He wants
to be introduced about, you know."
"Are you going to put him into Society, by any chance?" asked the
other, sarcastically.
"You are warm, as the children say," laughed his brother.
Montague stared at him. "Oliver, you don't mean it," he said. "That
fellow in Society!"
"Sure," said Oliver, "if he wants to. Why not?"
"But his wife and his daughters!" exclaimed the other.
"Oh, that's not it--the family stays in Pittsburg. It's only himself
this time. All the same," Oliver added, after a pause, "I'd like to
wager you that if you were to meet Jim Gamble's four prize
daughters, you'd find it hard to tell them from the real thing.
They've been to a swell boarding-school, and they've had everything
that money can buy them. My God, but I'm tired of hearing about
their accomplishments!"
"But do you mean to tell me," the other protested, "that your
friends will stand for a man like that?"
"Some of them will. He's got barrels of money, you know. And he
understands the situation perfectly--he won't make many mistakes.
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