“You ain’t so green as you look, mister,” said the latter, with a grin.

“Thank you,” said Tom. “You’ll have to try that game on somebody else. Do you often succeed?”

“Sometimes,” said the boy.

“If a quarter was the regular price, I’d go into the business myself,” said Tom.

“Maybe you couldn’t pay the license,” said the knight of the blacking-brush.

“How much is it?”

“Five hundred dollars.”

“If that’s all, I’ll buy two,” said Tom.

“I’ll sell you mine.”

“I don’t want one second-hand.”