I've now got to devise some means of getting rid of Thatcher; but we'll let him cool till after the convention.

Mrs.Owen won't be back for several weeks, I suppose ?" "No; she and Miss Garrison will return immediately after the commencement exercises." "Well, Thatcher brought that suit, thinking that if he could throw the paper into a receivership he'd run up the price when it came to be sold and shake me out.

He knew, too, that it would annoy Mrs.Owen to be involved in litigation.

It's surprising that he would incur her wrath himself; she's always been mighty decent to Ed and kind to his boy.

But I'll have to buy her stock and let her out; it's a delicate business, and for Mrs.Bassett's sake I've got to get her aunt out as quickly as possible." "That, of course, will be easily managed.