“Yours and mine?”
“Yes.”
“How much?”
“A dollar and seventy-five cents! I think, Grant, we had better inquire the location of the nearest poor house. We may want to ask admission.”
“There’s an old saying, Tom: ‘The darkest hour is just before the day.’”
“How does that apply here?”
“I will tell you. I have secured a claim from which ten thousand dollars was obtained within six months.”
“And then it petered out?”
“No; the owner stopped working it because he had money enough, and was satisfied.”
“Hasn’t it been worked since?”