"I've followed it. Came out all right, didn't it?"
"Oh, yes. But do you know, those fellows hung out for over a year! And they were beaten from the start."
"I know. In the Colorado trouble——" Reminiscences came in opulent detail.
Governor Tennant, a member of the receiving party, stayed behind for a word with Paul. "Did Jerry Florence speak to you for me?"
"Not yet...."
"He will, when he has the chance. My second term's up next year, Paul. The state wants a business governor. Adamsville hasn't had her chance for five terms.... Would you?..."
The owner of the mines drove his hands into his pockets, clenched to mask the sudden exhilaration. His voice remained unthrilled. "It's out of my line, Bob.... I doubt if it could go through."
"Not a doubt of it. The primary's the election, remember; we can make the papers and the politicians so insistent, that you can't refuse. You'd hardly have opposition."
"I'll see what the Judge thinks.... You'll hear from me by Friday."
"The offer stands."