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When
this
consummation
was
reached
Magnus
,
Osterman
,
Broderson
,
and
Annixter
stared
at
each
other
.
Their
wildest
hopes
had
not
dared
to
fix
themselves
upon
so
easy
a
victory
as
this
.
It
was
not
believable
that
the
corporation
would
allow
itself
to
be
fooled
so
easily
,
would
rush
open
-
eyed
into
the
trap
.
How
had
it
happened
?
Osterman
,
however
,
threw
his
hat
into
the
air
with
wild
whoops
of
delight
.
Old
Broderson
permitted
himself
a
feeble
cheer
.
Even
Magnus
beamed
satisfaction
.
The
other
members
of
the
League
,
present
at
the
time
,
shook
hands
all
around
and
spoke
of
opening
a
few
bottles
on
the
strength
of
the
occasion
.
Annixter
alone
was
recalcitrant
.
“
It
’
s
too
easy
,
”
he
declared
.
“
No
,
I
’
m
not
satisfied
.
Where
’
s
Shelgrim
in
all
this
?
Why
don
’
t
he
show
his
hand
,
damn
his
soul
?
The
thing
is
yellow
,
I
tell
you
.
There
’
s
a
big
fish
in
these
waters
somewheres
.
I
don
’
t
know
his
name
,
and
I
don
’
t
know
his
game
,
but
he
’
s
moving
round
off
and
on
,
just
out
of
sight
.
If
you
think
you
’
ve
netted
him
,
I
DON
’
T
,
that
’
s
all
I
’
ve
got
to
say
.
”
But
he
was
jeered
down
as
a
croaker
.
There
was
the
Commission
.
He
couldn
’
t
get
around
that
,
could
he
?
There
was
Darrell
and
Lyman
Derrick
,
both
pledged
to
the
ranches
.
Good
Lord
,
he
was
never
satisfied
.
He
’
d
be
obstinate
till
the
very
last
gun
was
fired
.
Why
,
if
he
got
drowned
in
a
river
he
’
d
float
upstream
just
to
be
contrary
.
In
the
course
of
time
,
the
new
board
was
seated
.
For
the
first
few
months
of
its
term
,
it
was
occupied
in
clearing
up
the
business
left
over
by
the
old
board
and
in
the
completion
of
the
railway
map
.
But
now
,
the
decks
were
cleared
.
It
was
about
to
address
itself
to
the
consideration
of
a
revision
of
the
tariff
for
the
carriage
of
grain
between
the
San
Joaquin
Valley
and
tide
-
water
.
Both
Lyman
and
Darrell
were
pledged
to
an
average
ten
per
cent
.
cut
of
the
grain
rates
throughout
the
entire
State
.
The
typewriter
returned
with
the
letters
for
Lyman
to
sign
,
and
he
put
away
the
map
and
took
up
his
morning
’
s
routine
of
business
,
wondering
,
the
while
,
what
would
become
of
his
practice
during
the
time
he
was
involved
in
the
business
of
the
Ranchers
’
Railroad
Commission
.
But
towards
noon
,
at
the
moment
when
Lyman
was
drawing
off
a
glass
of
mineral
water
from
the
siphon
that
stood
at
his
elbow
,
there
was
an
interruption
.
Some
one
rapped
vigorously
upon
the
door
,
which
was
immediately
after
opened
,
and
Magnus
and
Harran
came
in
,
followed
by
Presley
.
“
Hello
,
hello
!
”
cried
Lyman
,
jumping
up
,
extending
his
hands
,
“
why
,
here
’
s
a
surprise
.
I
didn
’
t
expect
you
all
till
to
-
night
.
Come
in
,
come
in
and
sit
down
.
Have
a
glass
of
sizz
-
water
,
Governor
.
”
