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Panic

           Thetwopromoterswereintouchby‘phoneandwirenotonlywiththosevariousimportantpersonageswhomtheyhadinducedtoenteruponthisbullcampaign,butwiththeirvariousclerksandagentson‘change.Naturally,underthecircumstancesbothwereinagloomyframeofmind.Thisgamewasnolongermovinginthoselarge,easysweepswhichcharacterizethemorefavorableaspectsofhighfinance.Sadtorelate,asinallthetroubledflumesoflifewherevastcurrentsarecompressedinnarrow,tortuousspaces,thesetwomenwerenowconcernedchieflywiththemomentarycareofsmallbutnonethelessheartbreakingburdens.Wheretofindfiftythousandtotakecareofthisorthatburdenofstockwhichwasmomentarilyfallinguponthem?Theywereastwomencalledupon,withtheirlimitedhandsandstrength,tosealuptheever-increasingcrevicesofadikebeyondwhichragedamountainousanddestructivesea.

           Ateleveno’clockMr.PhineasHullrosefromthechairwhichsatbeforehissolidmahoganydesk,andconfrontedhispartner.

           "I’lltellyou,Ben,"hesaid,"I’mafraidwecan’tmakethis.We’vehypothecatedsomuchofthisstockaroundtownthatwecan’tpossiblytellwho’sdoingwhat.IknowaswellasI’mstandingonthisfloorthatsomeone,Ican’tsaywhichone,issellingusout.Youdon’tsupposeitcouldbeCowperwoodoranyofthosepeoplehesenttous,doyou?"

           Stackpole,wornbyhisexperiencesofthepastfewweeks,wasinclinedtobeirritable.

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