He had heldoffice in district and municipality and
was not entitled to either.
The girls laughed, for Abe had never yet entered a
car. If Abe did nothing, Wheeldon did a great deal.
They say you want the distinction of being the only
one who cansend his children to high school. Chairman, Wheeldon said pugnaciously,
there is a motionbefore the meeting. Ive come to see that Im under a disadvantage.
They were preparing to depart and to enter thatworld which he had left. While this
was done,he sat down, his face expressive of the utmost indifference.
Inprevious years he would have organized the work;
he had taught themin the past how to do it.
If you decline, he is going to be on that board
himself.
Abe went straight to the front where he nodded to
Nicoll and,bending down, asked him a question.
Henry Topp yelled at Elliots back, why dont you
sayfifty?
Theincreased acreage brought a glut; the glut a
disastrous drop inprice. Whenever one elector left thebuilding another entered. In
speaking to Ruth, Abes tonewas more than usually considerate. But not even Wheeldon
could possibly doubt that.
Icant explain my real objections; but that makes
them no lessvalid.
A moment later, Nicoll placed aworn copy of the
Bible on the edge of the desk-top.
The promoters of the schemeknew that any movement
gathers momentum by its own progress.
Then, following each other in rapid succession, the
protagonists ofthe occasion arrived.