“The president of the railroad, I s’pose.”
“Not at all. Mr. Forbes is bossed and ruled and absolutely commanded by—”
“Bernice!”
“Yes, of course. He worships and idolises his motherless girl. And, listen, now; through Bernice I’m going to get Father repealed,—or whatever you call it.”
“Can you?”
“I will, whether I can or not.”
“Will your father like it?”
“He won’t know, till it’s all over. And if I fail, which I won’t, he need never know. I’ve thought it out, and it isn’t wrong; there isn’t a wrong thing about it. Bernice can make her father do anything in the world she wants to. I know that. So she can get him to change his mind about my father, if I can persuade her to do it. I mean, if I can persuade her to persuade her father.”
“It’s a fine scheme, Dollops, but I can’t seem to see it succeeding. Bernice can make her father do anything she wants for herself, but this is different. Why should she bother her father for your father’s sake?”
“I don’t know,” and Dolly looked uncertain; “but I’m going to try to make her do it, and sumpum tells me I shall conquer in the fight!”