It was with pardonable pride that Billy Adams reined inside his foamingteam, and rushed Harold Thomas into the polling booth, where he wasgreeted with loud cheers. Nobody dare ask him where he had been--timewas too precious. Milton Kennedy, scrutineer, lifted his eyebrows asper agreement. Jack said in reply with a petulant shrug of his good shoulderand passed in to the inner chamber.

The Conservatives were sure they had him. The Liberals were sure, too.Mrs. Angus was sure Jack would vote right after the way she hadreasoned with him and showed him!

When the ballots were counted, there were several spoiled ones, ofcourse. But there was one that was rather unique. After the name ofThomas Brown, there was written in lead pencil, "_None of yerbusiness_!" which might have indicated a preference for the other nameof John Hastings, only for the fact that opposite his name was the curtremark, "_None of yer business, either_!"

Some thought the ballot was John Thomas Green's.