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           Theylaidthemselvesandusopentojustsuchatrickashasbeenworkedinthiscase."Mr.Schryhartwasrighteouslyincisive,cold,immaculate,waspish."Atthesametime,"hecontinued,"anyothermoneyedmanofequalstandingwithourselveswouldhavehadthecourtesytoconferwithusandgiveus,oratleastourbanks,anopportunityfortakingoverthesesecurities.HewouldhavecometoouraidforChicago’ssake.Hehadnooccasionforthrowingthesestocksonthemarket,consideringthestateofthings.Heknowsverywellwhattheeffectoftheirfailurewillbe.Thewholecityisinvolved,butit’slittlehecares.Mr.Stackpoletellsmethathehadanexpressunderstandingwithhim,or,rather,withthemenwhoitisplainhavebeenrepresentinghim,thatnotasingleshareofthisstockwastobethrownonthemarket.Asitis,Iventuretosaynotasingleshareofitistobefoundanywhereinanyoftheirsafes.IcansympathizetoacertainextentwithpoorStackpole.Hisposition,ofcourse,wasverytrying.ButthereisnoexcusenoneintheworldforsuchastrokeoftrickeryonCowperwood’spart.It’sjustaswe’veknownallalongthemanisnothingbutawrecker.Wecertainlyoughttofindsomemethodofendinghiscareerhereifpossible."

           Mr.Schryhartkickedouthiswell-roundedlegs,adjustedhissoft-rollcollar,andsmoothedhisshort,crisp,wiry,nowblackish-graymustache.Hisblackeyesflashedanundyinghate.

           AtthispointMr.

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