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He had just given an appointment to his
tried and true, but quite impersonal enemy, Mr. Horace Waldemar.
"What can Waldemar want of me?" ran his thoughts. "And who is this
friend, Jones, that he's bringing? Jones? Jones! Jones?!" He
tried it in three different accents, without extracting any
particular meaning therefrom. "Nothing much in the political game,"
he decided.
It was with a mingling of gruffness and dignity that he greeted Mr.
Waldemar an hour later. The introduction to Average Jones he
acknowledged with a curt nod.
"Want a job for this young man, Waldemar?" he grunted.
"Not at present, thank you," returned the newspaper owner. "Mr.
Jones has a few arguments to present to you."
"Arguments," repeated the Honorable William Lender contemptuously.
"What kind of arguments?"
"Political arguments. Mayoralty, to be specific. To be more
specific still, arguments showing why you should drop out of the
race."
"A pin-feather reformer, eh?"
The politician turned to meet Average Jones' steady gaze and mildly
inquiring smile.


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