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The President

CHAPTER XVI
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It is then I shall mail you those French shares." "No letter will ever mean so much to me, be sure," said Richard.
"You shall receive it," returned Mr.Bayard.

"By the way, we are prepared to the last detail for that raid.

I've bought more than five hundred thousand shares of Northern Consolidated in Europe at an average of forty-two.

In order that our raiders may have what rope they require to thoroughly hang themselves, I've brought more than two hundred thousand of those shares to this country.

It is placed where they may reach it for the purpose of borrowing stock for delivery.


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