Eh, Anthony ?" "Nonsense," frowned the son, "haven't you a right to be comfortable in your own house ?" "Come, come!" rumbled John Woodbury.

"A young fellow in your position can't have a boor for a father, eh ?" It was apparently an old argument between them, for Anthony stared gloomily at the fire, making no attempt to reply; and he glanced up in relief when the servant entered with the liquor.

John Woodbury, however, returned to the charge as soon as they were left alone again, saying: "As a matter of fact, I'm about to set you up in an establishment of your own in New York." He made a vastly inclusive gesture.

"Everything done up brown--old house--high-class interior decorator, to get you started with a splash." "Are you tired of Long Island ?" "_I'm_ not going to the city, but you will." "And my work ?" "A gentleman of the class you'll be in can't callous his hands with work.

I spent my life making money; you can use your life throwing it away--like a gentleman.