If you can get us a written statement from the District Attorney that he doesn't intend to push the case, we can do something, but I suppose he's far too shrewd to commit himself." "Yes." "Then there's no use in beginning an attack, for you really have no powder.

Come in again a year from now, and then we may be able to say something, if he hasn't acted in the meantime." Peter left the office, knowing that that chance of pressure was gone.

If the papers of the Republican party would not use it, it was idle spending time in seeing or trying to see the editors of the Democratic papers.

He wasted therefore no more efforts on newspapers.
The next three days Peter passed in the New York Law Institute Library, deep in many books.

Then he packed his bag, and took an afternoon train for Albany.