TheyhadarrivedatthePumpWorks;andforanhourMr。Favrewaspersonallyconductedandpersonallyinstructedbythefounderandpresident,thebuzzingqueenbeeofthosebuzzinghives。
\"NowI\'lltakeyouforaspininthecountry,\"saidSheridan,whenatlasttheycameouttothecaragain。\"We\'lltakeabreezer。\"But,withhisfootonthestep,hepausedtohailaneatyoungmanwhocameoutoftheofficesmilingagreeting。\"Hello,youngfellow!\"Sheridansaid,heartily。\"Onthejob,areyou,Jimmie?Ha!Theydon\'tcatchyouOFFofitveryoften,I
guess,thoughIdohearyougoautomobile—ridin\'inthecountrysometimeswithamightyfine—lookin\'girlsettin\'upbesideyou!\"Heroaredwithlaughter,clappinghissonupontheshoulder。\"That\'sallrightwithme——ifitiswithHER!So,Jimmie?Well,whenwegoin\'tomoveintoyournewwarehouses?Monday?\"
\"Sunday,ifyouwantto,\"saidJim。
\"No!\"criedhisfather,delighted。\"Don\'ttellmeyou\'regoin\'tokeepyourwordaboutdates!That\'snowaytodocontractin\'!Neverheardofacontractoryetdidn\'twantmoretime。\"