"I will get them," replied Mrs. Dinneford.

"When?"

"It will take time."

"We cannot wait long. If the thing is done at all, it must be done
quickly. 'Strike while the iron is hot' is the best of all maxims."

"There shall be no needless delay on my part. You may trust me for
that," was answered.

Within a week Mrs. Dinneford brought two notes, drawn by her husband
in favor of George Granger--one for five hundred and the other for
one thousand dollars. The time was short--thirty and sixty days. On
this occasion she came to the store and asked for her son-in-law.
The meeting between her and Freeling was reserved and formal. She
expressed regret for the trouble she was giving the firm in
procuring a discount for her use, and said that if she could
reciprocate the favor in any way she would be happy to do so.

"The notes are drawn to your order," remarked Freeling as soon as
the lady had retired. Granger endorsed them, and was about handing
them to his partner, when the latter said:

"Put our name on them while you are about it." And the young man
wrote also the endorsement of the firm.

After this, Mr. Freeling put the bank business into Granger's hands.