He had no hesitancy in sacrificing his chum.

It was business now; friendship ceased to be a factor in the affair.

Ah, Van was going to be foxy; he'd show him that he could be foxy, too.
"He can have it ?" echoed Geary.

"You don't mean to sign it over to him bodily ?" "Oh, I suppose it could be mortgaged," answered Vandover.
"Yes, that's the idea," returned Geary.

"You want me to figure that out for you?
I can just as well as not.