Bein' manager, and knowin' the business, Skeelty stood out for fifty-one shares of stock, which is the controllin' interest; but I own all the rest, and the mill's makin' good money.

People don't know I'm in that deal, and of course this is all confidential and not to be talked about." "Very well, sir.

But I fear you have mistaken the character of our paper," said Patsy quietly.

"We are quite independent, Mr.Boglin, and intend to remain so--even if we can't make the paper pay.

In other words, the _Millville Daily Tribune_ can't be bought." He stared in amazement; then scratched his ear with a puzzled air.
"Such talk as that means somethin'," he asserted, gropingly, "but what it means, blamed if I know! Newspapers never turn money down unless they're a'ready bought, or have got a grouch of their own....