But I think, if you talk it over with them, perhaps----" "It's a queer bit of business for me," remarked Mr.Prescott.
"But will you go, Dad?
Please." "Yes," agreed Mr.Prescott very reluctantly.
"Can you--can you just as easily go soon, dad ?" "Ye-es.

I'll go now.

It's such a queer piece of business that I shall be thankful when I have it over with." "And you'll say the best word you can think of, won't you ?" "If you don't stop soon, young man, I may change my mind and back out altogether." But Dick, who knew well enough that his father's promise, once given, was never gone back on, thanked him and then danced joyously out into the street again.
"What was the matter, Dick ?" asked Tom Reade, curiously, when he rejoined his chums.

"Did you forget something ?" "There was something I wanted to talk to dad about," responded Dick evasively.
"What----" began Dan, without an inkling of a true guess.
"Be still, you Danny boy," ordered Dave Darrin bluntly.

"The family affairs of the Prescotts should be no concern of yours." Though, very much to his regret, Dick did not possess a watch, he nevertheless managed to keep very good track of the time.