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"All up!" cried Fred Harper. "It is a unanimous vote," added the chairman. ALL UP CRIED FRED HARPER IT IS A UNANIMOUS VOTE ADDED THE CHAIRMAN
gentleman, I withdraw my motion." At the risk of disturbing the dignity of the meeting, Captain Sedley remarked that he had stated no reasons. "I move that the room be called Zephyr Hall," said Tony Weston. "Second the motion," said Charles. Frank stated the question, and observed that it was open for any remarks. But the members, not feeling disposed to indulge in any flights of eloquence before Captain Sedley, maintained an obstinate silence for full five minutes. The chairman, impressed with the idea that some speeches must be made, anyhow, did not interrupt the dignified quiet by putting the question. At last the silence was broken by a hearty laugh on the part of Captain Sedley. "Why don't you put the question, Frank?" asked he. "The debate has not taken place yet." "There are some questions which it is not necessary to debate." "Question!" said Fred Harper, who had been to town meeting. "Those in favor of calling the room Zephyr Hall, please manifest it by raising the right hand. IONED BY THE HONOURABLE AND DISTINGUISHED GENTLEMAN I WITHDRAW MY MOTION AT THE RISK OF DISTURBING THE DIGNITY OF THE MEETING CAPTAIN SEDLEY REMARKED THAT HE HAD STATED NO REASONS I MOVE THAT THE ROOM BE CALLED ZEPHYR HALL SAID TONY WESTON SECOND THE MOTION SAID CHARLES FRANK STATED THE QUESTION AND OBSERVED THAT IT WAS OPEN FOR ANY REMARKS BUT THE MEMBERS NOT FEELING DISPOSED TO INDULGE IN ANY FLIGHTS OF ELOQUENCE BEFORE CAPTAIN SEDLEY MAINTAINED AN OBSTINATE SILENCE FOR FULL FIVE MINUTES THE CHAIRMAN IMPRESSED WITH THE IDEA THAT SOME SPEECHES MUST BE MADE ANYHOW DID NOT INTERRUPT THE DIGNIFIED QUIET BY PUTTING THE QUESTION AT LAST THE SILENCE WAS BROKEN BY A HEARTY LAUGH ON THE PART OF CAPTAIN SEDLEY WHY DON'T YOU PUT THE QUESTION FRANK ASKED HE THE DEBATE HAS NOT TAKEN PLACE YET THERE ARE SOME QUESTIONS WHICH IT IS NOT NECESSARY TO DEBATE QUESTION SAID FRED HARPER WHO HAD BEEN TO TOWN MEETING THOSE IN FAVOR OF CALLING THE ROOM ZEPHYR HALL PLEASE MANIFEST IT BY RAISING THE RIGHT HAND
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