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It
was
the
same
with
Mr.
Schryhart
,
who
,
stroking
a
crisp
,
black
mustache
,
was
wondering
whether
he
had
not
better
throw
over
what
holdings
he
had
and
clear
out
;
however
,
he
feared
the
rage
of
Hand
and
Arneel
for
breaking
the
market
and
thus
bringing
on
a
local
panic
.
It
was
risky
business
.
Arneel
and
Merrill
finally
agreed
to
hold
firm
to
what
they
had
;
but
,
as
they
told
Mr.
Hull
,
nothing
could
induce
them
to
"
protect
"
another
share
,
come
what
might
.
In
this
crisis
naturally
Messrs.
Hull
and
Stackpole
--
estimable
gentlemen
both
--
were
greatly
depressed
.
By
no
means
so
wealthy
as
their
lofty
patrons
,
their
private
fortunes
were
in
much
greater
jeopardy
.
They
were
eager
to
make
any
port
in
so
black
a
storm
.
Witness
,
then
,
the
arrival
of
Benoni
Stackpole
at
the
office
of
Frank
Algernon
Cowperwood
.
He
was
at
the
end
of
his
tether
,
and
Cowperwood
was
the
only
really
rich
man
in
the
city
not
yet
involved
in
this
speculation
.
In
the
beginning
he
had
heard
both
Hand
and
Schryhart
say
that
they
did
not
care
to
become
involved
if
Cowperwood
was
in
any
way
,
shape
,
or
manner
to
be
included
,
but
that
had
been
over
a
year
ago
,
and
Schryhart
and
Hand
were
now
,
as
it
were
,
leaving
both
him
and
his
partner
to
their
fates
.
They
could
have
no
objection
to
his
dealing
with
Cowperwood
in
this
crisis
if
he
could
make
sure
that
the
magnate
would
not
sell
him
out
.
Mr.
Stackpole
was
six
feet
one
in
his
socks
and
weighed
two
hundred
and
thirty
pounds
.
Clad
in
a
brown
linen
suit
and
straw
hat
(
for
it
was
late
July
)
,
he
carried
a
palm-leaf
fan
as
well
as
his
troublesome
stocks
in
a
small
yellow
leather
bag
.
He
was
wet
with
perspiration
and
in
a
gloomy
state
of
mind
.
Failure
was
staring
him
in
the
face
--
giant
failure
.
If
American
Match
fell
below
two
hundred
he
would
have
to
close
his
doors
as
banker
and
broker
and
,
in
view
of
what
he
was
carrying
,
he
and
Hull
would
fail
for
approximately
twenty
million
dollars
.
Messrs.
Hand
,
Schryhart
,
Arneel
,
and
Merrill
would
lose
in
the
neighborhood
of
six
or
eight
millions
between
them
.
The
local
banks
would
suffer
in
proportion
,
though
not
nearly
so
severely
,
for
,
loaning
at
one-fifty
,
they
would
only
sacrifice
the
difference
between
that
and
the
lowest
point
to
which
the
stock
might
fall
.
Cowperwood
eyed
the
new-comer
,
when
he
entered
,
with
an
equivocal
eye
,
for
he
knew
well
now
what
was
coming
.
Only
a
few
days
before
he
had
predicted
an
eventual
smash
to
Addison
.
"
Mr.
Cowperwood
,
"
began
Stackpole
,
"
in
this
bag
I
have
fifteen
thousand
shares
of
American
Match
,
par
value
one
million
five
hundred
thousand
dollars
,
market
value
three
million
three
hundred
thousand
at
this
moment
,
and
worth
every
cent
of
three
hundred
dollars
a
share
and
more
.
I
do
n't
know
how
closely
you
have
been
following
the
developments
of
American
Match
.
We
own
all
the
patents
on
labor-saving
machines
and
,
what
's
more
,
we
're
just
about
to
close
contracts
with
Italy
and
France
to
lease
our
machines
and
processes
to
them
for
pretty
nearly
one
million
dollars
a
year
each
.
We
're
dickering
with
Austria
and
England
,
and
of
course
we
'll
take
up
other
countries
later
.
The
American
Match
Company
will
yet
make
matches
for
the
whole
world
,
whether
I
'm
connected
with
it
or
not
.
This
silver
agitation
has
caught
us
right
in
mid-ocean
,
and
we
're
having
a
little
trouble
weathering
the
storm
.
I
'm
a
perfectly
frank
man
when
it
comes
to
close
business
relations
of
this
kind
,
and
I
'm
going
to
tell
you
just
how
things
stand
.
If
we
can
scull
over
this
rough
place
that
has
come
up
on
account
of
the
silver
agitation
our
stock
will
go
to
three
hundred
before
the
first
of
the
year
.
Now
,
if
you
want
to
take
it
you
can
have
it
outright
at
one
hundred
and
fifty
dollars
--
that
is
,
providing
you
'll
agree
not
to
throw
any
of
it
back
on
the
market
before
next
December
;
or
,
if
you
wo
n't
promise
that
"
(
he
paused
to
see
if
by
any
chance
he
could
read
Cowperwood
's
inscrutable
face
)
"
I
want
you
to
loan
me
one
hundred
and
fifty
dollars
a
share
on
these
for
thirty
days
at
least
at
ten
or
fifteen
,
or
whatever
rate
you
care
to
fix
.
"
Cowperwood
interlocked
his
fingers
and
twiddled
his
thumbs
as
he
contemplated
this
latest
evidence
of
earthly
difficulty
and
uncertainty
.
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.
Stackpole
,
pocket
his
interest
,
and
smile
like
the
well-fed
cat
in
the
fable
.
It
was
as
simple
as
twiddling
his
thumbs
,
which
he
was
now
doing
.
"
Who
has
been
backing
this
stock
here
in
Chicago
besides
yourself
and
Mr.
Hull
?
"
he
asked
,
pleasantly
.
"
I
think
that
I
already
know
,
but
I
should
like
to
be
certain
if
you
have
no
objection
.
"
"
None
in
the
least
,
none
in
the
least
,
"
replied
Mr.
Stackpole
,
accommodatingly
.
"
Mr.
Hand
,
Mr.
Schryhart
,
Mr.
Arneel
,
and
Mr.
Merrill
.
"
