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"Is the editor in?" asked Quincy.
"No," replied Sylvester, "he never shows up on Saturdays."
"Who is going to report the town meeting?" continued Quincy.
"I am," answered Sylvester. "The editor will be on hand, but he told me
yesterday that he should depend on me to write the meeting up, because
he had a little political work to attend to that would take all his
time. He told me he was going over to see 'Bias Smith on Sunday, so I
imagine that Mr. Smith and he are interested on the same side."
"Well, Mr. Chisholm," said Quincy, "you managed that little matter about
Miss Mason's engagement so neatly that I have something for you to do
for me. I'm going to Boston this afternoon, and shall not be back until
half-past seven Monday night. I'm going over to see Mr. Parsons when I
leave here, and shall arrange with him to supply all our boys with all
they want to eat and drink next Monday."
"Well, the boys, as you call them, will be pretty apt to be hungry and
thirsty next Monday," laughed Sylvester.
"That's all right," said Quincy, "I'll stand the bills.


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