[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?