"That's all right," he returned absently. "I'll tend the store."
He heard her footsteps as she crossed to the door and opened it. There
followed a pause. Then she came hurriedly back. He faced about to meet
her eyes shining with wonder.
"I wanted to ask you," she said hastily, "if--was it this friend you
spoke about--that found you in the park--who set you on the road to
fortune?"
"That's what he said," Duncan answered, twisting his brows whimsically.