The links of international trades unionism no doubt accounted for it.

But in McEwen's case, the fraternity to which he belonged seemed to apply only to the looser and more disreputable elements among the emigrant throng.
But at the same time he had shown surprising docility in the matter of Anderson's counsels.

All talk of the Idaho mine had dropped between them, as though by common consent.

Anderson had laid hands upon a young man, a Salvation Army officer in Vancouver, with whom his father consented to lodge for the next six weeks; and further arrangements were to be postponed till the end of that period.

Anderson hoped, indeed, to get his father settled there before Lady Merton moved from Lake Louise.
For in a few days now, the private car was to return from the coast, in order to take up the English party.
McEwen's unexpected complaisance led to a great softening in Anderson's feeling towards his father.