“Yes, sir; only two blocks away. We shall pass it.”
“All right! Point it out to me. I’m going to buy a gold watch for myself there. I’ve needed one for a long time, but I wanted the satisfaction of buying one at Tiffany’s. Anything that is sold there must be A No. 1.”
“I have no doubt of it, but I don’t trade there much yet.”
“No; you must wait till you have realized on your Western lots.”
They turned down Fourteenth Street, and soon stood in front of Mr. Fairchild’s office. They entered, and this brings us to the point where the last chapter ends.
CHAPTER XXI.
MR. PERKINS MAKES AN ACQUAINTANCE.
Dick Ralston and the bookkeeper stared at their Western friend in undisguised amazement. Finally Mr. Mullins said, “What did I understand you to call yourself?”
“Paul Perkins, of Minneapolis.”