“That could readily be sold.”
“What investments would you suggest?”
“I couldn't tell you on the moment; but I think favorably of a mining stock lately put on the market. I have private advices that it is likely to develop extraordinary richness and the stock may even treble in three months.”
“Where is the mine?” asked the squire, eagerly.
“Out in Nevada. A friend of mine has just returned from there and he has given me strictly confidential information in regard to it. He has so much faith in it that he has bought fifteen thousand dollars' worth of shares.”
“Could I get any?” asked Squire Leech.
“I think you could if you go to work quietly. If you went into the market openly, they would suspect something and raise the price on you.”
“Yes, I see. Do you think that is better than Erie?”
“At present, nothing is to be made in Erie. It is likely to go down before it goes up. The time may come when you can buy to advantage but not now.”
“I have a great mind to go up to the city with you, and investigate the matter,” said the squire.