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He was a broad-shouldered, long-limbed, ener getic young fellow, with frank blue eyes that looked one squarely in the face. Men liked him because he was straightforward, alert, and able, with an in definite personal charm that lifted him out of the ordinary. These were the qualities Cornish had recognized when he put him in control of his inter ests at Antioch, and Oakley, who enjoyed hard work, had earned his salary several times over and was really doing wonders. He put down his pipe, which was smoked out, and glanced at the clock. What's the matter with that boy? He muttered. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.