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Mount Olympus

           Theothergreatmenfoundseats.

           "Well,gentlemen,"beganMr.Arneel,dryly(hehadalow,huskyvoice),"I’llbeasbriefasIcan.Thisisaveryunusualoccasionwhichbringsustogether.IsupposeyouallknowhowitiswithMr.HullandMr.Stackpole.AmericanMatchislikelytocomedownwithacrashinthemorningifsomethingveryradicalisn’tdoneto-night.Itisatthesuggestionofanumberofmenandbanksthatthismeetingiscalled."

           Mr.Arneelhadaninformal,tete-a-tetewayofspeakingasifheweresittingonachaise-longuewithoneotherperson.

           "Thefailure,"hewenton,firmly,"ifitcomes,asIhopeitwon’t,willmakealotoftroubleforanumberofbanksandprivateindividualswhichwewouldliketoavoid,Iamsure.TheprincipalcreditorsofAmericanMatchareourlocalbanksandsomeprivateindividualswhohaveloanedmoneyonthestock.Ihavealistofthemhere,alongwiththeamountsforwhichtheyareresponsible.Itisintheneighborhoodoftenmillionsofdollars."

           Mr.Arneel,withtheunconsciousarroganceofwealthandpower,didnottroubletoexplainhowhegotthelist,neitherdidheshowtheslightestperturbation.Hemerelyfisheddowninonepocketinaheavywayandproducedit,spreadingitoutonthetablebeforehim.Thecompanywonderedwhosenamesandwhatamountsweredown,andwhetheritwashisintentiontoreadit.

           "Now,"resumedMr.Arneel,seriously,"IwanttosayherethatMr.Stackpole,Mr.Merrill,Mr.

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