He found old Maxwell sitting on a soap-box, reading a sporting paper. The stand was full of dust and the stock much disarranged. Evidently the owner had lost interest in it.
"I understand you want to sell out," said Nelson.
"I do," answered Maxwell. "Want to buy?"
"I might buy if you sell out cheap enough."
"I want a hundred dollars."
"A hundred? I thought you'd sell out for seventy-five."
"No, I've been asking a hundred. I might knock off ten dollars, though."
Nelson looked the stand over, and asked some questions about the trade done.
"I'll give you eighty dollars cash," he said, at last.