Travers made a further effort to secure better terms, but his new acquaintance was firm in refusing them. The result was, that Travers unconditionally accepted for himself and Brandon.
"When shall you see your friend Brandon, as you call him?" inquired the colonel.
"This very afternoon," answered Travers promptly.
"Good! I like your promptness."
"That is, if I can," continued Travers, a shade doubtfully, for he remembered the summary manner in which he had been ejected from the house of his congenial companion and friend.
"Very well. Then we will postpone further debate till you have done so. I shall stay at the tavern here, and you can readily find me."
"I will stay there, too. I was staying with my friend Brandon, but his wife and her son did not treat me well, and I left them. They want to separate us—old friends as we are."
"They are jealous of you," suggested Johnson, smiling.
"Just so, but I'll euchre them yet."