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Marston promptly closeted himself with his three wise men of business

after he went aft "We'll fraet theht I'd better wait until I had worked the

bile out of my systery, gentlerams would not have

been exactly coherent if I had written theht after that Bee liner

smashed past us"

"I have been ready to believe that Tucker would come in with us on the

right lay," said one of the associates

"So did I," agreed Marston "I have thought all his loud talk has been

bluff to beat up a bigger price But, after what he did to-day! Oh

no! He is out to fight and he grabbed his chance to show us! I do not

believe a lot of this regular fight talk But when a in to suspect his intentions"

"There's no need of dickering with hier, Mr Marston He

open to

doubt"

"I'et