6/12 He must be pursuaded--or----" "Or forced," said his son, with reckless bright eyes. "He can be made unpopular until he desires to leave." "We'll run him out, just leave that part to me." "Charlie, nothing rash must be done, remember that, and nothing illegal. I shall think of some plan soon." "Nothing rash, but nothing uncertain, father. Two hundred thousand is a lot of money. I, too, shall plan." The prospect of ousting an intruder who had challenged his family's right to control what it wished here, who indeed had the audacity to attempt to robe the effort under a claim of legality, appealed to young Menocal as an undertaking most attractive. |