There was toward the last of October on the edge of town a real-estate sale which Mr.Haldeman and I attended.

Here was my chance for a play.

I must have bid up to a hundred thousand dollars and did actually buy nearly ten thousand dollars of the lots put up at auction, relying upon some money presently coming to my wife.
I could see that it made an impression on Mr.Haldeman.Returning in the carriage which had brought us out I said: "Mr.Haldeman, I am going to ruin you.

But I am going to run up a money obligation to Isham Henderson I shall never be able to discharge.

You need an editor.