“No good, Peter! They want it in the Coldcreek district. I have several good prospects in view, but I rather fancy Eddie Farleigh’s ranch. I hear it is up for sale.”
“It is too!”
“What does he want for it?”
“Thirty thousand,––a third cash, the balance in twelve and twenty-four months!”
“Uhm! She’s kind of high. Still,––it might be worth considering. What commission do you want out of it?”
“It’s a five per cent deal, and I’m willing to split it with you;––if you’ll do the same when the shoe’s on the other foot.”
Peter did not tell Jim that the actual price set by Farleigh was twenty-eight thousand dollars and whatever could be got above that figure would be reckoned as the broker’s commission.
Jim thought for a moment. Again the voice came.
“Or I’ll take a third and you get two-thirds. I’ll get the double portion any time I sell any of yours.”
“That’s a go!––the agent who sells gets two-thirds of the commission. Well!––run down, Peter, and give me the exact lay-out and maybe we can close the deal. I want to put the sale through first thing in the morning 337 and it has to show as coming direct through the Langford-Ralston Company.”