"Won't you have some trouble about finances, if the alterations are extensive?"
"I'll have to draw on my private account, unless Herbert will assist."
"Herbert won't do anything of the kind," said Edgar decidedly.
George, making no answer, called Grierson from the stable.
"You'll drive in to the settlement after breakfast to-morrow, Tom," he said. "Tell the man I'll keep the team, if he'll knock off twenty dollars, and he can have his check when he likes. Then bring out the flour and groceries."
"I suppose I won't be going in again for a while; we'll be too busy?"
"It's very likely," said Edgar, knowing his comrade's temperament.
"Then I wonder if I could draw a pound or two?" asked Grierson diffidently.
"Why?" George questioned him. "The Immigration people would see that you had some money before they let you in."
"I've four pounds now; I want to send something home at once."