age."

"You will come again, Mr. Sleighter," said Mrs. Gwynne, giving him her
hand.

"Yes, and tell us more about that new country," added her son. "My, I'd
like to go out there!"

"It's a wonderful country all right and you might do a hull lot worse."



CHAPTER V

WESTWARD HO!


Mr. Gwynne accompanied Mr. Sleighter to the door. "Will you walk down to
the store?" said Mr. Sleighter.

"Very well," said Mr. Gwynne, setting off with him.

Mr. Sleighter evidently had something on his mind. The usual fountain
of his speech seemed to be dried up. As they drew near to the store, he
seized Mr. Gwynne by the arm, arrested him, and said:

"Say, Mr. Gwynne, you ain't got any right to be in business. You ain't
got the parts, and that Machine Company and the rest of 'em put it all
over you."