"No; you'll have Barry Wynn with you."
Barry, sitting at the far end of the table, blushed to the roots of his hair.
In the evening the delegation went to one of the theatres in Washington as the guests of John Carlton. He purchased an entire box in honor of the occasion, and thus his friends were able to see and hear to great advantage. The play was one of James M. Barrie's whimsical comedies, and to say that they all enjoyed it would be putting it very mildly indeed. The company was competent and the play itself was not only humorous but wholesome as well. Cleverly, while a thriving town, did not always have the privilege of seeing the best plays, and, as a consequence, this visit to the theatre in Washington was an opportunity that was remembered a long while by each member of the delegation.
After the performance Congressman Carlton escorted his friends to their hotel, and as they were about to part for the night, he said:
"Well, gentlemen, I shall be engaged all day tomorrow with my official duties, and I am going to place you in the hands of Barry Wynn. He will act as my representative. Now, is there anything in particular that you would like to do tomorrow?"
One after another said that they had no special object in view. Finally, Mr. Carlton turned to the boy and said:
"Barry, what do you say? What suggestion have you to make?"
Barry, thus suddenly appealed to, was at a loss what to say. In a moment or two, however, a thought flashed into his mind and he gave it voice:
"I think a trip to Mount Vernon would come pretty nearly filling the bill."