"Well, what do you think of our town?" questioned one of them pleasantly.
"I haven't seen enough of it to form an opinion," answered Fred.
"It will take us a week or two, I suppose, to take in all the sights," came from Andy, with a grin.
"It might take you a week or two if you went on foot through the mud," answered the second man. And then he continued: "I suppose you came from a distance, eh?"
"We came from New York."
"Going to invest in some oil wells, I suppose?" remarked the first man who had spoken, and he smiled broadly.
"That depends on how we find things here," answered Fred. "You see, my uncle is interested in a tract of land they say has oil on it. Of course he'll want to make an investigation before he goes ahead."
"Is that man who is with you your uncle?"
"Yes."
"Is the tract of land he is interested in near here?" questioned the second man.