"What we've said from the beginning!" remarked the President to the
General Attorney.

"Precisely what we've said!" observed the General Attorney.

They had said nothing on that point; but they were too well drilled in
their own interests to fail of complete coincidence with a gentleman who
could call a special shareholders' meeting, elect a new directory, and
revise the entire official family of the Anaconda Airline within any
given thirty days.

"Mr. Gwynn asks you, then," said Richard, "since you and he agree on the
propriety of Mr. Frost for Speaker, to consult with Senator Hanway."

And now the Anaconda Airline was in the war for the House gavel. Under
the supervision of Senator Hanway, it brought its whole smothering
weight to bear upon the Hawke twenty of those twenty-three whose
districts it dominated. The Hawke twenty wriggled and writhed, but in
the end gave way--all save a rock-ribbed quartette. They must stay by
the standards of Mr. Hawke.

"Our constituents will destroy us if we don't," said they.

"The Anaconda will destroy you if you do," was the blunt retort of the
General Attorney.

The four stood firm, and were blacklisted for slaughter at the polls a
year away, at which time they were faithfully knocked on the head.
Sixteen of the twenty went over to Mr. Frost; the President of the
Anaconda Airline came out in an interview in the _Daily Tory_ and said