He
might even walk a little, but I doubt me if he'd ever do a Marathon."
"John, you're wrong," Mrs. Parker affirmed, with conviction. "That
young man will go far. What would you do if Kay should fall in love
with him?"
"I'm sure I do not know, Kate. What would you do?"
"I do not know, John. Nevertheless, it is interesting to contemplate
the situation. If he should win this ranch back from you, he could
have her with my blessing."
"Likewise with mine. That would put him right up in the go-getter
class, which is the class I want to see Kay marry into. But he will
not win back this ranch, Kate."
"How do you know he will not?"
"Because I'm going to do everything in my power to keep him from
redeeming it--and I'm neither a mental nor a financial cripple."
"Where did the potato baron go?" Mrs. Parker queried, suddenly changing
the conversation.
"Down into the valley, I imagine, to look over the land."
"His presence here is not agreeable to Mr. Farrel, John. I think you
might manage to indicate to Mr. Okada that now, Mr. Farrel having
returned so unexpectedly, your land deal must necessarily be delayed
for a year, and consequently, further negotiations at this time are
impossible."
"Yes; I think I had better give him a strong hint to go away. It
irritates Farrel to have him in the house, although he'd never admit it
to us."
"I wonder, John, if it irritates him to have us in the house?"
"I wanted to leave to-day, but when he invited us to stay, you wouldn't
permit me to consider leaving," he reminded her.
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