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Andrew Rubenoffby the , his smile faded “You do not look well, Isaac”

“Lost a friend,” Bell answered tersely “What have you learned?”

The newly ht to the purpose of his visit

“To reat relief,” he said, “the so-called Artists Syndicate does not exist”

“What do you mean?”

“I ht I should, is a sham It exists only on paper Its supposed Wall Street investors are ghosts”

“Are you sure?”

“Positive”

“Then who paid for I?”

“I don’t know yet But it was not the Artists Syndicate”

“Someone funneled a lot of money into Imperial”

“To be sure But so far Wall Street has greeted ht be with a wall of silence”

“Are the Wall Streeters protecting Imperial?”

“No, no, no Imperial’s money almost certainly comes from someplace other than Wall Street Abroad, I suspect”