"I'll be back after you in about an hour." And he reluctantly paused long enough to drink some of the wine which Carrie's husband helped to make.

It was probably good wine.
Ersten was in the cutting room when Johnny again arrived at the store, and a clerk took his name up very dubiously.

The clerk returned, smiling with extreme graciousness, and informed the caller that he was to walk straight back.

Johnny found Ersten in spectacles and apron, with a tape-line round his neck and a piece of chalk in his hand, and wearing a very worried look, while all the workmen in the room appeared subdued but highly nervous.
"Did you see him ?" Ersten asked immediately.
"He is anxious to come back," Johnny was happy to state.
"When ?" This very eagerly.
"To-day." Ersten took his apron and the tape and threw them on a table with a slam.
"I invite you to have a glass of Rheinthranen," he offered.
"Thanks," returned Johnny carelessly, not quite appreciating the priceless honor.

"I'll have Mr.Schnitt here in an hour, but you must be careful what you say to him.