Decree affirmed with costs of the appeal to the defendant. The petition seeks an order suspending, pending appeal, the operation of a decree of the Superior, Court. G. L. c. 214, § 22 (as amended through St. 1948, c. 309). After hearing the single justice dismissed the petition. The plaintiff appealed. This was not a decision on the merits, and no abuse of discretion is disclosed by the record. Handy Cafe, Inc. v. Costello Distrib. Co. 334 Mass. 707.