? ? ? ? "I'm going to make a proposal to you, Rodney. How much pay did you get at your last place?"
? ? ? ? "Seven dollars a week."
? ? ? ? "I'll pay you that and give you your meals. In return I want you to keep me company and go about with me."
? ? ? ? "I shall not be apt to refuse such an offer as that, Mr. Pettigrew, but are you sure you prefer me to Mr. Wheeler?" laughed Rodney.
? ? ? ? "Wheeler be--blessed!" returned the miner.
? ? ? ? "How long are you going to stay in New York?"
? ? ? ? "About two weeks. Then I shall go back to Montana and take you with me."
? ? ? ? "Thank you. There is nothing I should like better."
? ? ? ? Two days later, as the two were walking along Broadway, they met Mr. Wheeler. The latter instantly recognized his friend from Montana, and scrutinized closely his young companion.
? ? ? ? Rodney's face looked strangely familiar to him, but somehow he could not recollect when or under what circumstances he had met him. He did not, however, like to give up his intended victim, but had the effrontery to address the man from Montana.
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