? ? ? ? In Oreville Mr. Pettigrew was so well known that nearly everyone called him by his first name. Mr. Pettigrew did not care about this as he had no false pride or artificial dignity.
? ? ? ? "Do you consider this hotel a good property, Mr. Bailey?"
? ? ? ? "I'll tell you this much. I started here four years ago, and I've made fifty thousand dollars which I shall take back with me to New Hampshire."
? ? ? ? "That certainly is satisfactory."
? ? ? ? "I shouldn't wonder if you could improve upon it."
? ? ? ? "How does it happen that you sell out such a valuable property, Mr. Bailey? Are you tired of making money?"
? ? ? ? "No, but I must tell you that there's a girl waiting for me at home, an old schoolmate, who will become Mrs. Bailey as soon as possible after I get back. If she would come out here I wouldn't sell, but she has a mother that she wouldn't leave, and so I must go to her."
? ? ? ? "That is a good reason, Mr. Bailey."
? ? ? ? "Besides with fifty thousand dollars I can live as well as I want to in New Hampshire, and hold up my head with the best.
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