"We agreed beautifully on nearly all points of his dressing.
Where we differed, we - compromised."

"Red never compromises with anybody, so I suppose it was done
by your giving in?"

"He never compromises? You do him injustice." He can
compromise royally - by the same method of `giving in.'"

"I simply can't believe it," murmured Martha,, shaking her
head.




CHAPTER V

IN WHICH HE IS ROUGH ON A FRIEND


"RED"

"Yes?"


"Are you through with that rabble? Can you 'tend to a
friend?"

Redfield Pepper Burns wheeled around in his revolving chair