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"I will wait for something that is worth while."
"You can come to-night, anyhow, and it will help you to know what
we stand for in this community. I will make the announcement
later. Meanwhile," he glanced at his agenda paper, "I have one
or two more points to bring before the meeting. First of all, I
will ask the treasurer as to our bank balance. There is the
pension to Jim Carnaway's widow. He was struck down doing the
work of the lodge, and it is for us to see that she is not the
loser."
"Jim was shot last month when they tried to kill Chester Wilcox
of Marley Creek," McMurdo's neighbour informed him.
"The funds are good at the moment," said the treasurer, with the
bankbook in front of him. "The firms have been generous of late.
Max Linder & Co. paid five hundred to be left alone. Walker
Brothers sent in a hundred; but I took it on myself to return it
and ask for five. If I do not hear by Wednesday, their winding
gear may get out of order. We had to burn their breaker last
year before they became reasonable. Then the West Section
Coaling Company has paid its annual contribution.
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