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Chapter XXV

           

           "Well,George,"hesaid,afterAlberthadgoneoutwithinstructionsthatStenerwouldseeSengstackinamoment."Iseehowitis.Thismanhasgotyoumesmerized.Youcan’tactforyourselfnow—you’retoofrightened.I’llletitrestforthepresent;I’llcomeback.ButforHeaven’ssakepullyourselftogether.Thinkwhatitmeans.I’mtellingyouexactlywhat’sgoingtohappenifyoudon’t.You’llbeindependentlyrichifyoudo.You’llbeaconvictifyoudon’t."

           AnddecidinghewouldmakeonemoreeffortinthestreetbeforeseeingButleragain,hewalkedoutbriskly,jumpedintohislightspringrunaboutwaitingoutside—ahandsomelittleyellow-glazedvehicle,withayellowleathercushionseat,drawnbyayoung,high-steppingbaymare—andsentherscuddingfromdoortodoor,throwingdownthelinesindifferentlyandboundingupthestepsofbanksandintoofficedoors.

           Butallwithoutavail.Allwereinterested,considerate;butthingswereveryuncertain.TheGirardNationalBankrefusedanhour’sgrace,andhehadtosendalargebundleofhismostvaluablesecuritiestocoverhisstockshrinkagethere.WordcamefromhisfatherattwothataspresidentoftheThirdNationalhewouldhavetocallforhisonehundredandfiftythousanddollarsduethere.Thedirectorsweresuspiciousofhisstocks

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