He touched a push button. An instant later Mr. Skinner appeared.
"Skinner, my dear boy," said Cappy, "Matt has a flock of charters he
has made for us in the East--also, a flock of recharters of the same
boats--also, a contract of sale on the steamer Narcissus. Make out a
form of assignment of that contract from the Pacific Shipping Company
to the Blue Star Navigation Company and Matt will sign it. We'll keep
that boat ourselves. Then give Matt a check for the next payment due
that man MacCandless on the Narcissus and after you've cleaned up with
Matt, Skinner, have Hankins issue him seven hundred and fifty thousand
dollars' worth of stock--half in the Blue Star and half in the Ricks
Lumber & Logging Company. Tell Hankins, also, to call a special
meeting of the board of directors of both companies for ten o'clock
tomorrow--and to be sure to have a quorum present. And in the
meantime put the Narcissus under provisional American registry."
"Why, what are you going to do?" Mr. Skinner demanded wonderingly.
Cappy walked tip to his general manager and affectionately placed his
hand on Skinner's arm.
"Skinner, my dear boy," he said, "we're going to elect you president
of the lumber company and Matt is to be president of the Navigation
Company. I'm going to resign and be a sort of president emeritus of
both companies and advisory director to both boards.
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