I have something else to do with my money than to pour it into Barstow's pockets.

I know the man.

Send him to me to-morrow, and I'll talk to him--as between gentlemen." Walter Hine flushed.

He had grown accustomed to deference and flatteries in the household of Garratt Skinner.

The unceremonious scorn of Mr.
Jarvice stung his vanity, and vanity was the one strong element of his character.