"I wouldn't. I want to make money," responded Pepper.
"What are you going to do?"
"Rip out that old show window and put in a new and elegant glass front, and put in a new bar and buffet. It will be as fine as anything around here when it's finished."
"I wish I had a friend to loan me money."
"What would you do with it?"
"I'd buy out a good news stand. There's money in that."
"So there is." Sam Pepper mused for a moment. "Maybe my friend will advance enough for that, too."
"Thank you, but you needn't bother him," said Nelson coldly.
"And why not, if I can get the rocks?"