"Time is money," said he.

"But money isn't the all-in-all of life. There's something else in
the world besides dollars."

"Oh yes; and the man that has the dollars can command as much of
this 'something else' that you speak of as he pleases."

"I'm not so sure of that," replied Mr. Smith. "I can tell you
something that money will not procure."

"Say on."

"A contented mind."

"I'll take that risk at a very low percentage, so far as I am
concerned," answered Mr. Jones.

"But, as to this hour of my time that you ask? What is the object?"

"You remember Lloyd who used to do business on the wharf?"

"Yes; what of him? I thought he died in New Orleans a year ago."

"So he did."

"Not worth a dollar!"

"Not worth many dollars, I believe. He was never a very shrewd man,