His neighbor looked at him for a moment, and repeated the question in a tone of incredulity--"Who is Sly?"--as if he had said, Who is George Washington?
"Yes; I don't think that I know him."
"Don't know Sly?"
"No."
"Well, if you did know him, you'd know that he's just the man we want; bang up; made for it."
"Oh, is he?"
"You bet--A1."
"Well," said the member who had first announced that Sly was the very man for the place, "I suppose they'll be waiting. I nominate Sly as the candidate."
The chairman said yes, but that, unfortunately for himself, he did not know Mr. Sly.
"Well, you don't know anything against him, do you?" asked the other.