24/25 I want you to take fifteen thousand dollars early to-morrow morning and pay that attachment, or whatever it is, at his bank. Naturally I do not want Mr. "Constance, I suppose I ought to advise you that this is silly; but I'm glad you're doing it. Moreover, I feel certain that, if this entanglement is straightened out, Johnny may take a new interest in the irrigation company and, by handling it himself, may recover all his losses." "I sincerely hope so," returned Constance earnestly. "You know I've taken a queer interest in this quixotic attempt of Mr.Gamble's to make his million. |