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She only see as little to do with the Baron Group as possible He resigned hie and wondered how long he could remain faithful to her While he was enchanted with Florentyna, Zaphia, without her looks and with her figure gone, left hi love, and, on the rare occasions when they did, he thought of other woo and Zaphia’s despondent and silently accusing face

He began bywith hi her school holidays He spent the first sixevery hotel in theBaron Group in the same way he had done when he had taken over the company after Davis Le - roy’s death Within the year, they were all back to the high standard he expected of theain He infor that hishim to build a hotel in Mexico and another in Brazil, and they were also searching for new lands on which to erect a Baron

The Mexico City Baron and the Rio de Janeiro Baron,’ said Abel He liked the ring of those names

’Well, you have adequate funds to cover the building costs,, &aid Curtis Fenton The cash has certainly been accu in your absence You could build a Baron al most anywhere you choose Heaven knohere you’ll stop, Mr Rosnovski’

’One day, Mr Fenton, I’ll put a Baron in Warsaw, and then I’ll think about stopping,’ replied Abel ’I may have 03 licked the Germans, but I still have a little score to settle with the Russians!

Curtis Fenton laughed Only later that evening when he repeated the story to his wife did he decide that Abel Rosnovski had meant exactly what hehad said , a Baron in Warsaw

’Nohere do I stand with Kane’s bank?’

The sudden change in Abel’s tone bothered Curtis Fentoq It worried him that Abel Rosnovski still clearly held Kane responsible for Davis Leroy’s pre

’Lester, Kane and Co fourteen members of the Lester family and six past and present eest stockholder, holding eight per cent’

’Are any of the Lester fa to sell their shares?’ enquired Abel

’Perhaps if we can offer the right price Miss Susan Lester, the late Charles Lester’s daughter, has given us reason to believe shewith her shares, and Mr Peter Parfitt, a former vice - chairman of Lestees, has also showed soe do they both hold?’

’Susan Lester holds six per cent While Peter Parfitt has only two per cent’

’How much do they want for their shares?’

Curtis Fenton looked down at his file again while Abel glanced at Lester’s latest annual report His eyes came to a halt on Article Seven