'What is it, Tim? What do you want of him?'
Tim seemed embarrassed.
'Why——' he began, 'why——'
'Some trouble?'
'Why, you see Charlie Waterhouse's suing him.'
Humphrey tried to consider this.
'What for?'
'Well—libel. One o' them stories o' his. I liked 'em myself. My folks all say he's a great kid. But Charlie's pretty sore.'
'Suing for a lot, I suppose?'
'Why yes. Well—ten thousand.'