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Page 28
... standing him and accepted him as an un- solvable riddle , an entertaining cynic with a biting wit , who could be relied on for aid when it was needed . J. Percival Dunbar was his nephew , and during a period of that young man's minority ...
... standing him and accepted him as an un- solvable riddle , an entertaining cynic with a biting wit , who could be relied on for aid when it was needed . J. Percival Dunbar was his nephew , and during a period of that young man's minority ...
Page 49
... . " Mark , " he said , " you are worth nearly a million to - night as matters stand . Exactly what I am . We began together without money , we have advanced step by step together , and have UNSOPHISTICATED GRATITUDE 49.
... . " Mark , " he said , " you are worth nearly a million to - night as matters stand . Exactly what I am . We began together without money , we have advanced step by step together , and have UNSOPHISTICATED GRATITUDE 49.
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... Standing in the shadow of a tree Joe saw the three enter the handsome carriage he had previously noticed on Fulton Street . " C. C. Edgar , the great Wall Street mag- nate , William Wiswall , rich uncle of J. Perci- val Dunbar , J ...
... Standing in the shadow of a tree Joe saw the three enter the handsome carriage he had previously noticed on Fulton Street . " C. C. Edgar , the great Wall Street mag- nate , William Wiswall , rich uncle of J. Perci- val Dunbar , J ...
Page 71
... stand on . I have no exact knowledge . I have suspicions tantamount to conviction , but in the absence of precise knowledge I shall say nothing . " " It must have affected your interests dam- agingly ? " " It would have done so if ...
... stand on . I have no exact knowledge . I have suspicions tantamount to conviction , but in the absence of precise knowledge I shall say nothing . " " It must have affected your interests dam- agingly ? " " It would have done so if ...
Page 81
... stand that the stock will be forced down to 40 . I was afraid — am afraid that if it is put down to that figure the bottom will drop out of it . So I protected myself . " Mrs. Stanford rested both elbows on the arm of the chair nearest ...
... stand that the stock will be forced down to 40 . I was afraid — am afraid that if it is put down to that figure the bottom will drop out of it . So I protected myself . " Mrs. Stanford rested both elbows on the arm of the chair nearest ...
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