But I shall hope to work in politics in the future." Peter took another day off, and spent a few minutes of it with the other most promising candidate.

He did not see very much of him, for they were interrupted by another caller, and Peter had to leave before he could have a chance to continue the interview.
"I had a call to-day from that fellow Stirling, who's a delegate from the sixth ward," the candidate told a "visiting statesman" later.

"I'm afraid he'll give us trouble.

He asks too many questions.

Fortunately Dewilliger came to see me, and though I shouldn't have seen him ordinarily, I found his call very opportune as a means of putting an end to Stirling's cross-examination." "He's the one doubtful man on the city's delegation," said the statesman.