Finding the latter out, he had taken the liberty of following him to the Hunniwell home.
"I'm going to stay but a moment, Captain Hunniwell," he went on.
"I wanted to talk with Winslow on a--well, on a business matter.
Of course I won't do it now but perhaps we can arrange a time convenient for us both when I can." "Don't cal'late there'll be much trouble about that," observed the captain, with a chuckle.

"Jed generally has time convenient for 'most everybody; eh, Jed ?" Jed nodded.

"Um-hm," he drawled, "for everybody but Gab Bearse." "So you and Jed are goin' to talk business, eh ?" queried Captain Sam, much amused at the idea.

"Figgerin' to have him rig up windmills to drive those flyin' machines of yours, Major ?" "Not exactly.

My business was of another kind, and probably not very important, at that.