“It is hardly a matter to talk about in public. Have you any engagement this afternoon?”
“No, sir.”
“Then come around to my house, and take dinner.”
“What will Mr. Moore say?” asked Gilbert smiling.
“We will see to-morrow. Will you come?”
“With great pleasure, Mr. Sands.”
Mr. Sands lived in a pleasant house up-town. He had a wife but no children. His wife greeted Gilbert pleasantly.
“I have heard my husband speak of you,” she said.
Before dinner Gilbert got a chance to explain matters to Mr. Sands.
“I believe you,” said the broker, emphatically.