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The next day he went to work , wearing a suit of clothes bought from Ed . He worked with Ed 's father , carrying timbers and driving nails as directed by him . In the gang with him were four men , boarders at Ed 's hotel , and four other men who lived in the town with their families . At the noon hour he asked the old carpenter how the men from the hotel , who did not live in the town , could vote on the question of the power bonds . The old man grinned and rubbed his hands together . `` I do n't know , '' he said . `` I suppose Ed tends to that .