“I don’t know.”
“So you are comin’ back here to live?”
“No; I think not. I have a situation with a large firm in St. Louis. I am only here on a vacation.”
“That reminds me, Gerald. If you’ve got five minutes to spare I would like to talk with you on business.”
“I can give you five minutes, Mr. Amsden.”
“It’s about that place your father left you. It isn’t worth much, but I’ve been thinkin’ I’d like to settle down in a home of my own, and that place about suits me.”
“But,” said Gerald, who saw Amsden’s drift, “I would not like to turn Tom Carter out of his home.”
“No need of it, Gerald. I’d get him to board me, and I’d pay him somethin’, besides giving him his rent free.”
“Suppose I wait and consult Mr. Carter about it.”