The Ordeal of Berenice

           AtthenewsthatSwansonhadrefusedtosignthebillandthatthelegislaturelackedsufficientcouragetopassitoverhisvetobothSchryhartandHandliterallyrubbedtheirhandsincomfortablesatisfaction.

           "Well,Hosmer,"saidSchryhartthenextday,whentheymetattheirfavoriteclub—theUnionLeague—"itlooksasthoughweweremakingsomelittleprogress,afterall,doesn’tit?Ourfrienddidn’tsucceedinturningthatlittletrick,didhe?"

           Hebeamedalmostecstaticallyuponhissolidcompanion.

           "Notthistime.Iwonderwhatmovehewilldecidetomakenext."

           "Idon’tseeverywellwhatitcanbe.Heknowsnowthathecan’tgethisfranchiseswithoutacompromisethatwilleatintohisprofits,andifthathappenshecan’tsellhisUnionTractionstock.Thislegislativeschemeofhismusthavecosthimallofthreehundredthousanddollars,andwhathashetoshowforit?Thenewlegislature,unlessI’mgreatlymistaken,willbeafraidtotouchanythinginconnectionwithhim.It’shardlylikelythatanyoftheSpringfieldpoliticianswillwanttodrawthefireofthenewspapersagain."

           Schryhartfeltverypowerful,imposing—sleek,indeed—nowthathistheoryofnewspaperpublicityasacurewasapparentlybeginningtowork.Hand,moresaturnine,moreresponsivetotheuncertaintyofthingsmundane—theshiftyundercurrentsthatareperpetuallysappingandminingbelow—wasagreeable,butnotsure.Perhapsso.

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