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XXIX. A Master of Fate

‚Äúbut perhaps too shrewd. Suppose Mr. ¬ÝAlwyn should take this occasion to make a thorough defence of the party?‚Äù

‚ÄúBut‚ÅÝ‚Äîwill he?‚Äù

“That’s where you come in,” Senator Smith pointed out, rising, “and the real reason of this interview. We’re depending on you to pull the party out of an awkward hole,” and he shook hands with his caller.

Miss Wynn walked slowly up Pennsylvania Avenue with a smile on her face.

“I did not give him the credit,” she declared, repeating it; “I did not give him the credit. Here I was, playing an alluring game on the side, and my dear Tom transforms it

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