"'That might be impossible,' I suggested.
"'But I'll make the effort,' says Dan.
"As an insulter I wouldn't wonder if Dan had large capacity when properly stirred up.
"'Better let him alone. I have lines out that will bring information. Be patient.'
"Dan rose and said he would see me soon, an' left with a rather stern look in his face.
III
IN WHICH LIZZIE DESCENDS FROM A GREAT HEIGHT
"Lizzie was on hand at the hour appointed. We sat down here all by ourselves.
"'Lizzie,' I says, 'why in the world did you go to Europe for a husband? It's a slight to Pointview—a discouragement of home industry.'
"'There was nobody here that seemed to want me,' she says, blushin' very sweet.