"It was really extraordinary that I should recall you.
And how is your brother? Is he in New York?"
"He is," said Montague.
"And your mother? She is still living, I trust?"
"Oh, yes," said he. "She is in this hotel."
"It is really an extraordinary pleasure!" exclaimed the other. "I
did not think I knew a soul in New York."
"You are visiting here?" asked Montague.
"From the West," said the Colonel.
"It is curious how things follow out," he continued, after a pause.
"I was thinking about your father only this very day. I had a
proposal from someone who wanted to buy some stock that I have--in
the Northern Mississippi Railroad."
Montague gave a start. "You don't mean it!" he said.
"Yes," said the other. "Your father persuaded me to take some of the
stock, away back in the old days. And I have had it ever since. I
had forgotten all about it."
Montague smiled. "When you have disposed of yours," he said, "you
might refer your party to me. I know of some more that is for sale."
"I have no doubt," said the Colonel.
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