Sam placed a chair for her and they sat down at the table.
"I want to figure a minute," said he.

"Now that I have actual possession of the property, in place of a mere option, I can go at the thing differently.

First of all, when I go up Monday I'll see my engineer, and on Tuesday morning I'll bring him down here with me.
Then I shall secure permission from the county to alter that road and we'll build the dam.

That will cost very little in comparison to the whole improvement.

Then, and not till then, I'll get out my stock prospectus, and I'll drive prospective investors down here to look at Lake Jo.