"Is settled."
"The railroad will be built without your taking an active part in its actual construction?"
"Yes; the newly organized company will look after that. Leave it to Watson Scott. I saw an item in a morning paper saying that Mr. Scott was suddenly taken ill at the Waldorf last night; but that he was resting comfortably this morning, and his physician did not apprehend any serious result. If anything serious did happen to Old Gripper, it might retard the railroad project for a time."
"Now that Del Norte is gone, it seems that you should not have any great trouble, Frank?"
Immediately Merry thought of the man with the snowy hair whom he had encountered in front of the Waldorf; but he decided to say nothing to Inza of that meeting. He did not wish to alarm her.
"Yes," he laughed; "I feel like celebrating, and I have a little scheme."
"What is it?"
"Why can't we make up a party to visit Niagara and St. Louis."
"Oh, splendid!" cried Inza eagerly.
"Then you like the idea, sweetheart?"