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The President

CHAPTER III
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You will offer aid in all of Senator Hanway's plans.
Particularly, you are to let him know that the _Daily Tory_ is at his service.

Say that I, as its correspondent, shall make it my first duty to wait upon him." "Very good, sir," said Mr.Gwynn.
"Another moment, Mr.Gwynn," said Richard, as the other was about to go.
"Give me your personal check for eleven thousand six hundred and forty dollars." Mr.Gywnn's face twitched; he hesitated, rocking a little on his feet.
Richard had turned to scribble something; with that, repressing whatever had been upon his lips, Mr.Gwynn withdrew.

He was instantly back with a strip of paper fluttering in his fingers.

Richard placed it in his desk.
Taking a similar strip from his writing pad he gave it to Mr.Gwynn.
"My own check for eleven thousand six hundred and forty dollars, Mr.
Gwynn," said Richard.

"I make you a present of it.


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