“Benjamin Bolton!” exclaimed the other, his countenance changing.
“The same.”
“I judge from your appearance that your circumstances have improved,” said Mr. Ray coldly.
“Fortunately, yes.”
“I congratulate you.”
“Thank you. The money you kindly loaned me when I was last here did me a great deal of good.”
“I presume you have come to repay it,” said Ray, with a sneer.
“You are right,” and Bolton drew from his pocket two fifty-dollar bills, which he tendered to his host.
Stephen Ray was fond of money, and he received the notes with satisfaction.
“You have acted honorably,” he said more graciously. “Are you located in the neighborhood?”