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It would never do to get you all ready to start, and then have an injunction clapped on you by some unforeseen stockholder who was not satisfied with the terms offered you; nor can I ever let it be said of me that to retain my position as janitor of your organization I sacrificed a trust committed to my charge. IT WOULD NEVER DO TO GET YOU ALL READY TO START AND THEN HAVE AN INJUNCTION CLAPPED ON YOU BY SOME UNFORESEEN STOCKHOLDER WHO IS NOT SATISFIED WITH THE TERMS OFFERED YOU NOR CAN I EVER LET IT BE SAID OF ME THAT TO RETAIN MY POSITION AS JANITOR OF YOUR ORGANIZATION I SACRIFICED A TRUST COMMITTED TO MY CHARGE
rence?” “You own all the stock, don’t you?” insisted Raleigh. “I don’t know,” Charon answered, blandly. “I haven’t seen the transfer-books lately.” “But you know that you did own every share of it, and that you haven’t sold any, don’t you?” put in Hamlet. Charon was puzzled for a moment, but shortly his face cleared, and Sir Walter’s heart sank, for it was evident that the old fellow could not be cornered. “Well, it’s this way, Sir Walter, and your Highness,” he said, “I—I can’t say whether any of that stock has been transferred or not. The fact is, I’ve been speculating a little on margin, and I’ve put up that stock as security, and, for all I know, I may have been sold out by my brokers. I’ve been so upset by this unfortunate occurrence that I haven’t seen the market reports for two days. Really you’ll have to be content with my offer or go without the _Gehenna_. There’s too much suspicion attached to high corporate officials lately for me to yield a jot in the position I have taken. STICKS NAVIGATION COMPANY CAN'T YOU SEE THE DIFFERENCE YOU OWN ALL THE STOCK DON'T YOU INSISTED RALEIGH I DON'T KNOW KAREN ANSWERED BLANDLY I HAVEN'T SEEN THE TRANSFER BOOKS LATELY BUT YOU KNOW THAT YOU DID OWN EVERY SHARE OF IT AND THAT YOU HAVEN'T SOLD ANY DON'T YOU PUT IN HAMLET CHEIRON WAS PUZZLED FOR A MOMENT BUT SHORTLY HIS FACE CLEARED AND SIR WALTER'S HEART SANK FOR IT WAS EVIDENT THAT THE OLD FELLOW COULD NOT BE CORNERED WELL IT'S THIS WAY SIR WALTER AND YOUR HIGHNESS HE SAID I CAN'T SAY WHETHER ANY OF THAT STOCK HAS BEEN TRANSFERRED OR NOT THE FACT IS I'VE BEEN SPECULATING A LITTLE ON MARGIN AND I'VE PUT UP THAT STOCK AS SECURITY AND FOR ALL I KNOW I MAY HAVE BEEN SOLD OUT BY MY BROKERS I'VE BEEN SO UPSET BY THIS UNFORTUNATE OCCURRENCE THAT I HAVEN'T SEEN THE MARKET REPORTS FOR TWO DAYS REALLY YOU'LL HAVE TO BE CONTENT WITH MY OFFER OR GO WITHOUT THE GEHENNA THERE'S TOO MUCH SUSPICION ATTACHED TO HIGHORPORATE OFFICIALS LATELY FOR ME TO YIELD A JOT IN THE POSITION I HAVE TAKEN
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