At last! At last! "How would it do, Mr.Hooper," he said, sweetly, "if, instead of ten men giving you four thousand each, as you plan, one man were to give you forty thousand in annual instalments of ten thousand each?
Could that be arranged as well ?" "My dear Mr.Cowperwood," exclaimed the doctor, glowing, his eyes alight, "do I understand that you personally might wish to give the money for this lens ?" "I might, yes.

But I should have to exact one pledge, Mr.Hooper, if I did any such thing." "And what would that be ?" "The privilege of giving the land and the building--the whole telescope, in fact.

I presume no word of this will be given out unless the matter is favorably acted upon ?" he added, cautiously and diplomatically.
The new president of the university arose and eyed him with a peculiarly approbative and grateful gaze.

He was a busy, overworked man.

His task was large.