"What do you mean?"

"Just what I say. A word to the wise is sufficient."

Having thus indicated to his daughter that phase of Wall Street
tactics and principles that could be developed on the avenue, he took
himself off to the central point of operations.




CHAPTER V

THE STORM THREATENING



Laura had a better motive than that suggested by her father for
wishing to lead Mr. Goulden to commit himself, for as far as she could
love any one beyond herself she loved him, and she also realized fully
that he could continue to her all that her elegant and expensive
tastes craved. Notwithstanding her show of maidenly pride and reserve,
she was ready enough to do as she had been bidden. Mr. Allen guessed
as much. Indeed, as was quite natural, his wife was the type of the
average woman to his mind, only he believed that she was a little
cleverer in these matters than the majority. The manner in which she
had "hooked" him made a deep and lasting impression on his memory.

But Mr. Goulden was a wary fish. He had no objection to being hooked