24/27 It may have been no more than intuition on his part, but something convinced him that his acquaintance with Miss Good deeply displeased the man. If he knew Henry Nelson as well as he believed he did, it was more than disapproval, more than mere personal dislike, that smoldered in the latter's eyes. This was luck! In his warmest tone he cried: "Congratulations, my dear Colonel. But why only a quarter interest? |