“Oh, it’s for the making of some oil-well machinery,” answered Tom. “It’s something new for us, but we’ve got the facilities and can manage it all right. Mr. Damon brought the men to us, and I think it may result in a pretty big deal.”
“I wonder if they were the men I saw in Mr. Damon’s car when they passed our house to-day,” said Mary, with heightened interest.
“Likely enough,” answered Tom carelessly. “There were three of them.”
“Two tall ones and one fat stodgy one?” asked Mary.
“That’s right,” replied Tom. “But why the sudden interest? Do you happen to know any of them?”
Mary did not answer.
Tom looked at her in some surprise.
“Did you hear my question?” he asked.
“I don’t know any of them,” answered Mary.
There was something in her tone that piqued Tom’s curiosity.