The ball was bound to give him a good lead in the race once more, despite the heavy handicap the Stock Exchange had imposed.

The "Little Sons" took off their coats and helped Pettingill in the work of preparation.

He found them quite superfluous, for their ideas never agreed and each man had a way of preferring his own suggestion.

To Brewster's chagrin they were united in the effort to curb his extravagance.
"He'll be giving automobiles and ropes of pearls for favors if we don't stop him," said "Subway" Smith, after Monty had ordered a vintage champagne to be served during the entire evening.

"Give them two glasses first, if you like, and then they won't mind if they have cider the rest of the night." "Monty is plain dotty," chimed Bragdon, "and the pace is beginning to tell on him." As a matter of fact the pace was beginning to tell on Brewster.