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“What county is this?”

“Monroe.”

“Any cities?”

“No; only a few towns. It’s mostly a rural district. Fairview, just across the border in Washington County, is the biggest village.”

“Have you an automobile?”

“No; I don’t like the things. I’ve always loved horses and prefer them to machines.”

“How much money are you prepared to spend?”

“How much—what’s that?” he asked, bewildered.

“You can’t win a political election without spending money,” declared Patsy, wisely. “I’ll bet the bad man is scattering money in every direction. It will cost something on our side to run this campaign in a way to win.”

The young man frowned.

“I don’t mind spending money, Patsy,” he said, “but I don’t approve of buying votes, and I won’t allow it, either!”

“Tut-tut! Who said anything about buying votes? But we’re going to work on a broad and liberal basis, I assure you, and we need money.”

“Spend all you like, then, so long as you don’t try to corrupt the voters.”

“Very good. Now, then, how much land do you own at Elmhurst?”