“There can be no doubt of that, Governor. I think they all have to admit that. Huntington is the man the people want.”
“That's all, Mr. Haines. I merely wondered what you thought about it.”
Soon after that Governor Berriman rang for a messenger boy and sent a telegram. Then he settled quietly down to routine work. It was about eleven when one of the newspaper men came in.
“Good-morning, Governor,” he said briskly “how's everything to-day?”
“All right, Mr. Markham. I have nothing to tell you to-day, except that I've made the senatorial appointment.”
“Oh,” laughed the reporter excitedly, “that's all, is it?”
“Yes,” replied the Governor, smiling too; “that's all!”
The reporter looked at the clock. “I'll just catch the noon edition,” he said, “if I telephone right away.”
He was moving to the other room when the Governor called to him.
“See here, it seems to me you're a strange newspaper man!”