I'm going to be in on the formation of this company, and I'm going to have my say about it!" "Will you never get over that dyspepsia ?" chided Sam easily.

"There was no intention of leaving you out." "Just what I told him," declared Jack, turning from Miss Stevens to them.

"I have been swearing to him that as soon as we had found out to-day what we were to do I would have wired him at once." "You were quite right, Jack," approved Sam, opening the door of the car for them, "and as a proof of it, Creamer, when you return to your office you will find there a letter postmarked yesterday, telling you our exact progress here, and warning you to be in readiness to come on telegram." "All right, then," said Mr.Creamer, somewhat mollified, "but since that letter's there and I'm here, you might as well tell me what you've done." Sam stopped the proceedings long enough to introduce Creamer to Miss Stevens after he had closed the door upon them and had taken his own seat by the chauffeur.
"All right," he then said to Mr.Creamer, "I'll begin at the beginning." He began at the beginning.

He told Mr.Creamer all the steps in the development of the company.

He detailed to him the names of the gentlemen concerned, and their complete commercial histories, pausing to answer many pertinent side questions and observations from his younger brother, who proved to be as keen a student of business puzzles as Sam himself.
"That's all very well," said Mr.Creamer, "and now I'm here.