"Yes, I've invested in a big tract way up the river."
"You're going up to-day?"
"Yes."
"Then—are you going right back after seeing your land—like the others?"
"I plan to develop that land—if it is anything like what it was represented."
Her manner changed. She grew thoughtful.
"Whom did you buy your land from—if it isn't too impertinent?"
"From Senator Fairclothe's company."
"From Senator——! Why, that's——" she stopped.
"Tell me, please; how was that land represented?"