I happen to know of another man that is going to bid on that
grocery store. How much money do you think Strout can command; how high
will he bid?"
"Well, he told me," the Deacon answered, "that he had parties that would
back him up to the extent of two thousand dollars, and this five hundred
dollars that I was goin' to lend him would make twenty-five hundred, and
he had sort o' figured that the whole place, including the land and
buildings and stock, warn't wuth any more than that, and that Benoni
Hill would be mighty glad to get such a good offer."
"That's all right," said Quincy, "but I happen to know a man that's
going to bid on that grocery store and he will have it if he has to bid
as high as five thousand dollars, and he is ready to put down the solid
cash for it without any notes."
The Deacon glanced up at Quincy, and the sly look in his eye was more
pronounced than ever, while the smile on his face very much resembled a
grin.
"I guess it must be some outside feller that is a-going to buy it
then," said the Deacon, "for I don't believe there is a man in
Eastborough that would put up five thousand dollars in cold cash for
that grocery store, unless he considered that he was paying for
something besides groceries when he bought it.
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