“He says he can’t think of you as a business man,” she laughed.

“Why not?”

“Because,” she faltered, “he says—you inspire him.”

“I?”

She nodded.

“But say—that’s odd. I wonder how I inspire him?”

“He says you make him see the tragedy of those men up North. He says—” she hesitated.

“Well?”

“He said he thought you must have had some big tragedy in your own life.”

“Of what nature?” he inquired with interest.