Chaffner gave Mr. Minturn some
figures--" prompted Douglas.
"Yes," said Mickey. "His precious 'scoop,' so Mr. Minturn showed her, and
she said just as quick to put that amount to Mr. Winton's credit at the
Universal Bank, so he called the bank to tell them; when he got the
cashier he found that 'darling old Daddy' was there that minute----"
"'Was there?'" cried Douglas.
"'_Was there_,'" repeated Mickey; "so Mr. Minturn backed water, and _then_
he told the cashier he needn't mention to Mr. Winton that he was going to
turn over some securities he had there to pay a debt he owed him, 'cause
now that he was home, they could fix it up between themselves. But he told
the cashier to tell Mr. Winton that Miss Leslie was in his office. He said
'Daddy' would come to her the minute he could, and then if he was happy
and all right, it meant that he had sold his land and made good; and if he
was broke up, we would know what to do about putting the money to his
credit. The nice lady said to put a lot more than he needed, so if they
did investigate they could see he had plenty.
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