Heman's a slick article, and when he sees there's danger of losin' the frostin' on the cake he takes care to scrape the burnt part off the bottom.

I may be school committeeman after town meetin'.

He'll move all creation to stop me, of course--in his quiet, round-the-corner way--but, if I do win out, he wants to be in a position to take me one side and tell me that he's glad of it; he felt all along I was the right feller for the job, and if there's anything he can do to make things easier for me just call on him.

That's the way I size it up, anyhow." "Cy, I never see anybody like you.

You're dead set against Heman, and have been right along.