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Gertrude hastened to find the time-table. John turned to the messenger. "Know anything about Boston trains?" he asked. "Yup. Two-twenty express through from New York. That's the next." John stepped to the drawing-room and looked at the clock. "I can get it, I think," he announced. "I must. If I can get a cab " "I'll 'phone for one. But but, John, you hadn't ought to "
Time and chance certainly happened to all men, and here was one opportunity of paying out those who had been nagging him. To take this stock at one-fifty on loan and peddle it out swiftly and fully at two-twenty or less would bring American Match crumbling about their ears. When it was selling at one-fifty or less he could buy it back, pocket his profit, complete his deal with Mr.
Hull's telephone bell rang the one connecting with the firm's private office on 'change, and the latter jumped to seize the receiver. "Yes?" he inquired, irritably. "Two thousand shares of American offered at two-twenty! Shall I take them?"
"He has with him fifteen thousand shares of American Match par value one hundred, market value to-day two-twenty." "Yes." "He is trying to hypothecate the lot or any part of it at one-fifty." "Yes." "You know what the trouble with American Match is, don't you?" "No. I only know it's being driven up to where it is now by a bull campaign." "Well, listen to me. It's going to break.
Hand, Schryhart, Arneel, and Merrill, weighted with this inpouring flood of stock, which they had to take at two-twenty, hurried to their favorite banks, hypothecating vast quantities at one-fifty and over, and using the money so obtained to take care of the additional shares which they were compelled to buy. At last, however, their favorite banks were full to overflowing and at the danger-point.
"If only you had trusted me a little more!" he murmured. "I tried to warn you." Mr. Heseltine-Wrigge snatched up his hat. "They don't leave till the two-twenty," he shouted. "We'll catch them at the Milan. If we don't, I'm ruined! By Heaven, I'm ruined!" They found Major Kosuth in the hall of the hotel. He was wearing a fur coat and otherwise attired for travelling.
He was wearing a fur coat and was otherwise attired for traveling. His luggage was already being piled upon a cab. Mr. Heseltine-Wrigge wasted no words upon him. "You and I have got to have a talk, right here and now," he declared. "Where's the Count?" Major Kosuth frowned gloomily. "I do not understand you," he said, shortly. "Our business is concluded and I am leaving by the two-twenty train."
Well, the men before us cut on the five-hundred at a hundred and seventy from the shaft, and at two-twenty from the shaft on the four-hundred-foot level, where they stoped out a lot of it before concluding it wouldn't pay to work. It was a strong but almost barren ledge when they first came into it on the two-hundred-foot level.
I paid it twenty-four hours ago." Peter whistled softly. "If only you had trusted me a little more!" he murmured. "I tried to warn you." Mr. Heseltine-Wrigge snatched up his hat. "They don't leave till the two-twenty," he shouted. "We'll catch them at the Milan. If we don't, I'm ruined! By God, I'm ruined!" They found Major Kosuth in the hall of the hotel.
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