18/22 With his Government job as a stepping-stone he has sprung into what he used to call plutocratic society in Washington, and is about to marry a young lady who is in the very front of the push. He will retire from politics, from head-hunting among the plutocrats, and will soon be a plutocrat and a palace-dweller himself. The 'pee-pul' have lost a friend--in the usual way. As for us, we've got the right to say, 'I told you so,' but we'll be good and refrain." "The President handed me that last night," said Craig, when he saw that her glance was on the last line. |