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ehaddiatereactionopackupandleavebutthatgoodenoughhehadnointentionoflettingthebastardshavethelastlaugh
thatafteoone,louiseeoing,â€pientsâ€
illbetshedid,jeffthoughtshesout**ingthatteninchckitalianjesuschrist
bythetilouisearrivedho,jeffhadhielfundertightntrol“Didyouhaveanicedayâ€jeffasked
“Oh,theusualboringthings,darlingabeautyappointnt,shoppingâ€hoasyourday,angelâ€
“Iteresting,â€jeffsaidtruthfully“Ileaedalotâ€
“Budgetellsyouredoingbeautifullyâ€
“Iaâ€jeffassuredher“Andverysoonioingtobedoingevenbetterâ€
louisestrokedhishand“Mybrighthusbandobedearlyâ€
“Nottonight,â€jeffsaid“Ihaveaheadacheâ€
hespentthenextakinghisplans
hebeganatlunchattheclub“Doanyofyouknoputerfraudsâ€jeffasked
“Whyâ€edzellertoneâ€
thereteroflaughter
“No,ierious,â€jeffinsisted“Itsabigproblepeoplearetappingintoputersandrippingoffbanksandinsurancepaniesandotherbusinessesforbillionsofdollarsitgetseâ€
“Soundsrightupyouralley,â€budgerred
“Sooneithaseupputerhesayscantbetaeredhâ€
“Andyouknoikequincykidded
“Asatteroffaijustightknoethingaboutputersâ€
“No,â€budgegrinned,“buthingaboutbackinginventors,dontwefellasâ€
thereoflaughter
tsorryihavingaguestforlunchâ€
ovedontoanothertable,alanthosongrinned,“Hesprobablyhavinglunchthecircusâ€
astooped,grayhairednenteredthediningroondojeffstable
“Jesusâ€kequinanâ€
“Whosprofessorackeâ€
“Dontyoueverreadanythingbutfinananelastnthhesostbrilliantscientistintheuntryâ€
“Whatthehellishedoingydearbrotherinlawâ€
jeffandtheprofessororeandrecuriousotionedjeffovertohistable
“Hey,jeffâ€
jefflookedguilty“Ohâ€youanveonâ€
“Yeahalkingaboutâ€
“Weâ€ah…â€theothersuldalstighthesaveryinterestingcharacterâ€
“Ididntknoerâ€
“Well,iguessetiâ€
threedayslaterjeffhadanotherluneit“Heythatsseyurjarrett,chaioftheboardofjarrettinteationalputerthehellhjeffâ€
again,jeffandhisguestheldalong,anitednversationheluncheonjeffout
“Jeffrey,boy,ourjarrettâ€
“Nothing,â€jeffsaidquickly“Justhavingachatâ€hestartedto
“Notsofast,oldbuddyseyurjarrettisaverybusyfellositaroundhavinglongchatsaboutnothingâ€
jeffsaideaestly,“Allrightthetruthis,budge,thatseyurlleaboutastaightbeabletoaâ€
thetruth,ass,budgethought
thefollopson,andkequincyentalked,theirheadsclosetogether
“Yourbrotherinlapanylately,â€zelleted“Whatkindofdealhashegotoking,budgeâ€
budgesaidtestily,“Idontknosureinhellgoingtofindoutifjarrettandbartlettareinterested,therestbeapotofneyinvolvedâ€
theypedjeffshand,andleftasjeffpassedtheirtable,budgecaughthisar“Sitdotohavealittletalkhyouâ€
“Ishouldgetbacktotheoffice,â€jeffprotested“I—â€
“Youe,reersitdo“Whohâ€
jeffhesitated“Noonespecialanoldfriendâ€
“Charliebartlettsanoldfriendâ€
“Kindofâ€
“Whatussing,jeffâ€
“Uhâ€cars,stlyoldcharlielikesantiquecars,andiheardaboutthis37packard,fourdoovertible—â€
“Cutthehorse**â€budgesnapped“Yourenotlleobiles,oringany**ingbookareyoureallyuptoâ€
“Nothingi—â€
“Youreraisingneyforsothing,arentyou,jeffâ€edzellerasked
“Noâ€buthesaiditashadetooquickly
budgeputabeefyarroundjeff“Hey,buddy,thisisyourbrotherinlaily,reerâ€hegavejeffabearhug“Itssothingaboutthattaerproofputeryountionedlastâ€
theyuldseebythelookonjeffsfacethattheyhadtrappedhi
“Well,yesâ€
itanwasinvolvedâ€
“Ididntthinkyoudbeinterestedâ€
“Youal,yougotoyourfriendsâ€
“Theprofessorandidontneedcapital,â€jeffsaid“Jarrettandbartlett—â€
“Jarrettandbartlettarefupsonexclaid
edzellerpickeditup“Jeff,hfriends,youdontgethurtâ€
“Everythingisalreadyarranged,â€jefftoldthe“Charliebartlett—â€
“Haveyousignedanythingyetâ€
“No,butigaveword—â€
“Thennothingsarrangedhell,jeffboy,inbusinesspeoplechangetheidseveryhourâ€
“Ishouldntevenbedisentagencyâ€
“Weknopsonsaidsoothingly“Doestheprofessorthinkthisthingwillworkâ€
“Oh,heknoworksâ€
“Ifitsgoodenoughforacke,itsgoodenoughforus,rightfellows
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ehaddiatereactionopackupandleavebutthatgoodenoughhehadnointentionoflettingthebastardshavethelastlaugh
thatafteoone,louiseeoing,â€pientsâ€
illbetshedid,jeffthoughtshesout**ingthatteninchckitalianjesuschrist
bythetilouisearrivedho,jeffhadhielfundertightntrol“Didyouhaveanicedayâ€jeffasked
“Oh,theusualboringthings,darlingabeautyappointnt,shoppingâ€hoasyourday,angelâ€
“Iteresting,â€jeffsaidtruthfully“Ileaedalotâ€
“Budgetellsyouredoingbeautifullyâ€
“Iaâ€jeffassuredher“Andverysoonioingtobedoingevenbetterâ€
louisestrokedhishand“Mybrighthusbandobedearlyâ€
“Nottonight,â€jeffsaid“Ihaveaheadacheâ€
hespentthenextakinghisplans
hebeganatlunchattheclub“Doanyofyouknoputerfraudsâ€jeffasked
“Whyâ€edzellertoneâ€
thereteroflaughter
“No,ierious,â€jeffinsisted“Itsabigproblepeoplearetappingintoputersandrippingoffbanksandinsurancepaniesandotherbusinessesforbillionsofdollarsitgetseâ€
“Soundsrightupyouralley,â€budgerred
“Sooneithaseupputerhesayscantbetaeredhâ€
“Andyouknoikequincykidded
“Asatteroffaijustightknoethingaboutputersâ€
“No,â€budgegrinned,“buthingaboutbackinginventors,dontwefellasâ€
thereoflaughter
tsorryihavingaguestforlunchâ€
ovedontoanothertable,alanthosongrinned,“Hesprobablyhavinglunchthecircusâ€
astooped,grayhairednenteredthediningroondojeffstable
“Jesusâ€kequinanâ€
“Whosprofessorackeâ€
“Dontyoueverreadanythingbutfinananelastnthhesostbrilliantscientistintheuntryâ€
“Whatthehellishedoingydearbrotherinlawâ€
jeffandtheprofessororeandrecuriousotionedjeffovertohistable
“Hey,jeffâ€
jefflookedguilty“Ohâ€youanveonâ€
“Yeahalkingaboutâ€
“Weâ€ah…â€theothersuldalstighthesaveryinterestingcharacterâ€
“Ididntknoerâ€
“Well,iguessetiâ€
threedayslaterjeffhadanotherluneit“Heythatsseyurjarrett,chaioftheboardofjarrettinteationalputerthehellhjeffâ€
again,jeffandhisguestheldalong,anitednversationheluncheonjeffout
“Jeffrey,boy,ourjarrettâ€
“Nothing,â€jeffsaidquickly“Justhavingachatâ€hestartedto
“Notsofast,oldbuddyseyurjarrettisaverybusyfellositaroundhavinglongchatsaboutnothingâ€
jeffsaideaestly,“Allrightthetruthis,budge,thatseyurlleaboutastaightbeabletoaâ€
thetruth,ass,budgethought
thefollopson,andkequincyentalked,theirheadsclosetogether
“Yourbrotherinlapanylately,â€zelleted“Whatkindofdealhashegotoking,budgeâ€
budgesaidtestily,“Idontknosureinhellgoingtofindoutifjarrettandbartlettareinterested,therestbeapotofneyinvolvedâ€
theypedjeffshand,andleftasjeffpassedtheirtable,budgecaughthisar“Sitdotohavealittletalkhyouâ€
“Ishouldgetbacktotheoffice,â€jeffprotested“I—â€
“Youe,reersitdo“Whohâ€
jeffhesitated“Noonespecialanoldfriendâ€
“Charliebartlettsanoldfriendâ€
“Kindofâ€
“Whatussing,jeffâ€
“Uhâ€cars,stlyoldcharlielikesantiquecars,andiheardaboutthis37packard,fourdoovertible—â€
“Cutthehorse**â€budgesnapped“Yourenotlleobiles,oringany**ingbookareyoureallyuptoâ€
“Nothingi—â€
“Youreraisingneyforsothing,arentyou,jeffâ€edzellerasked
“Noâ€buthesaiditashadetooquickly
budgeputabeefyarroundjeff“Hey,buddy,thisisyourbrotherinlaily,reerâ€hegavejeffabearhug“Itssothingaboutthattaerproofputeryountionedlastâ€
theyuldseebythelookonjeffsfacethattheyhadtrappedhi
“Well,yesâ€
itanwasinvolvedâ€
“Ididntthinkyoudbeinterestedâ€
“Youal,yougotoyourfriendsâ€
“Theprofessorandidontneedcapital,â€jeffsaid“Jarrettandbartlett—â€
“Jarrettandbartlettarefupsonexclaid
edzellerpickeditup“Jeff,hfriends,youdontgethurtâ€
“Everythingisalreadyarranged,â€jefftoldthe“Charliebartlett—â€
“Haveyousignedanythingyetâ€
“No,butigaveword—â€
“Thennothingsarrangedhell,jeffboy,inbusinesspeoplechangetheidseveryhourâ€
“Ishouldntevenbedisentagencyâ€
“Weknopsonsaidsoothingly“Doestheprofessorthinkthisthingwillworkâ€
“Oh,heknoworksâ€
“Ifitsgoodenoughforacke,itsgoodenoughforus,rightfellows
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