“Forgive me—I wasn’t paying any attention to what I was saying. I’m sure it is.”
She resumed her pacing.
“But if they sell out to some company,” Doctor West continued, “the company will probably get it for a third, or less, of what it is actually worth.”
“So, if some corporation has been secretly wanting to buy it,” commented Katherine, “things could not have worked out better for the corporation if they had been planned.”
She came to a sudden pause, and stood gazing at her father, her lips slowly parting.
“It could not have worked out better for the corporation if it had been planned,” she repeated.
“No,” said Doctor West.
She picked up the Clarion, quickly read the editorial, and laid the paper aside.
“Father!” Her voice was a low, startled cry.
“Yes?”