I'd have given them a sporting run." "But what did you do when you left England ?" Bertram broke in.
"Went to East Africa; after that, to this country, where I tried my hand at prairie farming.

Found it decidedly monotonous and sold the homestead at a profit.

Then I did some prospecting, and now I'm here on business." "On business!" Bertram exclaimed.

"You could never be trusted to get proper value for a shilling!" "I've learned to do so lately, and that's not going far.

If you're in commerce in this country, you must know how to put down fifty cents and take up a dollar's worth.