"You needn't hesitate," she urged. "It's my own money."
"I've had a-plenty."
"Enough so that we can call it square?"
"Yes, and more than enough."
"Then I can only thank you," she said, rising.
He knew that he was being dismissed, but the one chance in a thousand had yet to be tested.
"Just a minute, Miss Grierson," he begged. "I've done you right in this business, haven't I?"
"You have."
"I said I didn't want any more money, and I don't. But there's one other thing. Do you know what I'm here in this little jay town of yours for?"
"Yes; I have known it for a long time."