Conway looked puzzled.
"Well, that's funny," he said, finally.
"Nothing funny about it. Why, at the session only last night I voted for a bill that he was interested in."
The journalist seemed petrified with astonishment. When he was able to voice his feeling he emitted two startled words:
"You did!"
"Certainly, I did. It was a proper bill and one that should have been passed. I harbor no resentment against Hudson. He is human, that's all; only he was a little more human than most people. He thought I had done him a wrong and he tried to get even with me. I must admit that I do not particularly admire his methods, but I can assure you that I cherish no resentment whatever against him."
Conway whistled—his favorite way of expressing unusual emotion.
"What did Hudson say when you voted with him?"
Carlton laughed.
"He came over and thanked me. He did more than that. He said he was sorry that he had struck below the belt and promised me he would never do it again."