“You assure me that it's not a mere political rally?”
“I do, sir!”
Then the son of General Converse gallantly extended his arm.
“I'll be glad to be escorted by you, Mr. Farr,” he said. “Now that I understand this thing a bit better, I am going to break one of my rules.” As they walked along he remarked: “A man's affairs are sometimes directed and controlled for him in a most singular fashion. Little things change preconceived notions very suddenly.”
“They do, sir,” agreed Walker Farr.
XIX
CONSCIENCE ENLISTING A RECRUIT
A man who stood at the head of the stairs, an outpost, saw them coming and ran and opened a door ahead of them. The door admitted to a hall which was packed with men who were ranged on settees and stood in the aisles and at the sides of the big room.
“Make way for the Honorable Archer Converse,” shrieked their avant courier, excitedly.