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“No；butsomebodywassayin’hethoughto’startin’intradehere。“
“Don’tSamknow？Hegenerallyknowswhat’sgoin’on。’，“KnowsheregisteredfromPittsfield，Mass。，an’that’sall。Say，that’samightysmart-lookin’womano’his。“
“Vancealwaysseeshowthewomenlook，Where’dyouseeher？“
“Cameinheretheotherdaytolookupprices。“
“Wha’dshesay’boutsettlin’？“
“Hadn’tdecidedyet。“
“He’stooslicktohavemuchbusinessinhim。Thatwaxedmustachegives’imaway。“
Thediscussionhavingreachedthatpointwherehiswordwouldhavemosteffect，SteveGilbertsaid，whileopeningthehearthtorapouttheashesofhispipe，“Sam’swifeheerdthathewaskindo’
thinkin’someofgoin’intobusinesshere，ifthingssuited’imfirst-rate。“
Theyallknewtheoldmanwasachingtotellsomething，buttheydidn’tpurposetogratifyhimbyanyquestions。Theraindrippedfromtheawninginfrontandfellupontheroofofthestoreroomatthebackwithasoftandsteadyroar。
“Goodf’rthecorn，“MePhailsaidafteralongpause。
“Purtycold，though。“
Gilbertwastranquil-hehadashotinreserve。“Sam’swifesaidhiswifesaidhewasthinkin’someofgoin’intoabankhere-“
“Abank!“
“Whatinthunder-“
Vanceturned，withacomicallookonhislong，placidface，onehandstrokinghisbeard。
“Well，now，gents，I’lltellyouwhat’sthematterwiththistown。Itneedsabank。Yes，sir!Ineedabank。“
“You？“
“Yes，me。Ididn’tknowjustwhatdidailme，butIdohow。It’stheneedofabankthatkeepsmedown。“
“Well，youfellerscantalkan’laugh，butItellyebthey’saboomgoin’tostrikethistown。It’sgottocome……W’y，justlookatLumberville!“
“Theirboomisourbust，“wasMcPhail’scomment。
“Idon’tthinkso，“saidSanford，whohadenteredintimetoheartheselasttwospeeches。Theyalllookedathimwithdeepinterest。
Hewasasmallishman。Heworeaderbyhatandaneatsuit。“I’velookedthingsoverprettyclose-amandon’tliketoinvesthiscapital“(heretherestlookedatoneanother)“tillhedoes；andI
believethere’sanopeningforabank。“
Ashedweltupontheschemefromdaytoday，thecitizens，warmedtohim，andhebecame“Jim“Sanford。Hehiredalittlecottageandwenttohousekeepingatonce；buttheentiresummerwentbybeforehemadehisdecisiontosettle。Infact，itwasinthelastweekofAugustthatthelittlepaperannounceditintheusualstyle：
Mr。JamesG。Sanford，popularlyknownas“Jim，“hasdecidedtoopenan’exchangebankfortheconvenieneeofourcitizens，whohavehithertobeenforcedtotransactbusinessinLumberville。ThethanksofthetownaredueMr。Sanford，whocomeswellrecommendedfromMassachusettsandfromMilwaukee，and，betterstill，withabagofducats。Mr。S。willbewellpatronized。
Success，Jim!
Thebankwasopenbythetimethecorncropandthehogswerebeingmarketed，andmoneywasreceivedondepositwhilethecarpenterswerestillatworkonthebuilding。Everybodyknewnowthathewasassolidasoak。
Hehadtakenintothebank，asbookkeeper，LincolnBingham，oneofMcPhail’smultitudinousnephews；andthiswasacapitalmove。
EverybodyknewLink，andknewhewasaMcPhail，whichmeantthathe“couldbetiedtoinallkindso’weather。“OfcoursetheMcPhails，McIlvaines，andtherestoftheScotchcontingency“bankedonLink。“AsoldAndrewMcPhailputit：
“Link’sthere，an’heknowsthebankan’books，an’justhowthingsstand“；andsowhenhesoldhishogsheputthewholesum-over-
fifteenhundreddollars-intothebank。TheMcIlvainesandtheBinghamsdidthesame，andthebankwasatoncefirmlyestablishedamongthefarmers。
OnlytwopeopleheldoutagainstSanford，oldFreemeColeandMrs。Bingham，Lincoln’smother；buttheydidn’tcount，forFreemehadn’tacent，andMrs。Binghamwastoounreasoninginheropposition。Shecouldonlysay：
“Idon’tlike
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