"What do you propose to do if we don't pay?" asked Bob.
"Foreclose the mortgage!" exclaimed the agent, bringing down his fist upon the table before him.
"In that case, I think, mother, we will pay," said Bob, quietly.
"You can't pay!" snarled Wolverton.
"That is where you are mistaken, Mr. Wolverton. I will not only pay what you ask, but I am ready to take up the whole mortgage."
"Is the boy crazy?" ejaculated Wolverton.
"Not that I am aware of," answered Bob, smiling.
"You haven't got the money."
"Mistaken again, Mr. Wolverton."
"When did you get it?" gasped Wolverton. "Wasn't your cargo stolen?"