The young man was known as kind-hearted and generous; he was
undoubtedly merely carrying out a careless impulse, though he certainly
seemed much in earnest in the doing of it.
"You might take Carson, assistant buyer for the dress-goods department,
with you," suggested Henderson after a little consideration. "He could
probably give you a day just now. Alger, his head, is back from London
this week. Carson's a bright man--in line for promotion. He'll put his
finger on the trouble without hesitation--if it lies in the lack of
business experience, buying and selling, as you say. I'll send for him."
In two minutes Richard Kendrick and Alfred Carson were face to face,
and an appointment had been made for the following day. Richard took
a liking to the assistant buyer on the spot. He felt as if he were
selecting a competent physician for his friend, and was glad to send
him a man whose personality was both prepossessing and inspiring of
confidence.
As for Carson, it was an interesting experience for him, too. He
thoroughly enjoyed the seventy-mile drive at the side of the young
millionaire, who sent his powerful car flying over the frozen roads at a
pace which made his passenger's face sting.
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