But a light rein is needed for this wild ass of the West, Clayton.

Oh! to have him out there in Cheyenne for one month.
"Yes! By Jove, I have it! Hugh must invite him to meet him there.
I will telegraph him, and the old man can smooth Clayton down." A sudden desire to know of Randall Clayton's private life seized upon Ferris, who already contemplated a sweet revenge.

"Damn him! I must keep him and Alice apart.

She would side with him, on sentimental grounds.

But, as soon as I get back, I can cipher Hugh that he must settle this fellow, in some way, on that Western visit.
The old fox can find a way, and both Alice and I will be out of it." Deliberately selecting two one hundred dollar bills from his wallet, Arthur Ferris held them up to the astonished gaze of Einstein.
"Mr.Clayton has been a little strange in his behavior lately," he said.