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“Congdon”

“Oh yes, of course” Van Dorn pivoted the telescope, sweeping it side to side “I’ll be You can see into twenty offices You know, Clay’s a heck of a lip-reader Probably how he paid for these digs A ot on its mind”

“You know him, sir What will he do next?”

“I told you, I don’t see hi in the towel”

“Is he the sort ofbloodshed?”

“Only for profit”

“Profit or acclaim?”

“S the telescope at the Wall Street buildings “He wants to be one of them”

“Which of the for?”

“A reedy enough to employ them”

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Isaac Bell rejoined his squad in Pittsburgh After he had filled in Wally Kisley, Mack Fulton, and

Archie Abbott on events in New York, Archie parroted a favorite Weber and Fields saying: