“Twenty,” said Mr. Gordon cheerfully.
Miss Charity suddenly found her voice.
“I think we’d better sell to Mr. Gordon,” she announced quietly.
CHAPTER XXIV
UNCLE DICK’S BUYER
Miss Hope, who had been wringing her hands, bewildered and hopelessly at sea, hailed this concrete suggestion with visible relief.
“All right, Sister, I think so, too,” she agreed, glad for once not to have to make the decision. “You’re sure you are not cheating yourself, Mr. Gordon, by paying us twenty thousand dollars?”
Mr. Gordon, who had strolled over to the door leading into the hall, assured her that he was well-satisfied with his bargain.