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He pulled up a chair close to the desk and began, without any preliminaries, to explain his errand. "It's about the Ribblevale affair," he said. "You know we have a suit." Gorse nodded. "We've got to get at the books, Miller, that's all there is to it. I told you so the other day. Well, we've found out a way, I think."
It's all very clever, but I'd hate to tell you in plain words what I'd call it." "Go ahead," I challenged him audaciously. "You haven't any proof that the Ribblevale wasn't in trouble." "I heard Mr. Pugh tell my father the other day it was a d d outrage. He couldn't catch up with these rumours, and some of his stockholders were liquidating."
He let go of the desk, and tapped the copy of the bill. "What are the facts? The Boyne Iron Works, under the presidency of Adolf Scherer, has been engaged in litigation with the Ribblevale Steel Company for some years: and this bill is intended to put into the hands of the attorneys for Mr. Scherer certain information that will enable him to get possession of the property.
The Carlisle steel people and the Lake Shore road are after the Ribblevale Company, and we can't afford to run any risk of their getting it. It's logically a part of the Boyne interests, as Scherer says, and Dickinson is ready with the money for the reorganization. If the Carlisle people and the Lake Shore get it, the product will be shipped out by the L and G, and the Railroad will lose.
I'll pass the word around among the boys, just to let 'em know what to expect." His eyes glittered again. "I've been following this Ribblevale business," he added, "and I understand Leonard Dickinson's all ready to reorganize that company, when the time comes. He ought to let me in for a little, on the ground floor." I did not venture to make any promises for Mr. Dickinson.
How was the Governor, Trulease?" he asked suddenly. "Tractable?" "Behaved like a lamb, although he insisted upon going through with his little humbug," I said. Mr. Watling laughed. "They always do," he observed, "and waste a lot of valuable time. You'll find some light cigars in the corner, Hugh." I sat down beside him and we spent the morning going over the details of the Ribblevale suit, Mr.
Just as soon as this is introduced we'll have Gates and Armstrong down here they're the Ribblevale attorneys, aren't they? I thought so, and the best legal talent they can hire. And they'll round up all the disgruntled fellows, you know, that ain't friendly to the Railroad. We've got to do it quick, Mr. Paret. Gorse gave you a letter to the Governor, didn't he?" "Yes," I said. "Well, come along.
It's all very clever, but I'd hate to tell you in plain words what I'd call it." "Go ahead," I challenged him audaciously. "You haven't any proof that the Ribblevale wasn't in trouble." "I heard Mr. Pugh tell my father the other day it was a d d outrage. He couldn't catch up with these rumours, and some of his stockholders were liquidating."
It's all very clever, but I'd hate to tell you in plain words what I'd call it." "Go ahead," I challenged him audaciously. "You haven't any proof that the Ribblevale wasn't in trouble." "I heard Mr. Pugh tell my father the other day it was a d d outrage. He couldn't catch up with these rumours, and some of his stockholders were liquidating."
"I don't know. But someone told him that it originated in our office, and that we were going to use it in our suit against the Ribblevale." I related the circumstances of my running across Krebs, speaking of having known him at Harvard. Colonel Varney uttered an oath, and strode across to the window, where he stood looking down into the street from between the lace curtains.
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