Loring was helping Sammy to adjust his burdens; and Winnie, with the aid of the mirror in her vanity box, was trying the effect of violets close to her eyes.

Johnny waited patiently for Loring to get through and then, despite Polly's protest, dragged him away.
"I've arranged for the first dent in Gresham and Collaton," he announced, and outlined the program which later on was carried out to the letter.

"I've fixed to have some valuable property placed in Collaton's name, with Gresham as security.

When that is done I want you to go to Jacobs and play a mean trick on him.

Make him serve that attachment on Collaton's ostensible property.