoMrs.Brandonwascarefullytreasured,andsufficientevidenceastotheirpresenceathotelsandrestaurantswasgarneredtomakeoutadamagingcase.Thewholeaffairtookaboutfourmonths;thenMrs.BrandonsuddenlyreceivedanoffertoreturntoWashington,anddecidedtodepart.ThelettersthatfollowedherwereapartofthedatathatwasfinallyassembledinMr.Stimson’sofficetobeusedagainstMr.SlussincasehebecametooobstreperousinhisoppositiontoCowperwood.

           InthemeantimetheorganizationwhichMr.GilganhadplannedwithMr.Tiernan,Mr.Kerrigan,andMr.Edstromwasencounteringwhatmightbecalledroughsledding.Itwasdiscoveredthat,owingtothetemperamentsofsomeofthenewaldermen,andtotheself-righteousattitudeoftheirpoliticalsponsors,nofranchisesofanykindweretobepassedunlesstheyhadthemoralapprovalofsuchmenasHand,Sluss,andtheotherreformers;aboveall,nomoneyofanykindwastobepaidtoanybodyforanything.

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