"What have they got against me now?"
Shackwell, standing up, confronted his friend solemnly. "This--that
Fleetwood bought his appointment two years ago."
"Ah--bought it of me? Why didn't it come out at the time?"
"Because it wasn't known then. It has only been found out lately."
"Known--found out? This is magnificent! What was my price, and what
did I do with the money?"
Shackwell glanced about the room, and his eyes returned to Mornway's
face.
"Look here, John, Fleetwood is not the only man in the world."
"The only man?"
"The only Attorney-General. "The 'Spy' has the Lead Trust behind it
and means to put up a savage fight. Mud sticks, and--"
"Hadley, is this a conspiracy? You're saying to me just what Ella
said this afternoon."
At the mention of Mrs. Mornway's name a silence fell between the two
men and the Governor moved uneasily in his chair.
"You are not advising me to chuck Fleetwood because the 'Spy' is
going to accuse me of having sold him his first appointment?" he
said at length.
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