Dirty Politics

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Ivy College, that is, in the town of Ivy, USA. Today is the windiest day of the windiest month of the year here at Ivy. It's also today chosen by the members of Ivy's Board of Governors for their quarterly meeting.

Let those who will make the most of this coincidence. Ivy's President, Dr. William Todd Hunter Hall, is not walking this afternoon. But his wife, the former Victoria Cromwell, of the English musical comedy stage. As they round the corner of the library, Mrs. Hall says, Sir, Mr. Wellman.

Where? Where? Over there, heading this way. Oh, yes. That's really a remarkable strut he has. Yes, it is, isn't it? Yeah, look at him. Look, he's marching for a breast, all by himself. I sometimes wonder, Victoria, if we're not a bit too hostile toward Mr. Wellman, you know, there's much to be said in his favor.

He began life as a poor boy and pulled himself up by his own bootstraps. He's now a power in the canned soup business and chairman of our board of governors. You've got to hand it to him.

I know. If you don't, he just reaches out and grabs it anyway. He seems to be smiling. A beast little smile. Like the canary, he was swallowed the cat. Probably just thought of something to make the board bedevil you.