"Who owns this yacht?"
"Mr. Schuyler Roper."
"He must be rich."
"I hear that he is worth half a million dollars," said Jed in an off-hand manner.
"And how did you get in with him?" asked Percy rather enviously.
"It was an accident," answered Jed, by no means disposed to tell Percy the particulars of his first meeting with Mr. Roper.
"Suppose he should come now, what would he say to your making so free?"
"That he was glad to have me entertain my friends."
"You seem to be pretty sure of your footing with him."