[Sits on the piano bench.
Coast. 'Spose she likes money and nice things
always about her?
Dick. She's always had them,—and always would if I could help give them to her.
Coast. Huh, huh! Well—say, Steve's got himself in a devil of a hole! Speculated with his wife's money—and they're broke.
Dick. Good God, what do you mean?
[Rises.
Coast. What I say. Steve is one of those good-hearted gulls who's a blame slob on the money market, and he's gone under to the extent of Aunt Laura's and Louise's spondulix, that's all.
[He is rather amused. Dick goes back of table, puts his hat on it.
Dick. What are they going to do?