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No doubt he'll be glad to see you, however." A moment later Murray recognized the voice of Illis's valet over the wire and greeted him by name. Another brief delay, and the capitalist himself was at the 'phone. "Come right up," he said; and O'Neil replaced the receiver with a sigh of relief. Illis greeted him warmly, for their relations had been close. "Lucky you found me," he said.
"Illis's agreement was ILLEGAL," he said, savagely; "it will probably forfeit the charter of the North Pass or land him in court. I suppose you realize that! I discovered his secret and assured him it was safe with me; now you peddle it to Gordon, and the whole thing is public. Here's the first result." He shook the London cablegram in Dan's face, and his own was distorted with rage.
"I don't understand what you mean by O'Neil's 'saving' the North Pass and his own road at the same time nor Illis's being in hiding." "Neither do I." Natalie confessed, "but I know you have made a mistake that ought to be set right." "Why doesn't he come out with the truth?" "The whole thing is secret." "Why?" Natalie shrugged hopelessly, and Gordon lost himself in frowning thought.
Slater shrugged. "It's in the Cortez Courier too, so I s'pose it came from Gordon. Blessings come from one source, and Gordon's the fountain of all evil. I'm getting so I blame him for everything unpleasant. Sometimes I think he gave me the smallpox." "Where did he learn the inside of Illis's deal? By God! There's a leak somewhere!" "Maybe he uncovered it back there in the States."
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