The railroad company is not even a resident corporation, and yet you, as governor, refuse to act in the interests of the state cattle owners, against it--merely to force it to play fair.

This will all make interesting conversation--and more interesting reading.

My visit here has proved very interesting, and instructive.

Good-day, sir." He strode out, leaving Haughton to glare after him.

Ten minutes later he was in the editorial office of the _News_, detailing his conversation with Hatfield and the governor to a keen-eyed man of thirty-five, named Metcalf, who watched him intently as he spoke.