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Half a Rogue

CHAPTER VIII
15/43

If Henderson's man wins, there'll be new aldermen.
These bids of mine must go through and gas must be kept at a dollar-fifty.

I'm a rich man, but at present I'm up to my neck in southern contracts that aren't paying ten cents on the dollar.
Herculaneum's got to foot the bill." "How'd you find out about Henderson's coup ?" "One of the waiters at his club said he had some information.

I gave him ten dollars for something I'd have given ten hundred for just as quickly.

If Henderson had sprung Warrington in September, we'd have been swamped.

Now we have a good chance to hang on." "Force him to back down and withdraw ?" McQuade nodded.
"It's simply got to be done.


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