"This thing ain't over yet." The day passed very quietly and without any especial incident.

A full vote was polled, and by sundown the fate of the candidates had been decided.

But the counting seemed to progress slowly and the group assembled around the telephone in Kenneth's library thought the returns would never arrive.
The Republican Committee had given Mr.Forbes a table showing what the vote of each precinct should be, according to their canvass.
The first report was from Elmwood, and showed a gain of seventeen over the estimate.

Patsy was delighted, for she had worked hard in Elmwood, and this proved that her efforts had been successful.

Then came a report from Longville, in Jefferson County.