any one.

It was a grand success, a glorious triumph for the printer boy and for
the workingmen's cause as well. Rule Rothsay was elected representative
for his district in the State legislature by an overwhelming majority.

Cora was destined to a joyful surprise the next morning, when the
domestic autocrat suddenly announced:

"I shall take the family to my town house on the first of next week. My
last bill, which was defeated last year, may be passed this session."

Cora now, on the Irishman's principle of pulling the pig backward if
you want him to go forward, ventured on the assurance of counseling her
grandfather by saying:

"I would not approach Mr. Rothsay on the subject of this bill, if I were
you, sir."

"But you are not I, miss!" exclaimed the old man, opening his eyes wide
to stare her down. "And the new man is the very one to whom I shall
first speak. He is the most proper person to present the bill. He
represents my own district. His election is largely due to the men in my
own employ. I am surprised that you should presume to advise upon
matters of which you can know nothing whatever."

Cora bowed to the rebuke, but did not mind it in the least, since now
she felt sure of meeting Rule Rothsay in town.

On the following Monday the Rockharrts went to town.

Mr. Rockharrt met and compared notes with some of the lobbyists.

One veteran lobbyist gave him what he called the key to the riddle of
success.

"You appealed to reason and conscience!" said he. "My dear sir, you
should have appealed to their stomachs and pockets. You should have
given them epicurean feasts, and put money in your 'purse' to be
transferred to theirs!"

"Bribery and corruption! I would lose my bill forever! And I would see
the legislature--_exterminated_, before I would pay one cent to get a
vote," said the Iron King. And he used a much stronger as well as much
shorter word than the one underscored; but let it pass.

As soon as the morning papers announced--among other arrivals--that of
the new assemblyman, the Hon. Regulas Rothsay, Aaron Rockharrt sought
out the young legislator, and explained that he wished to get a charter
for a railroad that he wished to build. The company--all responsible
men--had been incorporated some time, but he had never succeeded in
getting a charter from the legislature.

Rule saw that the enterprise would be a benefit to the community at
large, and especially to the workingmen, the farmers, sh