I am taking some stock in it, of course; but I have nothing to do with the organization of the company, since I have sold the ground to Mr.Gamble." "Gamble ?" repeated Gresham.

"Oh, is that so ?" His tone was so deprecative that Courtney was sharply awakened by it.
"Do you know anything against Gamble ?" he quite naturally inquired.
"Not a thing," Gresham hastily assured him.

"Anyhow, you have sold him the property and are fully secured ?" "I've sold it to him under contract," replied Courtney, ready, in view of his recent experiences, to become panic-stricken at a moment's notice.
"Of course, if anything happens you can reclaim the property," Gresham considered.

"It forms its own security; but still, any one holding a private claim against Gamble might try to attach it and give you a nasty entanglement." "There doesn't seem to be any danger of that," argued Courtney, looking worried, nevertheless.

"He was able to show me an extremely clean bill of health.