On consideration of our not printing these papers, Mr.McCune agrees to retire from politics for good.

You understand, if he ever lifts his head again, politically, We publish them, and the courts will do the rest.

Now, in case anything should happen to me----" "Something will happen to you, all right," broke out McCune.

"You can bank on that, you black----" "Come," the editor interrupted, not unpleasantly "why should there be anything personal, in all this?
I don't recognize you as my private enemy--not at all; and I think you are getting off rather easily; aren't you?
You stay out of politics, and everything will be comfortable.

You ought never to have been in it, you see.