“Yes, he engaged me as a favor, but I think that he has found my services satisfactory, or he would not have taken me from the store and sent me out on the road.”
“You must be smart, youngster. Did your father leave you anything?”
“A cabin and a few acres of land among the foothills of Colorado.”
“Have you any evidence of the agreement made by Bradley Wentworth?”
“I have two letters written by him on the subject, in which the matter is plainly referred to.”
“Does he know that you have them?”
“Yes; he tried to buy them from me.”
“What did he offer?”
“A thousand dollars.”