Part 7 (1/2)
”My room is rather s-rooo up there You can sit by theand get what little breeze there is”
They started for the stairs (there was no elevator, as in all better-class hotels), and were soon comfortably seated in Andrew Dilks' room, an apartment on the third floor, in the rear
”It's not a very elegant place,” reetically, ”but it's cheap, and that's what I wanted A fellow can't spend his ht there”
”As I said before, old Gulligan only gave me ten dollars a week, and out of that I had to pay for ot broken He put off what he could on me, whether it was my fault or not”
”I believe you said you had a hundred and thirty-five dollars?”
”Yes It's not ured it that we on on two hundred and seventy dollars, and still keep twenty dollars in cash for eencies”
”I have an idea I can raise the ah!”
”But, first, I want you to give me some of the particulars of your schely I want you to understand every detail before you invest Then you will know just what to expect”
Andrew Dilks brought out a sheet of paper and a pencil and began to do so
”We will put down our combined capital at two hundred and fifty dollars,” he said ”Nohat can we get a good horse for?”
”Two hundred dollars!” laughed Matt
”You are right, but wewe look around for a bargain at one hundred dollars, then?”
”That is nearer the figure We do not want a fancy anion ten to twenty miles a day once or twice a ill answer”
”Yes; we can trade hi better later on”
”Now, I'll put down a hundred for the horse The wagon ought not to cost over fifty or sixty dollars”
”Make it seventy-five for wagon and harness,” said Matt
”It will foot up to two hundred with rubber blankets and extras”
”I suppose it will Well, even that will leave us with fifty dollars for stock”
”Will that be enough?”
”We'll make it do If we run out I can leave you with the turnout, and come back to New York and buy ht to the nearest railroad station”
”I see I suppose they do not do any trusting with auctioneers?”
”Not with such traveling auctioneers as ill be I would rather buy for cash, anyway, for you can buy much cheaper”