"Hullo, Colonel!" he called. "How are the legions of darkness and
ignorance standing the cannonading these days? Funny paper any new
jokes?"
This last was in reference to Amy's habit of reading the Congressional
Record in search of speeches or legislation affecting the forests. Bob
stoutly maintained, and nobody but Amy disputed him, that she was the
only living woman, in or out of captivity, known to read that series of
documents.
Amy shook her head, without looking up.
"What's the matter?" asked Bob solicitously. "Nothing wrong with the
Hero, nor any of the Assistant Heroes?"
Thus in their banter were designated the President, and such senators as
stood behind his policies of conservation.
"Then the villains must have been saying a few triumphant ha! has!"
pursued Bob, referring to Fulton, Clark, Heyburn and the rest of the
senatorial representatives of the anti-conservationists. "Or is it
merely the stove? Let me help."
Amy stood upright, and thrust back her hair.
"Please don't," said she. "I don't feel like joking to-day."
"It _is_ something!" cried Bob. "I do beg your pardon; I didn't realize
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