The Letter

Carleton Kirby, a thieving politician, offers Senator Denton ten thousand dollars to vote for his bill in the Senate. Denton refuses and angrily dismisses Kirby from the house. Later in the ... Read allCarleton Kirby, a thieving politician, offers Senator Denton ten thousand dollars to vote for his bill in the Senate. Denton refuses and angrily dismisses Kirby from the house. Later in the day, however, Denton changes his mind and writes Kirby a letter agreeing to vote for the b... Read allCarleton Kirby, a thieving politician, offers Senator Denton ten thousand dollars to vote for his bill in the Senate. Denton refuses and angrily dismisses Kirby from the house. Later in the day, however, Denton changes his mind and writes Kirby a letter agreeing to vote for the bill if the offer still holds good. This letter he neglects to mail and leaves it in his de... Read all