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." "He's bound to make his mark," Mr.Stevens acquiesced, sharply suppressing a fool impulse to speak of his own daughter.

"Do you fellows intend to let him secure control of this company ?" "I should say not!" replied Westlake, with such unnecessary emphasis that Stevens looked at him with sudden suspicion.