He is a very successful man in real estate.

Father knows him." "Humph! Talking of thousands, when a few ten dollar bills would fix us for the summer," muttered Dave Darrin.

"I wonder if men ever stop to think how it feels for a boy to go around broke." "I spoke to my dad along those lines once," smiled Tom.
"What did he say ?" asked Danny Grin.
"Oh, dad told me there was no objection whatever to my starting out and earning a lot of money.

He explained that was how he had gotten his." The other youngsters were smiling now, for, as was well known to them all, Mr.Reade wasn't credited with possessing a great deal of money.
"Well, are you fellows coming down to my place to look over the catalogue ?" Dave proposed once more.

"It'll help to kill time during our suspense." Though they felt rather foolish about spending their dollars before they obtained them, the four high school boys turned to follow Darrin, when a voice behind them called: "Oh, boys! Just a moment, please!" "It's the man in the four-quart silk hat," Tom whispered, as the five chums baited and turned.
"Man ?" echoed Darry, though also in a whisper.