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`` I see now . '' `` I 'll have my father telegraph the five hundred dollars to me at Judgeville , '' explained Betty . `` Then I can give it to you , and you can telegraph it to your business man in New York . It is sure to reach there before midnight , and you can take up your option , if that is the proper term . '' `` It is -- very proper , '' said Mr. Blackford . `` I believe you have the right idea , Miss Nelson . I should have thought of that myself , but that shows I am really not a good business man . ''