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“
Well
,
why
not
HAVE
a
Railroad
Commission
of
our
own
,
then
?
”
suddenly
declared
young
Osterman
.
“
Because
it
can
’
t
be
done
,
”
retorted
Annixter
.
“
YOU
CAN
’
T
BUCK
AGAINST
THE
RAILROAD
and
if
you
could
you
can
’
t
organise
the
farmers
in
the
San
Joaquin
.
We
tried
it
once
,
and
it
was
enough
to
turn
your
stomach
.
The
railroad
quietly
bought
delegates
through
S
.
Behrman
and
did
us
up
.
”
“
Well
,
that
’
s
the
game
to
play
,
”
said
Osterman
decisively
,
“
buy
delegates
.
”
“
It
’
s
the
only
game
that
seems
to
win
,
”
admitted
Harran
gloomily
.
“
Or
ever
will
win
,
”
exclaimed
Osterman
,
a
sudden
excitement
seeming
to
take
possession
of
him
.
His
face
—
the
face
of
a
comic
actor
,
with
its
great
slit
of
mouth
and
stiff
,
red
ears
—
went
abruptly
pink
.
“
Look
here
,
”
he
cried
,
“
this
thing
is
getting
desperate
.
We
’
ve
fought
and
fought
in
the
courts
and
out
and
we
’
ve
tried
agitation
and
—
and
all
the
rest
of
it
and
S
.
Behrman
sacks
us
every
time
.
Now
comes
the
time
when
there
’
s
a
prospect
of
a
big
crop
;
we
’
ve
had
no
rain
for
two
years
and
the
land
has
had
a
long
rest
.
If
there
is
any
rain
at
all
this
winter
,
we
’
ll
have
a
bonanza
year
,
and
just
at
this
very
moment
when
we
’
ve
got
our
chance
—
a
chance
to
pay
off
our
mortgages
and
get
clear
of
debt
and
make
a
strike
—
here
is
Shelgrim
making
a
deal
to
cinch
us
and
put
up
rates
.
And
now
here
’
s
the
primaries
coming
off
and
a
new
Railroad
Commission
going
in
.
That
’
s
why
Shelgrim
chose
this
time
to
make
his
deal
.
If
we
wait
till
Shelgrim
pulls
it
off
,
we
’
re
done
for
,
that
’
s
flat
.
I
tell
you
we
’
re
in
a
fix
if
we
don
’
t
keep
an
eye
open
.
Things
are
getting
desperate
.
Magnus
has
just
said
that
the
key
to
the
whole
thing
is
the
Railroad
Commission
.
Well
,
why
not
have
a
Commission
of
our
own
?
Never
mind
how
we
get
it
,
let
’
s
get
it
.
If
it
’
s
got
to
be
bought
,
let
’
s
buy
it
and
put
our
own
men
on
it
and
dictate
what
the
rates
will
be
.
Suppose
it
costs
a
hundred
thousand
dollars
.
Well
,
we
’
ll
get
back
more
than
that
in
cheap
rates
.
”
“
Mr
.
Osterman
,
”
said
Magnus
,
fixing
the
young
man
with
a
swift
glance
,
“
Mr
.
Osterman
,
you
are
proposing
a
scheme
of
bribery
,
sir
.
”
“
I
am
proposing
,
”
repeated
Osterman
,
“
a
scheme
of
bribery
.
Exactly
so
.
”
“
And
a
crazy
,
wild
-
eyed
scheme
at
that
,
”
said
Annixter
gruffly
.
“
Even
supposing
you
bought
a
Railroad
Commission
and
got
your
schedule
of
low
rates
,
what
happens
?
The
P
.
and
S
.
W
.
crowd
get
out
an
injunction
and
tie
you
up
.
”
