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"It is a unanimous vote. Tony, I am happy to vacate my chair for you, and I feel that it could not be filled by a more worthy member," said Frank, leaving his armchair. "But, Mr. Chairman, I am clerk. I am very much obliged to the club for the honor," said Tony, blushing up to the eyes. IT IS A UNANIMOUS VOTE TONY I AM HAPPY TO VACATE MY CHAIR FOR YOU AND I FEEL THAT IT COULD NOT BE FILLED MY MORE WORTHY MEMBER SAID FRANK LEAVING HIS ARM CHAIR BUT MISTER CHAIRMAN I AM CLERK I AM VERY MUCH OBLIGED TO CLUB FOR THE HONOUR SAID TONY BLUSHING UP TO THE EYES
he result, Frank," said the Director, handing him the ballots and a little slip of paper on which he had written the names and number of votes. "Read it." There was a breathless silence when Frank rose, and every member exhibited the deepest interest in the proceedings. "Whole number of votes, thirteen," the coxswain read from the paper. "Necessary for a choice, seven. Charles Hardy has one; Frederic Harper has one; and Anthony Weston has eleven, and is elected coxswain of the club for the ensuing two weeks." "Three cheers for Tony Weston!" shouted Fred Harper, rising. "One." The cheers were given with hearty good-will and emphasis. "Mr. Chairman," said Charles, "I move we make the vote unanimous." Charles had been reading the proceedings of a political nominating convention, where they make the nomination unanimous so as to show the unity of the party; and his ideas were rather confused. "Those in favor of Anthony Weston for coxswain the next two weeks say 'Ay,'" continued Frank. "Ay! Y BE SANE THAT YOU WANTED THE OFFICE RATHER MORE THAN THAT BUT YOU SAID YOU DID WANT IT I DIDN'T VOTE FOR MYSELF ANYHOW BUT HERE COMES CAPTAIN SEDLEY HUSH HERE IS THE RESULT FRANK SAID THE DIRECTOR THERE WAS A BREATHLESS SILENCE WHEN FRANK ROSE AND EVERY MEMBER EXHIBITED THE DEEPEST INTEREST IN THE PROCEEDINGS WHOLE NUMBER OF VOTES THIRTEEN THE CASSAWAIN READ FROM THE PAPER NECESSARY FOR A CHOICE SEVEN CHARLES HARDY HAS ONE FREDERIC HARPER AS ONE AND ANTHONY WESTON HAS ELEVEN AND HAS ELECTED COXSWAIN OF THE CLUB FOR THE ENSUING TWO WEEKS THREE CHEERS FOR TONY WESSON SHOUTED FRED HARPER RISING THE CHEERS WERE GIVEN WITH HEARTY GOOD WILL AND EMPHASIS MISTER CHAIRMAN SAID CHARLES I MOVE WE MAKE THE VOTE UNANIMOUS CHARLES HAD BEEN READING THE PROCEEDINGS OF A POLITICAL NOMINATING CONVENTION WHERE THEY MADE THE NOMINATION UNANIMOUS SO AS TO SHOW THE UNITY OF THE PARTY AND HIS IDEAS WERE RATHER CONFUSED THOSE IN FAVOR OF ANTHONY WESTON FOR COXWAIN THE NEXT TWO WEEKS SAY AY CONTINUED FRANK AY
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