THE STATESMEN SNOWBOUND By ROBERT FITZGERALD Illustrated by Wad-el-Ward New York and Washington THE NEALE PUBLISHING COMPANY 1909 New York and Washington >CONTENTS I. The Funeral II. Senator Bull and Mr. Ridley—Trials and Tribulations of the Newly Fledged Member III. Colonel Manysnifters—An Outing with the "Jewels" IV. An Accident—Dinner V. Senator Bull's Story VI. Representative Holloway Has the Floor VII. Representative Van Rensselaer Unfolds a Strange Tale VIII. Senator Wendell Reads "The Creaking of the Stairs" IX. Senator Hammond's Experience X. Mr. Callahan's Story XI. What Happened to Denmead XII. O'Brien's Narrative XIII. An Uninvited Guest The Funeral Senator Bull and Mr. Ridley—Trials and Tribulations of the Newly Fledged Member Colonel Manysnifters—An Outing with the "Jewels" An Accident—Dinner Senator Bull's Story Representative Holloway Has the Floor Representative Van Rensselaer Unfolds a Strange Tale Senator Wendell Reads "The Creaking of the Stairs" Senator Hammond's Experience Mr. Callahan's Story What Happened to Denmead