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He was surprised when Willia lunch Far fro’s views on tariff reform and the incompetence of Charles G Dawes as the President’s fiscal adviser Alan began to wonder whether Williaed histhrough with the e of heart Well, if thaes the way the boy wants to play it, thought Alan, thaes fine by olf After an agreeable lunch, and the better part of a bottle of wine - Williaed in the clubhouse and walked to the first tee

’Do you still have a nine handicap, sir?’ asked William

’nereabouts, my boy Why?’

’Will ten dollars a hole suit you?’

Alan Lloyd hesitated, reame that Willia was said at the first hole, which Alan ed in four while William took a five Alan also won the second and the third quite coan to relax a little, rather pleased with his game By the time they reached the fourth, they were over half a mile from the clubhouse William waited for Alan to raise his club

’There are no conditions under which you will loan five hundred thousand dollars of my trust money to any company or person associated with Henry Osborne!

Alan hit a bad tee shot which ildly into the rough Its only virtue was that it put hiood drive, to give him a few minutes to think about how to address both William and the ball After Alan Lloyd had played three reen Alan conceded the hole

’William, you know I only have one vote out of three as a trustee and you must also be aware that you have no authority over trust decisions, as you will not control the ht until your twenty~first birthday Youthis subject at all’

’I aal i with Henry Osborne

Alan Lloyd looked shocked

’Don’t tell me you are the only person in Boston who doesn’t know that Milly Preston is having an affair with

William continued ’I want to be certain that I have your vote, and that you intend to do everything in your power to influenceto the extre her the truth about Milly Preston’