If that was not enough to meet the first payment he could probably get Bell Nelson to give him another mortgage on something.

Or was it he that would have to give the mortgage to Bell?
It didn't matter.

The thing to do was to jump out to the Extension, buy the well, and show "Bob" that he was as good a business man as she--better, in fact.
A bus was about to leave, so Tom clambered in.
Barbara Parker had to acknowledge that she was more than a little bit thrilled at the prospect of seeing Calvin Gray again.

She had assured her father glibly enough that there was nothing "going on" that day, but--there was.

It was something to realize that a mere telegram from her had brought a man of Mr.Gray's importance clear across the country, and that he was coming straight to her.