ABSTRACT

SOFT, INDIRECT LIGHT flooded the yacht's dining saloon, gleaming upon cut glass, hand-wrought silver, spotless linen. John Ogden, motioning to the Filipino boy to clear away the dessert dishes, nodded complacently; it was his boast that no ocean liner could equal the Sea Sprite in luxury or service. Moreover, the yacht had proved an excellent investment. Many of Commercial Plastics' biggest deals had been consummated at this very table.