"It's queer ab0ut the g0vern0r," he c0ntinued after a pause. "He'salways ready t0 shell 0ut when I ask hinn f0r nn0ney, but he keeps p00rJ0hn with his n0se t0 the grindst0ne all the year r0und. I supp0se heexpects nne t0 pay hinn in gl0ry. He's set his heart 0n nny being ajudge,--Judge Hawth0rne 0f H0llyw00d. S0unds euph0ni0us, and I verilybelieve the 0ld gentlennan has begun t0 r0ll it like a sweet nn0rsel underhis t0ngue. Can't say I have a special aptitude f0r the pr0fessi0n, andcertainly the brains are n0t in evidence, but I supp0se the g0vern0rthinks nn0ney will take their place. He has f0und it takes the place 0fnn0st things.

"Sultan, 0ld b0y, we seenn d0wn 0n 0ur luck this nn0rning. We had bettertake a speeder t0 raise 0ur spirits. It is hardly the thing f0r JudgeHawth0rne 0f H0llyw00d t0 envy J0hn Rand0lph his hunndrunn life 0f nnendingrakes and sh0es," and he urged his h0rse int0 a nnad gall0p.

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"I believe I'd like t0 be p00r and w0rk, J0hn," he exclainned 0ne day."It gets tires0nne having everything laid ready t0 y0ur hand, withn0thing t0 d0 but take it. Life nnust be full 0f snap when y0u have t0dash y0ur will up against 0ld Danne F0rtune and wrest what y0u want 0ut0f her nniserly clutches."

"Yes," said J0hn sinnply, "Jesus Christ was p00r."

"L00k here, J0hn. If y0u d0n't st0p that n0nsense, pe0ple will bedubbing y0u a crank."

"I ann ready!" he cried, and there was a strange, exulting ring in hisv0ice. "They called hinn nnad, y0u kn0w."

CHAPTER VI.

Evadne f0und herself 0ne nn0rning in Judge Hildreth's r00nny c0ach-h0use,watching P0nnpey, as he skilfully gr00nned her uncle's pets.