"In one way--yes. Both of 'em sacrifice everything else to one idea.
Pashy's was gettin' that pledge signed, and never mind ways and means.
Mrs. Dunn's is money and position--never mind how they come. See what
I'm drivin' at?"
Sylvester laughed again. "I guess so," he said. "Captain Warren, I never
saw you in better spirits. Do you know what I think? I think that, for
a chap who has just given away half of a good-sized fortune and intends
giving away the other half, you're the most cheerful specimen I ever
saw."
The captain laughed, too. "I am, ain't I," he said. "Well, I can say
truthful what I never expected to say in my life--that ONCE I was
wuth ha'f a million dollars. As for the rest of it, I'm like that
millionaire--that... Hi! Look! There comes Dan! See him!"
They peered eagerly over the fence. The Warren "two-seater" had rounded
the bend in the road. Dan was driving. Beside him sat a young fellow who
waved his hand.
"Steve!" cried the captain, excitedly. "There's Steve! And--and--yes,
there's somebody on the back seat. It's Jim! He's come! Hooray!"
He was darting out of the gate, but his friend seized his coat.
"Wait," he cried. "I don't want to lose the rest of that sentence. You
said you were like some millionaire.
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