"Shoo, you don't say so! High time you began, then."
"I don't think I shall ever form the habit of chewing."
"Yes, you will, colonel; everybody does. Travellin' on business?"
"Well, not exactly," said Jasper, hesitatingly. "That is, I am looking for a chance to go into business."
"Got any capital?" interjected the stranger, carelessly, squirting a yellow stream upon the floor of the car.
"Oh, I don't expect to go into business for myself at present," said Jasper, amused at the thought.
"No?" said the other, reflectively. "If you had five thousand dollars I might take you into partnership."
"What is your business?" asked Jasper, with curiosity.
"Cotton," said the stranger. "I'm a cotton broker. I do a large business."
"You don't look like it," thought Jasper, looking at his shabby costume.