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"You ad made that offer for you or your interests, do

you?"

"Well, yes!" ad to act for us in a few

lad to know it There has been soon that I

have been a little doubtful!"

"Kindly avoid sarcasm and temper, if you please! Do you care to accept

the offer?"

Mayo glared at the financier, looking him up and down Furious hatred

took away his power of sane consideration He was in no h

chances, either for himself or for his associates He doubted

Marston's honesty of purpose He kne this man must feel toward

the presumptuous fool who had dared to look up at Alnatesome especial motive under

his cold exterior

Whether Marston was anticipating blackmail from Mayo's possession of the

docuation in order to force the

botherso man could

not deter to

those whonate, plainly finding it difficult to restrain