Colonel Mendix walked rapidly up Broadway until he reached Trinity Church. Then he crossed over and hurried down Wall Street. Oliver was close behind and saw him enter an office not far away.
Walking past the place, he read the sign,—
EZRA DODGE & CO.,
California Mining Stocks,
over the door. He would have liked to follow Colonel Mendix inside, but could find no pretext for so doing until he noticed a slip on the window which read,—
Free Circulars Inside.
Entering the place, he saw that the colonel had taken a seat within the office railing and was in earnest conversation with an elderly gentleman, presumably Mr. Dodge.
Oliver stepped up to a clerk in charge.
“Will you kindly give me a circular of stocks?” he asked.
“Certainly,” was the reply. “Think of investing?”
“I wish to see what you have.”