"You an' me is two of a kind—grafters together, tarred with the same stick. That's why."
Murgatroyd nodded, took back the list and laid it down.
"That's all right, Broderick," he assented, "I didn't send for you about these things. I've got a little job for you to do."
"Out with it!" said Broderick.
Murgatroyd leaned forward and told him in a low voice:—
"Broderick, I want to sit in the Senate of the United States."
Broderick jumped to his feet, exclaiming:—
"What!"
"Yes, I want to sit in the Senate," repeated Murgatroyd.
Broderick burst into a peal of laughter that well-nigh shook the building.