The papier-mache king was another man whom he had inscribed, some time since, upon his mental list.

"My kid brother and myself will take two hundred and fifty thousand of the common stock for our patents and processes, and for our services as promoters and organizers, and will purchase enough of the preferred to give us voting power; say five thousand dollars worth." Mr.Cuthbert shook his head.
"Very stringent terms," he observed.

"I doubt if you will interest your capital on that basis." "All right," said Sam, clasping his knee in his hands and rocking gently.

"If we can't organize on that basis we won't organize at all.
We're in no hurry.

My kid brother's handling it just now, anyhow.