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Panic

           "WhatdoesLawrence,ofthePrairieNational,havetosay?"

           "It’sthesamewithallofthem,"repliedStackpole,nowquitedesperate,"asitiswithyou.Theyhavealltheycancarryeveryone.It’sthisdamnedsilveragitationthat’sit,andnothingelse.There’snothingthematterwiththisstock.Itwillrightitselfinafewmonths.It’ssureto."

           "Willit?"commentedMr.Hand,sourly."ThatdependsonwhathappensnextNovember."(Hewasreferringtothecomingnationalelection.)

           "Yes,Iknow,"sighedMr.Stackpole,seeingthatitwasacondition,andnotatheory,thatconfrontedhim.Then,suddenlyclenchinghisrighthand,heexclaimed,"Damnthatupstart!"(Hewasthinkingofthe"ApostleofFreeSilver.")"He’sthecauseofallthis.Well,ifthere’snothingtobedoneImightaswellbegoing.There’sallthosesharesweboughtto-daywhichweoughttobeabletohypothecatewithsomebody.Itwouldbesomethingifwecouldgetevenahundredandtwentyonthem."

           "Verytrue,"repliedHand."Iwishitcouldbedone.I,personally,cannotsinkanymoremoney.Butwhydon’tyougoandseeSchryhartandArneel?I’vebeentalkingtothem,andtheyseemtobeinapositionsimilartomyown;butiftheyarewillingtoconfer,Iam.Idon’tseewhat’stobedone,butitmaybethatallofustogethermightarrangesomewayofheadingofftheslaughterofthestockto-morrow.Idon’tknow.Ifonlywedon’thavetosuffertoogreatadecline.

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