"You can live on that, I suppose?"
"I have a mother to support."
"That makes a difference. Why do you stay in Chicago? You could make a better living farther West."
"In California?" asked Luke, looking intently at Browning.
Thomas Browning started.
"What put California into your head?" he asked.
"My father died in California."
"A good reason for your not going there."
"I thought you might be able to tell me something about California," continued Luke.
"Why should I?"