"Do you think he will succeed?"
"He may be able to make a living, but I don't think he will be able to help his father any."
"Then why did you lend him the money?"
"He wanted to go, and was willing to take the risk. I lent the money as a business operation."
"Suppose Mr. Nelson loses his farm, what will he do?" inquired Sinclair.
"I really don't know," answered the squire, shrugging his shoulders. "That is no concern of mine."
"Tom wouldn't put on so many airs if his father had to go to the poorhouse," said Sinclair.
"Does he put on airs?"
"He seems to think he is as good as I am," said Squire Hudson's heir.
"That is perfectly ridiculous," said Mrs. Hudson. "The boy must be a fool."