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Shear�察�in a hoarse but admiring aside。 

     ;When Mr。 Hammersley was mayor�察─�continued Hathaway。 

     ;Had     an   official  positionprivate      secretaryafore     he   was    twenty�察─�

explained Shear�察�in perfectly audible confidence。 

     ;Since then the city has made great strides�察�leaping full´grown�察�sir�察�in a 

single   night�察─  �said   Captain   Stidger�察  �hastily   ascending   the   rostrum   again 

with a mixed metaphor�察�to the apparent concern of a party of handsomely 

dressed young ladies who had recently entered the parlor。 ;Stretching from 

South Park to Black Point�察�and running back to the Mission Dolores and 

the   Presidio�察  �we   are   building   up   a   metropolis�察  �sir�察  �worthy   to   be   placed 

beside the Golden Gate that opens to the broad Pacific and the shores of 

far   Cathay�   �When   the   Pacific   Railroad   is   built   we   shall   be   the   natural 

terminus of the Pathway of Nations� ─�

     Mr。   Hathaway's       face   betrayed   no    consciousness      that   he  had   heard 

something like this eight years before�察�and that much of it had come true�察�

as he again sympathetically responded。 Neither was his attention attracted 

by  a   singular   similarity  which   the   attitude   of   the   group   of   ladies   on   the 

other side of the parlor bore to that of his own party。 They were clustered 

around      one   of   their  own    number      a  striking´looking      girlwho     was 

apparently receiving their mingled flatteries and caresses with a youthful 

yet critical sympathy�察�which�察�singularly enough�察�was not unlike his own。 It 

was evident also that an odd sort of rivalry seemed to spring up between 

the   two   parties�察  �and   that�察  �in   proportion   as   Hathaway's   admirers   became 

more   marked   and   ostentatious   in   their   attentions�察  �the   supporters   of   the 

young   girl   were   equally   effusive   and   enthusiastic   in   their   devotion。   As 

usual in such cases�察�the real contest was between the partisans themselves�察�

each     successive      demonstration       on    either   side    was    provocative      or 



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retaliatory�察�and when they were apparently rendering homage to their idols 

they    were     really   distracted    by   and    listening    to  each    other。   At    last�察�

Hathaway's party being reinforced by fresh visitors�察�a tall brunette of the 

opposition   remarked   in   a   professedly   confidential   but   perfectly   audible 

tone�此�

     ;Well�察�my dear�察�as I don't suppose you want to take part in a political 

caucus�察�perhaps we'd better return to the Ladies' Boudoir�察�unless there's a 

committee sitting there too。; 

     ;I know how valuable your time must be�察�as you are all business men�察─�

said Hathaway�察�turning to his party�察�in an equally audible tone�察 �but before 

you   go�察  �gentlemen�察  �you   must   let   me   offer   you   a   little   refreshment   in   a 

private   room�察─  �and   he   moved   naturally   towards   the   door。   The   rival   fair�察�

who     had    already    risen   at  their   commander's       suggestion�察     �here   paused 

awkwardly   over   an   embarrassing   victory。   Should   they   go   or   stay�拭  �The 

object of their devotion�察�however�察�turned curiously towards Hathaway。 For 

an    instant    their   eyes   met。    The    young     girl  turned     carelessly    to   her 

companions        and    said�察  �No�察   �stay   hereit's   the  public    parlor�察─  �and    her 

followers�察�evidently accustomed to her authority�察�sat down again。 

     ;A   galaxy   of     young    ladies   from   the    Convent     of  Santa    Clara�察  �Mr。 

Hathaway�察─        �explained      Captain      Stidger�察    �naively     oblivious      of   any 

discourtesy on their part�察�as he followed Hathaway's glance and took his 

arm as they moved away。 ;Not the least of our treasures�察�sir。 Most of them 

daughters        of    pioneersand        all   Californian       bred     and     educated。 

Connoisseurs   have   awarded   them   the   palm�察  �and   declare   that   for   Grace�察�

Intelligence�察 �and Woman's   Highest   Charms   the  East   cannot   furnish   their 

equal� ─     �Having     delivered     this   Parthian     compliment       in  an    oratorical 

passage through the doorway�察�the captain descended�察�outside�察�into familiar 

speech。 ;But I suppose you will find that out for yourself if you stay here 

long。 San Francisco might furnish a fitting bride to California's youngest 

senator。; 

     ;I am afraid that my stay here must be brief�察�and limited to business�察─�

said    Hathaway�察      �who    had    merely    noticed     that  the   principal     girl  was 

handsome   and   original´looking。   ;In   fact�察  �I   am   here   partly   to   see   an   old 

acquaintanceColonel Pendleton。; 



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     The three men looked at each other curiously。 ;Oh� �Harry Pendleton�察─�

said Mr。 Hoskins�察�incredulously ;You don't know HIM�拭─�

     ;An     old  pioneerof     course�察─   �interposed    Shear�察   �explanatorily     and 

apologetically。 ;Why�察�in Paul's time the colonel was a big man here。; 

     ;I   understand     the  colonel    has   been    unfortunate�察─   �said   Hathaway�察�

gravely�察 �but in MY time he was President of the El Dorado Bank。; 

     ;And the bank hasn't got through its settlement yet�察─�said Hoskins ;I 

hope YOU ain't expecting to get anything out of it�拭─�

     ;No�察─�said Hathaway�察�smiling�察 �I was a boy at that time�察�and lived up 

to my salary。 I know nothing of his bank difficulties�察�but it always struck 

me that Colonel Pendleton was himself an honorable man。; 

     ;It ain't that�察─�said Captain Stidger energetically�察 �but the trouble with 

Harry Pendleton is that he hasn't grown with the State�察�and never adjusted 

himself to it。 And he won't。 He thinks the Millennium was between the fall 

of '49 and the spring of '50�察�and after that everything dropped。 He belongs 

to the old days�察�when a man's simple WORD was good for any amount if 

you knew him�察�and they say that the old bank hadn't a scrap of paper for 

half that was owing to it。 That was all very well�察�sir�察�in '49 and '50�察�and 

Luck�察�but it won't do for '59 and '60�察�andBusiness� �And the old man can't 

see it。; 

     ;But he is ready to fight for it now�察�as in the old time�察─�said Mr。 Slate�察�

;and that's another trouble with his chronology。 He's done more to keep up 

dueling than any other man in the State�察�and don't know the whole spirit of 

progress and civilization is against it。; 

     It  was    impossible    to  tell  from   Paul   Hathaway's      face   whether    his 

sympathy with Colonel Pendleton's foibles or his assent to the criticisms 

of his visitors was the truer。 Both were no doubt equally sincere。 But the 

party   was    presently    engaged    in  the  absorption     of  refreshment�察    �which�察�

being   of   a   purely�察  �spirituous   and   exhilarating   quality�察  �tended   to   increase 

their   good   humor   with   the   host   till   they   parted。   Even   then   a   gratuitous 

advertisement of his virtues and their own intentions in calling upon him 

was oratorically voiced from available platforms and landings�察�in the halls 

and stairways�察�until it was pretty well known throughout the Golden Gate 

Hotel that the Hon。 Mr。 Paul Hathaway had arrived from Sacramento and 



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had received a ;spontaneous ovation。; 

     Meantime       the   object   of   it  had  dropped     into   an   easy´chair    by   the 

window       of  his  room�察   �and    was   endeavoring      to  recall   a  less   profitable 

memory。 The process of human forgetfulness is not a difficult one between 

the   ages   of   eighteen   and   twenty´six�察  �and   Paul   Hathaway   had   not   only 

fulfilled   the   Mayor's     request   by   forgetting     the   particulars   of  a  certain 

transfer    that   he  had    witnessed     in  the  Mayor's     office�察  �but   in  the  year 

succeeding that request�察�being about to try his fortunes in the mountains�察�

he had formally constituted Colonel Pendleton to act as his proxy in the 

administration of Mrs。 Howard's singular Trust�察�in which�察�however�察�he had 

never participated except yearly to sign his name。 He was�察�consequently�察�

somewhat   astonished   to   have   received   a   letter   a   few   days   before   from 

Colonel Pendleton�察�asking him to call and see him regarding it。 

     He   vaguely  remembered   that   it   was   eight   years   ago�察  �and   eight   years 

had worked considerable change in the original trustees�察�greatest of all in 

his superior officer�察�the Mayor�察�who had died the year following�察�leaving 

his trusteeship to his successor in office�察�whom Paul Hathaway had never 

seen。 The Bank of El Dorado�察�despite Mrs。 Howard's sanguine belief�察�had 

long been in bankruptcy�察�and�察�although Colonel Pendleton still survived it�察�

it was certain that no other president would succeed to his office as trustee�察�

and   that   the   function   would   lapse   with   him。   Paul   himself�察  �a   soldier   of 

fortune�察    �although      habitually    lucky�察   �had    only    lately   succeeded      to   a 

professionif his political functions could be so described。 Even with his 

luck�察  �energy�察  �and   ambition�察  �while   everything   was   possible�察  �nothing   was 

secure。   It   seemed�察  �therefore�察  �as   if   the   soulless   official   must   eventually 

assume   the   duties   of   the   two   sympathizing   friends   who   had   originated 

them�察  �and   had   stood     in   loco   parentis   to  the   constructive   orphan。      The 

mother�察  �Mrs。   Howard�察  �

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