"I have sold eight already. Where did you sleep last night?"
"At the Lodging House."
"How do you like it?"
"It's a good place, and very cheap."
"Yes, it's a bully place. I'd go there myself, if it wasn't for mother and Rose. It's enough sight better than our room on Leonard Street. But I can't leave my mother and sister."
"If you're going to buy some more papers, I'd like to go with you."
"All right. Come ahead."
Ben invested his money under the direction of his companion. By his advice, he purchased nearly to the amount of his entire capital, knowing that it would come back to him again, so that his plan for paying the reporter could still be carried out.
"You can stand near me, if you want to, Ben," said Rough and Ready.
"I am afraid I shall interfere with your trade," answered Ben.