“It’s my right, dad. I love her.”
Chase only blocked the door more effectively. “You young scamp, here I’ve been turning half the stones on earth to get you married to Asher Ferry’s daughter. Do you think I’m going to have you out after dark seeking a fortune?”
Marvin backed away, and his father disappeared into the night.
Chapter 70. Ytterbium
The engineer found his prospect down by the river, perched on a great rock which in the night looked as black as the black mica of Ytterby.
“I have come to return this certificate.”
“But I gave it to you.”
“So you did, and nothing could have been sweeter than the manner of it, but your conscience was not satisfied. It seems to me that it ought to be satisfied, for Asher Ferry intends to do with that land exactly what your father advised. All you need worry about is my profits.”
“Can’t you get rich without my consent?”
“I cannot. For once the laws of a land company were drawn by a man who respected the rights of the minority.”