"All right. I'll tell him, but I don't believe he'll see you," replied the office boy, not very good-naturedly, as he went into an inner room. In a little while he returned and said:
"Walk in. He'll see you a few minutes, but he's very busy."
A few seconds later Roy stood in the presence of Caleb Annister.
CHAPTER XIV
ROY'S TRICK
"What can I do for you, sir?" asked the real estate agent as Roy entered. "Take a chair."
Caleb Annister had been a little curious to see the young man whom his office boy described. He could not imagine what was wanted, but he scented a possible customer to engage some of the offices in the structure, for which he collected the rents.
"I want to make some inquiries regarding an office in your Bleeker street building," said Roy, for such was the designation of the property in question.
"Ah, yes. You are going to open an office, perhaps?"