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"I understand It's a man's business"

"Yes," said Dick, with the sih of a background for life, you see; but I long

since made up my mind that public affairs--affairs that concern the

whole co into politics, Dick?" said the older man slowly

"Well, not to scramble for office," Percival answered with a flush "We

fellows have been well-enough taught, haven't we, Ellery? to know that

it is rather an ugly mess--I mean municipal affairs in this country The

local situation, here in St Etienne, I have yet to study; and I don't

"

Mr Elton made no reply for a moment, and when he spoke there was an

unpleasant cynicis reformer! Well, I suppose a decenthere, if he knehat he was going to do It's a good

thing to get on your sea-legs before you try to command a ship"

"Father!" Madeline cried out, unable to contain herself "Don't you be a

horrid wet blanket!"

The three looked at her to see her face agloith the lovely fes to the early twenties

"That's all right," said the elder Elton unes are needed There's plenty of corruption

wanting to be buried, and most of us are content to hold our noses and

let it lie Or perhaps we give an exclaust when it is