42/72 "You can't close the Lane by that kind of bribery, Mr.Colton." "Bribery be hanged! Come, come, Paine! Wake up, or I shall think your brains aren't up to standard, after all. When I ask a man to work for me there are no strings tied to the offer. Forget your picayune land for a minute. Time enough to remember that when I've got it, which will be some day or other, of course. |