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Mostyn stared excitedly "I thought it would be a good thing, but I didn't expect him to find a buyer so soon"

Saunders sht so," he chuckled "He is as happy as a school-boy He is crazy to tell you about it He thinks a lot of you He swears by your judgment In fact, he said plainly that he expected you to handle this money for him He says he has some ideas he wants you to join hireatest financier in the South"

Mostyn drew his lips tight "He is getting childish," he said, irritably "I have no better judge, for instance, is ahead of e is lucky," Saunders sood deal in cotton"

"Hoas that?" Mostyn shrugged his shoulders and stared, his brows lifted

"Futures I don't kno e that it is considerable You can always tell by his looks when things are going his way, and I have never seen hiroan "That is what they are doing while I a around here like this," he reflected "Mitchell thinks I am a financial wonder, does he? Well, he doesn't know me; Irene doesn't know me Dolly doesn't dreao I was sure that I would give up the world for her, and yet already I aed--full of hell itself I aination I don't knohat I want"

Then he thought of the unopened letter in his pocket Light as it was, he could all but feel its weight against his side They were now at the gate of Saunders's house No one was in sight The tall white pillars of the Colonial porch gleaht It was a spacious building in fine condition; even the grass of the lawn and beds of floell cared for

"You'd better decide to stop," Saunders said, cordially "I will soon get over my talk with the overseer, and then I'll take you around and show you some of the richest land in the South--black as your hat in soive this piece of property for all you and Delbridge and Mitchell ever can pile up Both randfather and father died in the room up-stairs on the left of the hall It seems sacred to me"