But he could figure out no other result.
"Two hundred dollars in one week!" he said to himself.

"What would Oscar say to that?
It seems like a fairy tale." Joe did not forget that he was five hundred dollars In debt.

He went to George Morgan, who had bought out for himself a gentlemen's furnishing store, and said: "Mr.Morgan, I want to pay up a part of that debt." "So soon, Joe?
How much do you want to pay ?" "A hundred and fifty dollars." "You don't mean to say that you have cleared that amount ?" said Morgan, in amazement.
"Yes, sir, and fifty dollars more." "Very well.

I will receive the money.

You do well to wipe out your debts as soon as possible." Joe paid over the money with no little satisfaction.
Without going too much into detail, it may be stated that at the end of a month Joe was out of debt and had three hundred dollars over.
He called on the owner of the land to pay the monthly ground-rent.
"Why don't you buy the land, and get rid of the rent ?" asked the owner.
"Do you want to sell ?" asked Joe.
"Yes; I am about to return to the East." "What do you ask ?" "I own two adjoining lots.