"Do you mean that?" asked Henry earnestly.
"Sure."
"Then I will," and Henry appeared much relieved.
"In fact, if you want more I'll lend it to you," continued the millionaire's son.
"Are you in earnest?"
"Of course I am. Why?"
"Well, to tell you the truth I hated to pay back that fifty dollars. I mean I still had a use for it. In fact, if I had a little more I could branch out—I'm a sort of a little tree now—like one of those saplings they set out. I need branches."
"Tell me about it," suggested Dick.
"Well, if I had two hundred dollars more I could buy out the business of Moses Cohen, who deals in old metal. He's getting too feeble to carry it on, and I heard it was for sale. I made some inquiries and I found I can get it for about five hundred dollars."
"But you said two hundred and fifty was all you needed."