It looked to
me like the whole house was with him. I heard a dozen men around where
I sat say, after the speech was over, that they had intended to vote
against him, but that they were sure going to vote for Bryan. That
same day I hedged on my five hundred."
"Well, you got a good customer out of the deal anyhow."
"Yes, I did; but I thought I'd lost him. After the election he sent me
the thousand and I went down to see him. You know I voted for Bryan."
"Changed your mind, did you?"
"_Change?_ Did you ever hear Bryan speak? When I met the old man I
made a clean breast of it, and said, 'I'm mighty sorry to tell you,
but I voted for Bryan.'
"'Well, that's all right,' he said. 'So did I.'"
CHAPTER X.
TACTICS IN SELLING--III.
GETTING A MERCHANT'S ATTENTION.
"Seven and nine," said the porter, poking his head into the Pullman
smoker, "are all made down."
With this, a couple of the boys bade us goodnight and turned in, but
soon two more drifted in and took their places.
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