I must make some more inquiries.

The boy is actually well dressed, for a place like this." "Mother," said Dabney, as they drove along, "you wouldn't let 'em have Ham's house, would you ?" "No, indeed.

But I don't mean to have our own stand empty." With that reply a great deal of light broke in upon Dab's mind.
"That's it, is it ?" he said to himself, as he touched up the ponies.
"Well, there'll be room enough for all of us there, and no mistake.

But what'll Ham say ?" That was a question which he could safely leave to the very responsible lady beside him; and she found "errands" enough for him, during the remainder of that forenoon, to keep him from worrying his mind about any thing else.
As for Ford Foster, it was not until late on the following day that he completed all his "inquiries" to his satisfaction.

He took the afternoon train for the city, almost convinced that, much as he undoubtedly knew before he came, he had actually acquired a good deal more knowledge which might be of some value.
Ford was almost the only passenger in the car he had selected.