He will ferret out a case that he once starts on with an unerringness that would charm you.

Yes, sir, I got him his present situation on this paper, and I can tell you it was a good one." "He must have been a warm friend of yours ?" said Brenton, indifferently, as if he did not take much interest in the eulogy.
"Quite the contrary," said Speed.

"He was a warm enemy, made it mighty warm for _me_ sometimes.

He was on an opposition paper, but I tell you, although I was no chicken in newspaper business, that man would scoop the daylight out of me any time he tried.

So, to get rid of opposition, I got the managing editor to appoint him to a place on our paper; and I tell you, he has never regretted it.