"I let the feller go. I didn't suppose he'd come back but he did. Came a little before sunrise with that well dressed feller we saw at the tavern.
"'Do you want to buy a horse?' I says.
"'Yes, sir, I've got to get to Chicago to-day if possible.'
"'What's your hurry?'
"'I have engagements to-morrow and land to sell.'
"'How did ye get here?'
"'Came up from Tazewell County to-day on a horse. It died last evening.'
"'What's your name?' I says.
"He handed me a card on which I read the words 'Lionel Davis, Real Estate, Loans and Insurance, 14 South Water Street, Chicago, Ill.'
"'There's one branch o' your business that isn't mentioned on the card,' I says.