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"
We
are
not
obligated
to
Mr.
Cowperwood
for
anything
so
far
as
I
know
,
"
continued
Mr.
Arneel
,
after
a
slight
but
somewhat
portentous
pause
.
"
As
Mr.
Schryhart
has
suggested
here
to-day
,
he
seems
to
have
a
tendency
to
interfere
and
disturb
on
every
occasion
.
Apparently
he
stands
obligated
to
the
various
banks
in
the
sums
we
have
mentioned
.
Why
should
n't
his
loans
be
called
?
It
would
help
strengthen
the
local
banks
,
and
possibly
permit
them
to
aid
in
meeting
this
situation
for
us
.
While
he
might
be
in
a
position
to
retaliate
,
I
doubt
it
.
"
Mr.
Arneel
had
no
personal
opposition
to
Cowperwood
--
none
,
at
least
,
of
a
deep-seated
character
.
At
the
same
time
Hand
,
Merrill
,
and
Schryhart
were
his
friends
.
In
him
,
they
felt
,
centered
the
financial
leadership
of
the
city
.
The
rise
of
Cowperwood
,
his
Napoleonic
airs
,
threatened
this
.
As
Mr.
Arneel
talked
he
never
raised
his
eyes
from
the
desk
where
he
was
sitting
.
He
merely
drummed
solemnly
on
the
surface
with
his
fingers
.
The
others
contemplated
him
a
little
tensely
,
catching
quite
clearly
the
drift
of
his
proposal
.
"
An
excellent
idea
--
excellent
!
"
exclaimed
Schryhart
.
"
I
will
join
in
any
programme
that
looks
to
the
elimination
of
this
man
.
The
present
situation
may
be
just
what
is
needed
to
accomplish
this
.
Anyhow
,
it
may
help
to
solve
our
difficulty
.
If
so
,
it
will
certainly
be
a
case
of
good
coming
out
of
evil
.
"
"
I
see
no
reason
why
these
loans
should
not
be
called
,
"
Hand
commented
.
"
I
'm
willing
to
meet
the
situation
on
that
basis
"
"
And
I
have
no
particular
objection
,
"
said
Merrill
.
"
I
think
,
however
,
it
would
be
only
fair
to
give
as
much
notice
as
possible
of
any
decision
we
may
reach
,
"
he
added
.
"
Why
not
send
for
the
various
bankers
now
,
"
suggested
Schryhart
,
"
and
find
out
exactly
where
he
stands
,
and
how
much
it
will
take
to
carry
Hull
&
Stackpole
?
Then
we
can
inform
Mr.
Cowperwood
of
what
we
propose
to
do
.
"
To
this
proposition
Mr.
Hand
nodded
an
assent
,
at
the
same
time
consulting
a
large
,
heavily
engraved
gold
watch
of
the
most
ponderous
and
inartistic
design
.
"
I
think
,
"
he
said
,
"
that
we
have
found
the
solution
to
this
situation
at
last
.
I
suggest
that
we
get
Candish
and
Kramer
,
of
the
stock-exchange
"
(
he
was
referring
to
the
president
and
secretary
,
respectively
,
of
that
organization
)
,
"
and
Simmons
,
of
the
Douglas
Trust
.
We
should
soon
be
able
to
tell
what
we
can
do
.
"
The
library
of
Mr.
Arneel
's
home
was
fixed
upon
as
the
most
suitable
rendezvous
.
Telephones
were
forthwith
set
ringing
and
messengers
and
telegrams
despatched
in
order
that
the
subsidiary
financial
luminaries
and
the
watch-dogs
of
the
various
local
treasuries
might
come
and
,
as
it
were
,
put
their
seal
on
this
secret
decision
,
which
it
was
obviously
presumed
no
minor
official
or
luminary
would
have
the
temerity
to
gainsay
.
