Mason. Listen, Dick, after a lifelong experience in Wall Street, I defy any broker to produce one customer who can show a profit after three consecutive years of speculation.

Sterling. Oh, you're too conservative; nothing venture, nothing have. Excuse me, I think Jeffreys and Fitzsimmons more amusing topics. Come along.

[Sterling and Dr. Steinhart join the other group Right.

Mason. [To Warden.] You're Sterling's broker.

Warden. No, not for over a year.

Mason. Then you can't tell me how deep he is in this Hudson Electric swindle?

Warden. Is he in it at all?

Mason. Yes, he says, deep.

Warden. I suspected it yesterday.

Mason. But what with—his wife's money?