"No; that was not my object, but I shall find out what I can about it."
"Well, perhaps so. But my uncle is trying to cheat my mother out of it."
"Then he must be a rascal. Tell me about it."
The man looked sympathetic and trustworthy, and Mark without hesitation told him the story as it is already known to the reader.
"Do you think the stock has reached its highest point?" he asked anxiously.
"No; it will probably rise to two hundred."
"Then my uncle probably won't close it out just at present."
"No; he will hear how the matter stands, and if he is sharp he will hold on."
"I am glad of that, for I want a little time to decide how to act."