This discovery annoyed Mr.Sleighter.He hated to confess a mistake in business judgment, and he frankly confessed he "hated to see good money roll past him." Hence with something of a grudge he prepared to hand over to Mr.Gwynne some twelve hundred and fifty dollars of salvage money.
"I suppose he will be selling out his farm," said Mr.Sleighter in conversation with Mr.Martin.

"What's land worth about here ?" "Oh, somewhere about a hundred." "A hundred dollars an acre!" exclaimed Mr.Sleighter.

"Don't try to put anything over on me.

Personally I admire your generous, kindly nature, but as a financial adviser you don't shine.

I guess I won't bother about that farm anyway." Mr.Sleighter's question awakened earnest thought in Mr.Martin, and the next morning he approached Mr.Gwynne with a proposition to purchase his farm with its attached buildings.