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"
Well
,
not
precisely
that
,
"
replied
Arneel
,
conservatively
;
"
but
something
will
have
to
be
done
.
Do
n't
you
think
you
had
better
come
over
?
"
"
Very
good
.
I
'll
come
,
"
was
the
cheerful
reply
.
"
It
is
n't
anything
that
can
be
discussed
over
the
'
phone
,
anyhow
.
"
He
hung
up
the
receiver
and
called
for
his
runabout
.
On
the
way
over
he
thanked
the
prevision
which
had
caused
him
,
in
anticipation
of
some
such
attack
as
this
,
to
set
aside
in
the
safety
vaults
of
the
Chicago
Trust
Company
several
millions
in
low-interest-bearing
government
bonds
.
Now
,
if
worst
came
to
worst
,
these
could
be
drawn
on
and
hypothecated
.
These
men
should
see
at
last
how
powerful
he
was
and
how
secure
.
As
he
entered
the
home
of
Arneel
he
was
a
picturesque
and
truly
representative
figure
of
his
day
.
In
a
light
summer
suit
of
cream
and
gray
twill
,
with
a
straw
hat
ornamented
by
a
blue-and-white
band
,
and
wearing
yellow
quarter-shoes
of
the
softest
leather
,
he
appeared
a
very
model
of
trig
,
well-groomed
self-sufficiency
.
As
he
was
ushered
into
the
room
he
gazed
about
him
in
a
brave
,
leonine
way
.
"
A
fine
night
for
a
conference
,
gentlemen
,
"
he
said
,
walking
toward
a
chair
indicated
by
Mr.
Arneel
.
"
I
must
say
I
never
saw
so
many
straw
hats
at
a
funeral
before
.
I
understand
that
my
obsequies
are
contemplated
.
What
can
I
do
?
"
He
beamed
in
a
genial
,
sufficient
way
,
which
in
any
one
else
would
have
brought
a
smile
to
the
faces
of
the
company
.
In
him
it
was
an
implication
of
basic
power
which
secretly
enraged
and
envenomed
nearly
all
those
present
.
They
merely
stirred
in
a
nervous
and
wholly
antagonistic
way
.
A
number
of
those
who
knew
him
personally
nodded
--
Merrill
,
Lawrence
,
Simms
;
but
there
was
no
friendly
light
in
their
eyes
.
"
Well
,
gentlemen
?
"
he
inquired
,
after
a
moment
or
two
of
ominous
silence
,
observing
Hand
's
averted
face
and
Schryhart
's
eyes
,
which
were
lifted
ceilingward
.
"
Mr.
Cowperwood
,
"
began
Mr.
Arneel
,
quietly
,
in
no
way
disturbed
by
Cowperwood
's
jaunty
air
,
"
as
I
told
you
over
the
'
phone
,
this
meeting
is
called
to
avert
,
if
possible
,
what
is
likely
to
be
a
very
serious
panic
in
the
morning
.
Hull
&
Stackpole
are
on
the
verge
of
failure
.
The
outstanding
loans
are
considerable
--
in
the
neighborhood
of
seven
or
eight
million
here
in
Chicago
.
On
the
other
hand
,
there
are
assets
in
the
shape
of
American
Match
stocks
and
other
properties
sufficient
to
carry
them
for
a
while
longer
if
the
banks
can
only
continue
their
loans
.
As
you
know
,
we
are
all
facing
a
falling
market
,
and
the
banks
are
short
of
ready
money
.
Something
has
to
be
done
.
We
have
canvassed
the
situation
here
to-night
as
thoroughly
as
possible
,
and
the
general
conclusion
is
that
your
loans
are
among
the
most
available
assets
which
can
be
reached
quickly
.
Mr.
Schryhart
,
Mr.
Merrill
,
Mr.
Hand
,
and
myself
have
done
all
we
can
thus
far
to
avert
a
calamity
,
but
we
find
that
some
one
with
whom
Hull
&
Stackpole
have
been
hypothecating
stocks
has
been
feeding
them
out
in
order
to
break
the
market
.
