“One hundred dollars,” answered Bob.
“I guess that’s right, Herbert, a hundred dollars; but I never see so much money all at one time, did you, Bob?”
Herbert proceeded with the illustration by saying:
“Then, Tom, you understand how many five dollar bills it takes to make one hundred dollars. Now, it would require ten one hundred dollar bills to make one one thousand dollar bill.”
“Gewhopple! that’s climbin’ up, ain’t it, Bob?” exclaimed Tom, incredulously.
“Oh, but that’s nothing,” said Herbert. “Just listen: It would take a hundred one thousand dollar bills to make one hundred thousand dollars, and it would require ten times one hundred thousand dollars to make one million.”
“Well, that’s fur enough,” said Tom, scratching his head. “Don’t give me no more tonight, for I can’t take it in no way. A million dollars; and you say some er them kings loses so much money as all this in almost no time?”
“Why, yes; perhaps in a single day,” answered Herbert.
“And you think, Bob Hunter, that we could go down there with only five dollars apiece and lay out them kings and scoop the boodle, do you? Now, answer me that.”
“Well, it does seem kinder like takin’ chances, ef them fellers loses money like that.”