And you knew Tom Hendricks?
That's a good picture.

Tom looked like a statesman anyhow, and that's more than most of 'em do." She continued her efforts to divert his thoughts from the real matter at hand, summoning from the shadows all the Hoosier statesmen of the post-bellum period to aid her, and she purposely declared her admiration of several of these to provoke Kelton's ire.
"That's right, Andrew; jump on 'em," she laughed, as she drew from the desk a check book and began to write.

When she had blotted and torn out the check she examined it carefully and placed it near him on the edge of her desk.

"Now, Andrew Kelton, there's a check for six thousand dollars; we'll call that our educational fund.

You furnish the girl; I put in the money.