He should have been in the old rascal's king row by this time.

So he said, briskly, "Wish I could, son, but I got to see a man." "Mr.Gray was here several times before he went away, but you were always out." When her father showed no inclination to tarry, Barbara spoke with more impatience than she had ever used toward him.

"I want him to meet you, dad, for he has come back on purpose to take up that Jackson well.

If I devote all my time to business, it seems to me you could afford to sacrifice an hour to it, just this once.

That checker game can wait." Tom Parker stiffened.