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Mount Olympus

           AnumberofthosewhoknewhimpersonallynoddedMerrill,Lawrence,Simms;buttherewasnofriendlylightintheireyes.

           "Well,gentlemen?"heinquired,afteramomentortwoofominoussilence,observingHand’savertedfaceandSchryhart’seyes,whichwereliftedceilingward.

           "Mr.Cowperwood,"beganMr.Arneel,quietly,innowaydisturbedbyCowperwood’sjauntyair,"asItoldyouoverthe‘phone,thismeetingiscalledtoavert,ifpossible,whatislikelytobeaveryseriouspanicinthemorning.Hull&Stackpoleareonthevergeoffailure.TheoutstandingloansareconsiderableintheneighborhoodofsevenoreightmillionhereinChicago.Ontheotherhand,thereareassetsintheshapeofAmericanMatchstocksandotherpropertiessufficienttocarrythemforawhilelongerifthebankscanonlycontinuetheirloans.Asyouknow,weareallfacingafallingmarket,andthebanksareshortofreadymoney.Somethinghastobedone.Wehavecanvassedthesituationhereto-nightasthoroughlyaspossible,andthegeneralconclusionisthatyourloansareamongthemostavailableassetswhichcanbereachedquickly.Mr.Schryhart,Mr.Merrill,Mr.Hand,andmyselfhavedoneallwecanthusfartoavertacalamity,butwefindthatsomeonewithwhomHull&Stackpolehavebeenhypothecatingstockshasbeenfeedingthemoutinordertobreakthemarket.

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