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Some
men
can
afford
to
have
bribery
charges
preferred
against
them
,
and
it
don
’
t
hurt
one
little
bit
,
but
YOU
—
Lord
,
it
would
BUST
you
,
Governor
,
bust
you
dead
.
I
know
all
about
the
whole
shananigan
business
from
A
to
Z
,
and
if
you
don
’
t
believe
it
—
here
,
”
he
drew
a
long
strip
of
paper
from
his
pocket
,
“
here
’
s
a
galley
proof
of
the
story
.
”
Magnus
took
it
in
his
hands
.
There
,
under
his
eyes
,
scare
-
headed
,
double
-
leaded
,
the
more
important
clauses
printed
in
bold
type
,
was
the
detailed
account
of
the
“
deal
”
Magnus
had
made
with
the
two
delegates
.
It
was
pitiless
,
remorseless
,
bald
.
Every
statement
was
substantiated
,
every
statistic
verified
with
Genslinger
’
s
meticulous
love
for
exactness
.
Besides
all
that
,
it
had
the
ring
of
truth
.
It
was
exposure
,
ruin
,
absolute
annihilation
.
“
That
’
s
about
correct
,
isn
’
t
it
?
”
commented
Genslinger
,
as
Derrick
finished
reading
.
Magnus
did
not
reply
.
“
I
think
it
is
correct
enough
,
”
the
editor
continued
.
“
But
I
thought
it
would
only
be
fair
to
you
to
let
you
see
it
before
it
was
published
.
”
The
one
thought
uppermost
in
Derrick
’
s
mind
,
his
one
impulse
of
the
moment
was
,
at
whatever
cost
,
to
preserve
his
dignity
,
not
to
allow
this
man
to
exult
in
the
sight
of
one
quiver
of
weakness
,
one
trace
of
defeat
,
one
suggestion
of
humiliation
.
By
an
effort
that
put
all
his
iron
rigidity
to
the
test
,
he
forced
himself
to
look
straight
into
Genslinger
’
s
eyes
.
“
I
congratulate
you
,
”
he
observed
,
handing
back
the
proof
,
“
upon
your
journalistic
enterprise
.
Your
paper
will
sell
to
-
morrow
.
”
“
Oh
,
I
don
’
t
know
as
I
want
to
publish
this
story
,
”
remarked
the
editor
,
indifferently
,
putting
away
the
galley
.
“
I
’
m
just
like
that
.
The
fun
for
me
is
running
a
good
story
to
earth
,
but
once
I
’
ve
got
it
,
I
lose
interest
.
And
,
then
,
I
wouldn
’
t
like
to
see
you
—
holding
the
position
you
do
,
President
of
the
League
and
a
leading
man
of
the
county
—
I
wouldn
’
t
like
to
see
a
story
like
this
smash
you
over
.
It
’
s
worth
more
to
you
to
keep
it
out
of
print
than
for
me
to
put
it
in
.
I
’
ve
got
nothing
much
to
gain
but
a
few
extra
editions
,
but
you
—
Lord
,
you
would
lose
everything
.
Your
committee
was
in
the
deal
right
enough
.
But
your
League
,
all
the
San
Joaquin
Valley
,
everybody
in
the
State
believes
the
commissioners
were
fairly
elected
.
”
“
Your
story
,
”
suddenly
exclaimed
Magnus
,
struck
with
an
idea
,
“
will
be
thoroughly
discredited
just
so
soon
as
the
new
grain
tariff
is
published
.
I
have
means
of
knowing
that
the
San
Joaquin
rate
—
the
issue
upon
which
the
board
was
elected
—
is
not
to
be
touched
.
Is
it
likely
the
ranchers
would
secure
the
election
of
a
board
that
plays
them
false
?
”
“
Oh
,
we
know
all
about
that
,
”
answered
Genslinger
,
smiling
.
“
You
thought
you
were
electing
Lyman
easily
.
You
thought
you
had
got
the
Railroad
to
walk
right
into
your
trap
.
You
didn
’
t
understand
how
you
could
pull
off
your
deal
so
easily
.
Why
,
Governor
,
LYMAN
WAS
PLEDGED
TO
THE
RAILROAD
TWO
YEARS
AGO
.
He
was
THE
ONE
PARTICULAR
man
the
corporation
wanted
for
commissioner
.
And
your
people
elected
him
—
saved
the
Railroad
all
the
trouble
of
campaigning
for
him
.
And
you
can
’
t
make
any
counter
charge
of
bribery
there
.
No
,
sir
,
the
corporation
don
’
t
use
such
amateurish
methods
as
that
.
Confidentially
and
between
us
two
,
all
that
the
Railroad
has
done
for
Lyman
,
in
order
to
attach
him
to
their
interests
,
is
to
promise
to
back
him
politically
in
the
next
campaign
for
Governor
.
It
’
s
too
bad
,
”
he
continued
,
dropping
his
voice
,
and
changing
his
position
.
“
It
really
is
too
bad
to
see
good
men
trying
to
bunt
a
stone
wall
over
with
their
bare
heads
.
You
couldn
’
t
have
won
at
any
stage
of
the
game
.
I
wish
I
could
have
talked
to
you
and
your
friends
before
you
went
into
that
Sacramento
fight
.
I
could
have
told
you
then
how
little
chance
you
had
.
When
will
you
people
realise
that
you
can
’
t
buck
against
the
Railroad
?
Why
,
Magnus
,
it
’
s
like
me
going
out
in
a
paper
boat
and
shooting
peas
at
a
battleship
.
”
“
Is
that
all
you
wished
to
see
me
about
,
Mr
.
Genslinger
?
”
remarked
Magnus
,
bestirring
himself
.
“
I
am
rather
occupied
to
-
day
.
”
“
Well
,
”
returned
the
other
,
“
you
know
what
the
publication
of
this
article
would
mean
for
you
.
”
He
paused
again
,
took
off
his
glasses
,
breathed
on
them
,
polished
the
lenses
with
his
handkerchief
and
readjusted
them
on
his
nose
.
“
I
’
ve
been
thinking
,
Governor
,
”
he
began
again
,
with
renewed
alertness
,
and
quite
irrelevantly
,
“
of
enlarging
the
scope
of
the
’
Mercury
.
’
You
see
,
I
’
m
midway
between
the
two
big
centres
of
the
State
,
San
Francisco
and
Los
Angeles
,
and
I
want
to
extend
the
’
Mercury
’
s
’
sphere
of
influence
as
far
up
and
down
the
valley
as
I
can
.
I
want
to
illustrate
the
paper
.
