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’In your own best interests, don’t youman flushed ’That is an unjust rereatly resent it if I did not understand what you are going through’
’Too bad you didn’t wheel out your understanding in time for Davis Leroy,’ said Abel - ’He could have used it You killed him, Mr Kane, just as surely as if you had pushed him out of thatyourself, you and your si here on your backsides while eat our guts out to be sure you can take a rake - off when tiood and tread an people when tiry Unlike Abel Rosnovski, he did not show it ’nis line of discussion is getting us nowhere, Mr Rosnovski I must warn you that if you are unable to find a purchaser for the group within thirty days, I shall have no choice but to put the hotels up for auction on the openme to ask another bank for a loan next,’ said Abel sarcastically ’You know my record, and you won’t back o from - here ?’
’I’m afraid I have no idea,’ replied William ’That’s entirely up to you
My board’s instructions are simply to wind up the account as quickly as possible, and that is what I intend to do Perhaps you would be kind enough to contact me no later than 4 February, and leta buyer Good day, Mr Rosnovski’
Williaain offered his hand This tinored it and went to the door
’I thought after our phone conversation, Mr Kane, youhand I rong You’re just a bastard through and through, so when you go to bed at night, Mr Kane, be sure to think about ain, because I’ll never cease thinkina aboutat th closed door The silver band still bothered hi~m - where had he seen it before? His secretary returned ’What a dreadful little man,’ she said
’No, not really,’ replied William ’He thinks we killed his business partner, and noe are disbanding his coht for his employees, not to mention himself, when he had actually proved to be very capable Mr Rosnovski was remarkably polite in the circumstances, and I must confess I was almost sorry the board felt unable to back him’
He looked up at his secretary
’Get me Mr Cohen on the phone’
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Abel arrived back in Chicago on theday, still preoccupied and furious with his treatment at the hands of William Kane
He didn’t catch exactly what the boy was shouting at the comer news - stand as he hailed a cab and climbed into the back seat
’The Richmond Hotel, please!