"There is to be a joint debate between him and Judge Swigart in about a
fortnight, and I 'm afraid that Mr. Emmet will injure his cause by
overstatement, by that very bitterness I mentioned. If he could
confine himself to the facts, he might win the support of many who are
ready to follow a safe leader, but would be antagonized by a hint of
socialism."

"Do you mean that I could accomplish all this in such a short time?" he
asked. "To be perfectly frank, the prospect of the task dismays me.
He 'd be sure to resent the attempt."

"Not he," she answered with conviction. "He 'd be grateful for such
support as yours. He 's really an awfully nice fellow, and I think you
'd find him rather interesting."

"I don't doubt it for a minute," he assured her. "But how am I to make
his acquaintance in the first place?"

She considered the question awhile. "Just tell him I thought you would
like to know each other. That would make it perfectly easy and
natural."

Leigh could not fail to see that this method was the best, if the thing
were to be done at all. She could not bring them together socially,
and a note of introduction would be too formal. Doubtless the man
looked up to her as his patroness, and would accept anything from her
with something of feudal loyalty.

"I might meet him casually,--on purpose,--and if we happened to like