"I don't think I quite understand what control of stock means, although I've had papa explain it to me.

I gather this much, however, that it is something you want very much, but can scarcely get without some large stockholder voting his stock with you." Sam inspected her narrowly.
"You seem to have a pretty good idea of the thing after all," he admitted, wondering how much she really knew and understood.

"But maybe your father wouldn't like your repeating to me what you accidentally learned from him in conversation.

Business men are usually pretty particular about that." "Oh, he wouldn't mind at all," she said airily.

"I'm having him explain a lot of things to me, because he's making separate investments for Billy and me.