"Good God!" he said to himself.

Then he put the paper in his pocket, and, with a forced smile and nod to his father and Tarboe, left the office.
"That's queer.

The letter seemed to get him in the vitals," said John Grier with surprise.
Tarboe nodded, and said to himself: "It's a woman all right." He smiled to himself also.

He had wondered why Carnac and Junia Shale had not come to an understanding.

The letter which had turned Carnac pale was the interpretation.
"Say, sit down, Tarboe," said John Grier.