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American Match

           IonlywishIcouldhelpyou,andifIthoughtIcouldcarrythemsafelyforthreeorfourmonthsIwould.Asitis—"Heliftedhiseyebrowssympathetically."Haveyoutriedallthebankersintown?"

           "Practicallyeveryone."

           "Andtheycan’thelpyou?"

           "Theyarecarryingalltheycanstandnow."

           "Toobad.I’msorry,very.Bytheway,doyouhappen,byanychance,toknowMr.MillardBaileyorMr.EdwinKaffrath?"

           "No,Idon’t,"repliedStackpole,hopefully.

           "Well,now,therearetwomenwhoaremuchricherthanisgenerallysupposed.Theyoftenhaveverylargesumsattheirdisposal.Youmightlookthemuponachance.Thenthere’smyfriendVidera.Idon’tknowhowheisfixedatpresent.YoucanalwaysfindhimattheTwelfthWardBank.HemightbeinclinedtotakeagoodportionofthatIdon’tknow.He’smuchbetteroffthanmostpeopleseemtothink.Iwonderyouhaven’tbeendirectedtosomeoneofthesemenbefore."(Asamatteroffact,nooneoftheindividualsinquestionwouldhavebeeninterestedtotakeadollarofthisloanexceptonCowperwood’sorder,butStackpolehadnoreasonforknowingthis.Theywerenotprominentlyidentifiedwiththemagnate.)

           "Thankyouverymuch.Iwill,"observedStackpole,restoringhisundesiredstockstohisbag.

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