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Disbrow
,
you
manage
the
politics
for
the
Mojave
railroad
,
and
what
you
say
goes
with
your
Board
of
Directors
.
We
want
you
to
adopt
our
candidate
for
Railroad
Commissioner
for
the
third
district
.
How
much
do
you
want
for
doing
it
?
’
I
KNOW
we
can
buy
Disbrow
.
That
gives
us
one
Commissioner
.
We
need
not
bother
about
that
any
more
.
In
the
first
district
we
don
’
t
make
any
move
at
all
.
We
let
the
political
managers
of
the
P
.
and
S
.
W
.
nominate
whoever
they
like
.
Then
we
concentrate
all
our
efforts
to
putting
in
our
man
in
the
second
district
.
There
is
where
the
big
fight
will
come
.
”
“
I
see
perfectly
well
what
you
mean
,
Mr
.
Osterman
,
”
observed
Magnus
,
“
but
make
no
mistake
,
sir
,
as
to
my
attitude
in
this
business
.
You
may
count
me
as
out
of
it
entirely
.
”
“
Well
,
suppose
we
win
,
”
put
in
Annixter
truculently
,
already
acknowledging
himself
as
involved
in
the
proposed
undertaking
;
“
suppose
we
win
and
get
low
rates
for
hauling
grain
.
How
about
you
,
then
?
You
count
yourself
IN
then
,
don
’
t
you
?
You
get
all
the
benefit
of
lower
rates
without
sharing
any
of
the
risks
we
take
to
secure
them
.
No
,
nor
any
of
the
expense
,
either
.
No
,
you
won
’
t
dirty
your
fingers
with
helping
us
put
this
deal
through
,
but
you
won
’
t
be
so
cursed
particular
when
it
comes
to
sharing
the
profits
,
will
you
?
”
Magnus
rose
abruptly
to
his
full
height
,
the
nostrils
of
his
thin
,
hawk
-
like
nose
vibrating
,
his
smooth
-
shaven
face
paler
than
ever
.
“
Stop
right
where
you
are
,
sir
,
”
he
exclaimed
.
“
You
forget
yourself
,
Mr
.
Annixter
.
Please
understand
that
I
tolerate
such
words
as
you
have
permitted
yourself
to
make
use
of
from
no
man
,
not
even
from
my
guest
.
I
shall
ask
you
to
apologise
.
”
In
an
instant
he
dominated
the
entire
group
,
imposing
a
respect
that
was
as
much
fear
as
admiration
.
No
one
made
response
.
For
the
moment
he
was
the
Master
again
,
the
Leader
.
Like
so
many
delinquent
school
-
boys
,
the
others
cowered
before
him
,
ashamed
,
put
to
confusion
,
unable
to
find
their
tongues
.
In
that
brief
instant
of
silence
following
upon
Magnus
’
s
outburst
,
and
while
he
held
them
subdued
and
over
-
mastered
,
the
fabric
of
their
scheme
of
corruption
and
dishonesty
trembled
to
its
base
.
It
was
the
last
protest
of
the
Old
School
,
rising
up
there
in
denunciation
of
the
new
order
of
things
,
the
statesman
opposed
to
the
politician
;
honesty
,
rectitude
,
uncompromising
integrity
,
prevailing
for
the
last
time
against
the
devious
manoeuvring
,
the
evil
communications
,
the
rotten
expediency
of
a
corrupted
institution
.
For
a
few
seconds
no
one
answered
.
Then
,
Annixter
,
moving
abruptly
and
uneasily
in
his
place
,
muttered
:
“
I
spoke
upon
provocation
.
If
you
like
,
we
’
ll
consider
it
unsaid
.
I
don
’
t
know
what
’
s
going
to
become
of
us
—
go
out
of
business
,
I
presume
.
”
“
I
understand
Magnus
all
right
,
”
put
in
Osterman
.
“
He
don
’
t
have
to
go
into
this
thing
,
if
it
’
s
against
his
conscience
.
That
’
s
all
right
.
Magnus
can
stay
out
if
he
wants
to
,
but
that
won
’
t
prevent
us
going
ahead
and
seeing
what
we
can
do
.
Only
there
’
s
this
about
it
.
”
He
turned
again
to
Magnus
,
speaking
with
every
degree
of
earnestness
,
every
appearance
of
conviction
.
