Does Tim Driscoll Own Yess?

Tim driscoll, the irish guy who's drunk, has to go negotiate with a new york guy. He doesn't know what it even means to spit in your hand, but hehe gos. They both spit in their hands, shake hands. Al says, witnessed, purchased. And this is where it gets unclear to me. Whaeer a. Farnum is supposed to play a role. He comes in, and i think he was supposed to drive the price up, right? A fail son, though, that's rithe's using his daddy's money.