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`` She would miss me , sir , but if the job paid I could send for her to come on , and rent the place in Westville . '' `` Then you can consider yourself engaged whenever you are ready to come to work . And , by the way , '' Horace Kelsey went on , hurriedly , as there came a knock on the door , `` there is a gentleman I must see on business . Come in at one o'clock again , will you ? '' `` Yes , sir , '' replied Ralph , and not to detain the gentleman longer , he bowed himself out , well pleased over the sudden turn his fortunes had taken . Could the boy have seen what was at that time occurring at Westville , he would not have been so contented , but would instead have taken the first train homeward . Let us leave Ralph for a short time and go back to Westville and see what was occurring at that place during his absence .