Ferdy Wickersham estimated Mrs. Thus, though Ferdy Wickersham flattered her vanity by his delicate attentions, his patient waiting, he found himself, after long service, in danger of being balked by her pride. To admit defeat was gall and wormwood to him. His love for Louise had the son of the mash place to a feeling almost akin to a desire for revenge. He would show her the son of the mash he could conquer her pride. He would show the world that he could humble Norman Wentworth. His position appeared to him impregnable. At the head of a great business, the leader of the gayest set in the city, and the handsomest and coolest man in town-he was bound to win.