"It's not enough," responded Hawthorne.
"Suppose I raised the bid?" Mayo suggested.
"Not for sale. I'm going to make millions out of this deal."
"Maybe you're fooling yourself, Hawthorne."
"Not a bit of it, Mayo!" was Hawthorne's definite answer.
The millionaire laughed.
"Say, Hawthorne," he said, "I'll bet you've cleaned up on some of these propositions of yours."
"I have," returned Hawthorne quietly; "Why shouldn't I?"
"No reason why you shouldn't. More power to you. Of course, clean-ups sometimes bring comebacks unpleasant ones, from disappointed customers." Hawthorne shifted the subject immediately.
Stuart made a mental note of the conversation. He sized the men as opposites.