“And you think he would indorse your note?”
“I know he would. He feels very friendly to me, Mr. Wentworth does.”
“And you offer me five hundred dollars?”
“Yes; and say twenty-five more for interest. Come now, what do you say?”
“I say no, Mr. Amsden. I have a letter in my pocket offering me a thousand dollars for the property.”
“Who is it from?” asked Amsden, making a grammatical mistake that plenty of better educated persons also make.
“Bradley Wentworth!”
“Oh!” exclaimed Amsden in chagrin. “He promised to leave the matter in my hands.”
“So you were bidding for him?”
“Well, partly for him and partly for myself.”