18/31 Ze honor of ze firm is pledged to zat." The little woman now drew two thousand dollars from her satchel, and after counting it on her knee, passed it to Mr.Gusher. "I will invest this," she said, again looking up anxiously at Mr.Gusher, and then fumbling over the contents of her satchel, as if it still contained something she was in doubt how to dispose of. "I will take your word," she resumed, as if some sudden change had come over her mind. "Life's short, and speculation uncertain. |