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But , mind you , I 'm not going to spend a damned cent on the proposition until after McNabb 's options have expired and we 've got our hands on the pulp-wood . Mind you ; you do n't draw any advance money . '' `` Not a cent , '' agreed Wentworth . `` But you 'd better have the money right on hand on the first day of July ; those options expire at noon , and we do n't want any delay about getting hold of the property . And , by the way , I want a written contract -- make my share a ten percent interest in the business . '' After some demurring on the part of Orcutt , he called a stenographer and drew a contract , which he duly signed and handed to Wentworth , who thrust it into his pocket with the packet of papers . `` Let 's see those papers of McNabb 's , '' said Orcutt .