The Professor, as though pleased with his fancy, nodded as his fingers played with the lid.
"Yes, that will do very nicely," he decided.

"Put me down--'Black Box,' five hundred dollars." The girl took out her book and began to write.

The Professor, with a little farewell bow, crossed the room towards Quest.

Lenora moved towards the door.
"Let me see you out," she said to the girl pleasantly.

"Don't you find this collecting sometimes very hard work ?" "Days like to-day," the girl replied, "atone for everything.