ll
pay you any sum you may name."

In Lockwin's school money will purchase all things. Money will now
keep Davy from a relapse. Money will carry the primaries. Money will
win the election.

After all, Lockwin is inclined to smile at the terrors of the evening
before. "I was in need of sleep," he says.

He has not slept since. Why is he so brave now? But brave he is. He
carries an air of happiness all about him. He has left his Davy
talking in his own voice, breathing with perfect freedom and ready to
go to sleep.

The people's idol appears at head-quarters. He tells all the boys of
his good fortune. They open his barrel and become more in hope of the
country than ever before.

The great Corkey appears also at Lockwin's head-quarters. "Hear you've
had sickness." he says. "Sorry, because I guess I've knocked you out
while you was at home. I never like to take an unfair advantage of
nobody."

"Glad to see you, Mr. Corkey. Go ahead! Nobody happier than me
to-day."

"He beats me," said Corkey; "but he isn't goin' to be so sweet
to-night."

"Oh, I'm elected, sure!" Corkey announces on the docks. "Harpwood he
offer me the collectorship of the port if I git down. But I go round
to Lockwin's, and he seem to hope I'd win. He beats _me_."

"Why, he's the machine man, Corkey. You don't expect to beat the
machine?"

"Cert. All machines is knocked out, some time, ain't they?"

"Not by the marines, Corkey."

"I can lick the man who comes down on these docks to say I'm going to
get the worst of it."

Corkey is accordingly elected, and all hands take a drink at the other
fellow's invitation, for which the great Corkey demands the privilege
of paying. With this prologue the crowds start for the primaries.

"Lockwin, I expect you to stand straight up to the work to-day. You
went back on us a little through the week. I know how sickness is, but
my wife died while I was in charge of one campaign. Politics is
politics. Stand to the work to-day. Nothing's the matter. You've
created a good feeling among the boys. I've got to give the car
company some more streets anyhow. The residents are hot for
facilities. So don't bother about their coming over. They will be
over about three o'clock. Let Corkey have the precincts of the Second
and Third. If he comes further, a-repeating, you folks must fight. He
will vote the gamblers but they will put in vest-pocket tickets for
you. Understand? Got a