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The Titan

CHAPTER XI
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He has a lot of money." "Is it true, as the papers say, that he failed for a million in Philadelphia in 1871 ?" "In so far as I know, it is." "Well, was he in the penitentiary down there ?" "I think so--yes.

I believe it was for nothing really criminal, though.

There appears to have been some political-financial mix-up, from all I can learn." "And is he only forty, as the papers say ?" "About that, I should judge.

Why ?" "Oh, this scheme of his looks rather pretentious to me--holding up the old gas companies here.

Do you suppose he'll manage to do it ?" "I don't know that.


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