CHAPTER XIV
A DUAL QUESTION OF MATRIMONIAL ELIGIBILITY AND STOCK SUBSCRIPTION
Mr. Westlake dropped back with his old friend Stevens as they trailed into the parlor which Blackstone had secured.
“Are you going to subscribe rather heavily in the company, Stevens?” inquired Westlake, with the curiosity of a man who likes to have his own opinion corroborated by another man of good judgment.
“Well,” replied the father of Miss Josephine, “I think of taking a rather solid little block of stock. I believe I can spare twenty-five thousand dollars to invest in almost any company Sam Turner wants to start.”
“He’s a fine boy,” agreed Westlake. “A square, straight young fellow, a good business man, and a hustler. I see him playing tennis with my girl every day, and she seems to think a lot of him.
