If they don't suit our convenience, we must simply adjust ourselves to the new conditions." "You alarm me, Steingall," cried Devar.

"Have we been drawn into an international squabble?
Don't tell me that Devar's canned salmon is really a deadly sort of bomb." "I've heard more improbable things.

But you would not be your father's son, Mr.Devar, if you can't keep a tight lip when statements are made in your presence which may astonish you.

Mr.Curtis and you are now about to meet a very clever man, Otto Schmidt, the lawyer, and I fancy your name will help in the argument.

Is your father in New York ?" "He arrives here from Chicago to-night." "He has never met Mr.Curtis ?" "No, but he jolly soon will." "But, if it were possible to get hold of him by telephone or telegraph to-day, he would say he had never heard of him ?" "I guess that's so.