6/15 I suppose he is there now." "Very good; I'll hunt him up. What do you think of our newspaper scheme, West ?" The old merchant hesitated. Then he said slowly: "Whatever your charming and energetic nieces undertake, sir, will doubtless be well accomplished. The typical country newspaper groans under a load of debt and seldom gets a fair show to succeed; but in this case there will be no lack of money, and--why, that settles the question, I think. Money is the keystone to success." "Mr.West," said Louise, with dignity, "we are depending chiefly on the literary merit of our newspaper to win recognition." "Of course; of course!" said he hastily. |