? ? ? ? "I am very grateful, young man," he said. "I will see that you don't regret your kindness."
? ? ? ? "When will Squire Sheldon be over to settle matters, Uncle Cyrus?" asked Jefferson.
? ? ? ? "He is comin' this afternoon at two o'clock."
? ? ? ? "Then Rodney and I will be over to take part in the business."
? ? ? ? On the morning of the same day Squire Sheldon sat in his study when the servant came in and brought a card.
? ? ? ? "It's a gentleman thats come to see you, sir," she said.
? ? ? ? Lemuel Sheldon's eye brightened when he saw the name, for it was that of a railroad man who was interested in the proposed road from Sherborn.
? ? ? ? "I am glad to see you, Mr. Caldwell," he said cordially, rising to receive his guest. "What is the prospect as regards the railroad?"
? ? ? ? "I look upon it as a certainty," answered Enoch Caldwell, a grave, portly man of fifty.
? ? ? ? "And it is sure to pass through our town?"
? ? ? ? "Yes, I look upon that as definitely decided.
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