about half past
one
`` After he had told me what he did , he started to wait on a customer and I went to the hotel to open up . Just as I was coming through the office I met another merchant in the town who handled as many goods as my old customer , and I boned him right there to give me a look . ` All right , ' said he , ` I will , after luncheon . ' Come down about half past one when all the boys are back to the store and I 'll run over with you . ' You know it sometimes comes easy like this . `` I sold him his entire line , and he was pleased with what he bought because the old line he had been handling , he told me frankly , had not been giving satisfaction . `` Just for curiosity 's sake I dropped in on my old man .