Both were now entirely oblivious to the girl, who, however, was by no means oblivious to them.

She found them, in this new meeting, a most interesting study.
"You gouged us on that land, young man," resumed Mr.Stevens with a wry little smile.
"Worth every cent you paid us for it, wasn't it ?" demanded the other.
"Y-e-s; but if you hadn't stepped into the deal at the last minute, we could have secured it for five or six thousand dollars less money." "You used to go after these things yourself," explained Mr.Turner with an easy laugh.

"Now you send out people empowered only to look and not to purchase." "But what I don't yet understand," protested Mr.Stevens, "is how you came to be in the deal at all.

When we sent out our men to inspect the trees they belonged to a chap in Detroit.

When we came to buy them they belonged to you." "Certainly," agreed the younger man.