Here, more than anywhere else in the world, Water is King!"
A recollection tickled Bob. He laughed outright. Oldham glanced at him
sharply.
"Oh, the Lucky Lands," said he at last; "I'd forgotten you had ever been
there. Well, the saying is as true now as it was then. The great future
for any young man is along those lines. I am sure--in fact, I am told to
say with authority--that Mr. Baker would be only too pleased to have you
come in with him on this new enterprise he is opening up."
"As how?"
"As stockholder to the extent of ten thousand shares preferred, and a
salaried position in the field, of course. But, that is a small matter
compared with the future opportunities--"
"It's cheering to know that I'm worth so much," interrupted Bob. "Shares
now worth par?"
"A fraction over."
"One hundred thousand and some odd dollars," observed Bob. "It's a nice
tidy bribe; and if I were any sort of a bribe taker at all, I'd surely
feel proud and grateful. Only I'm not. So you might just as well have
made it a million, and then I'd have felt still more set up over it."
"I hope you don't think I'm a bribe giver, either," said Oldham.
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