What's it like ?" "Greatest stunt on earth," replied Sam confidently.

"It is our scheme to meet the deforestation danger on the way--coming." Already he was reaching in his pocket for paper and pencil, and sat down again at the side of Mr.Stevens, who immediately began stroking his aggressive beard.

Fifteen minutes later Sam briskly got up again and Mr.Stevens shook hands with him.
"That's a great scheme," he said, and he gazed after Sam's broad shoulders admiringly as that young man strode down the steps.
On his way Sam passed the tennis court where the one girl and three young men were engaged in a most dextrous game, a game which all the other amateurs of Hollis Creek Inn had stopped their own sets to watch.
In the pause of changing sides Miss Josephine saw him and waved her hand and wafted a gay word to him.

A second later she was in the air, a lithe, graceful figure, meeting a high "serve," and Sam walked on quite thoughtfully.
When he arrived at Meadow Brook his first care was for his telegram.
It was there, and bore the assurance that the samples would arrive on the following morning.

His next step was to hunt Miss Westlake.