I can draw up a draft of conveyance with a few strokes of the pen.

In fact, we can do it on the spot." What he meant was, "In fact, we can do it so fast that I can pocket a fee of five hundred dollars right here and now while you have the money to pay me." "Now then," he continued, "let us see how it is to run." "Well," said Tomlinson, "I want you to put it that I give all my stock in the company to the university." "All of it ?" said Skinyer, with a quiet smile to Beatem.
"Every cent of it, sir," said Tomlinson; "just write down that I give all of it to the college." "Very good," said Skinyer, and he began to write, "I, so-and-so, and so-and-so, of the county of so-and-so--Cahoga, I think you said, Mr.
Tomlinson ?" "Yes, sir," said the Wizard, "I was raised there." "-- do hereby give, assign, devise, transfer, and the transfer is hereby given, devised and assigned, all those stocks, shares, hereditaments, etc., which I hold in the etc., etc., all, several and whatever--you will observe, Mr.Tomlinson, I am expressing myself with as great brevity as possible--to that institution, academy, college, school, university, now known and reputed to be Plutoria University, of the city of etc., etc." He paused a moment.

"Now what special objects or purposes shall I indicate ?" he asked.
Whereupon Tomlinson explained as best he could, and Skinyer, working with great rapidity, indicated that the benefaction was to include a Demolition Fund for the removal of buildings, a Retirement Fund for the removal of professors, an Apparatus Fund for the destruction of apparatus, and a General Sinking Fund for the obliteration of anything not otherwise mentioned.
"And I'd like to do something, if I could, for Mr.Boomer himself, just as man to man," said Tomlinson.
"All right," said Beatem, and he could hardly keep his face straight.
"Give him a chunk of the stock--give him half a million." "I will," said Tomlinson; "he deserves it." "Undoubtedly," said Mr.Skinyer.
And within a few minutes the whole transaction was done, and Tomlinson, filled with joy, was wringing the hands of Skinyer and Beatem, and telling them to name their own fee.
They had meant to, anyway.
* * * * * "Is that legal, do you suppose ?" said Beatem to Skinyer, after the Wizard had gone.

"Will it hold water ?" "Oh, I don't think so," said Skinyer, "not for a minute.

In fact, rather the other way.