"I can't now. I must see my friends first."
"Where are you going?"
"To Willoughby."
"How long are you going to stay?"
"I can't tell. A few days probably."
"Well, I'll give you the number of our office in New York. When you get ready, report to us there, and we'll put you in the field."
To this Walter assented, and asked several questions further, to which he received encouraging answers. The stranger gave him his card, from which our hero learned that he had made the acquaintance of Mr. James Pusher, of the firm of Flint & Pusher, subscription publishers, No. — Nassau St., New York.
"Good-by," said Mr. Pusher, cordially, when Walter left the train for the Willoughby station; "hope to see you again."
"Thank you," said Walter; "very likely you will."