"
"I wonder what Cal will say to losing his literary assistant," he mused,
smiling to himself. "I doubt if Dick's proved himself invaluable, and I
presume the man he speaks of will give Cal much better service; but I
shall be sorry not to have him going to the Grays' every day; it seemed
like a safe harbour. Well, well, I never thought to find myself
interested again in the fortunes of a country store. Gad! I can't get
over that. The fellow's been too proud to walk down the aisles of
Kendrick & Company to buy his silk socks at cost--preferred to pay two
prices at an exclusive haberdasher's instead! And now--he's going to
have a share in the sale of socks that retail for a quarter, five pairs
for a dollar! O Dick, Dick, you rascal, your old grandfather hasn't been
so happy since you were left to him to bring up. If only you'll stick!
But you're your father's son, after all--and my grandson; I can't help
believing you'll stick!"
CHAPTER XIII
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"I'm going to drive into town. Any of you girls want to go with me?"
Mr. Rufus Gray addressed his wife and their two guests, his nieces,
Roberta and Ruth Gray.
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