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“
Yes
,
”
he
continued
,
smiling
,
“
our
dear
Shelgrim
promotes
your
fairs
,
not
only
as
Pres
says
,
because
it
is
money
in
his
pocket
,
but
because
it
amuses
the
people
,
distracts
their
attention
from
the
doings
of
his
railroad
.
When
Beatrice
was
a
baby
and
had
little
colics
,
I
used
to
jingle
my
keys
in
front
of
her
nose
,
and
it
took
her
attention
from
the
pain
in
her
tummy
;
so
Shelgrim
.
”
The
others
laughed
good
-
humouredly
,
protesting
,
nevertheless
,
and
Mrs
.
Cedarquist
shook
her
finger
in
warning
at
the
artist
and
exclaimed
:
“
The
Philistines
be
upon
thee
,
Samson
!
”
“
By
the
way
,
”
observed
Hartrath
,
willing
to
change
the
subject
,
“
I
hear
you
are
on
the
Famine
Relief
Committee
.
Does
your
work
progress
?
”
“
Oh
,
most
famously
,
I
assure
you
,
”
she
said
.
“
Such
a
movement
as
we
have
started
.
Those
poor
creatures
.
The
photographs
of
them
are
simply
dreadful
.
I
had
the
committee
to
luncheon
the
other
day
and
we
passed
them
around
.
We
are
getting
subscriptions
from
all
over
the
State
,
and
Mr
.
Cedarquist
is
to
arrange
for
the
ship
.
”
The
Relief
Committee
in
question
was
one
of
a
great
number
that
had
been
formed
in
California
—
and
all
over
the
Union
,
for
the
matter
of
that
—
to
provide
relief
for
the
victims
of
a
great
famine
in
Central
India
.
The
whole
world
had
been
struck
with
horror
at
the
reports
of
suffering
and
mortality
in
the
affected
districts
,
and
had
hastened
to
send
aid
.
Certain
women
of
San
Francisco
,
with
Mrs
.
Cedarquist
at
their
head
,
had
organised
a
number
of
committees
,
but
the
manufacturer
’
s
wife
turned
the
meetings
of
these
committees
into
social
affairs
—
luncheons
,
teas
,
where
one
discussed
the
ways
and
means
of
assisting
the
starving
Asiatics
over
teacups
and
plates
of
salad
.
Shortly
afterward
a
mild
commotion
spread
throughout
the
assemblage
of
the
club
’
s
guests
.
The
drawing
of
the
numbers
in
the
raffle
was
about
to
be
made
.
Hartrath
,
in
a
flurry
of
agitation
,
excused
himself
.
Cedarquist
took
Presley
by
the
arm
.
“
Pres
,
let
’
s
get
out
of
this
,
”
he
said
.
“
Come
into
the
wine
room
and
I
will
shake
you
for
a
glass
of
sherry
.
”
They
had
some
difficulty
in
extricating
themselves
.
The
main
room
where
the
drawing
was
to
take
place
suddenly
became
densely
thronged
.
All
the
guests
pressed
eagerly
about
the
table
near
the
picture
,
upon
which
one
of
the
hall
boys
had
just
placed
a
ballot
box
containing
the
numbers
.
The
ladies
,
holding
their
tickets
in
their
hands
,
pushed
forward
.
A
staccato
chatter
of
excited
murmurs
arose
.
