Leastwise, don't s-s-sorter seem to r-recall no such n-name, Miss.

Was the g-gent a f-friend o' your 'n ?" "Y-yes.

He is a mining engineer, and, I have been told, is under engagement at the 'Little Yankee.'" Brown's eyes hardened, looking down into the upturned face, and his hands clinched in sudden awakening suspicion.
"You d-did, hey ?" he questioned sullenly.

"Wh-who told you that r-rot ?" "Farnham." The man uttered an unrestrained oath, fully believing now that he was being led into a cunningly devised trap.

His mental operations were slow, but he was swift and tenacious enough in prejudice.