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Panic

           "Atthesametimehewasthinking"Howfortunate!"Herewasnotonlyaloopholeforhimselfinconnectionwithhisownsubtleside-plays,butalso,ifthequadrumviratedesired,anexcusefordesertingthetroublesomefortunesofHull&Stackpole.

           "Well,thetruthis,"repliedStackpole,somewhatsheepishlyandyetdefiantly,"lastThursdayIhadfifteenthousandsharesonwhichIhadtoraisemoney.Neitheryounoranyoftheotherswantedanymore.Thebankswouldn’ttakethem.IcalledupRambaudonachance,andhesuggestedCowperwood."

           Ashasbeenrelated,StackpolehadreallygonetoCowperwooddirect,butalieunderthecircumstancesseemedratheressential.

           "Rambaud!"sneeredSchryhart."Cowperwood’smanheandalltheothers.Youcouldn’thavegonetoaworsecrowdifyouhadtried.Sothat’swherethisstockiscomingfrom,beyondadoubt.Thatfelloworhisfriendsaresellingusout.Youmighthaveknownhe’ddoit.Hehatesus.Soyou’rethrough,areyou?notanothersingletricktoturn?"

           "Notone,"repliedStackpole,solemnly.

           "Well,that’stoobad.YouhaveactedmostunwiselyingoingtoCowperwood;butweshallhavetoseewhatcanbedone.

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