The Colonel strove to recall. “Dupree?” he said.
“Judge Dupree's daughter,” said Montague. “His brother, John Dupree, was the first president of the road.”
“Oh, yes,” said the Colonel. “Of course, of course! I remember the Judge now. Your father told me he had taken quite a lot of the stock.”
“Yes, he was the prime mover in the enterprise.”
“And who was that other gentleman?” said the Colonel, racking his brains. “The one who used to be so much in his house, and was so much interested in him—”
“You mean Mr. Lee Gordon?” said Montague.
“Yes, I think that was the name,” the other replied.
“He was my father's cousin,” said Montague. “He put so much money into the road that the family has been poor ever since.”
“It was an unfortunate venture,” said the Colonel. “It is too bad some of our big capitalists don't take it up and do something with it.”
“That was my idea,” said Montague. “I have broached it to one.”