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    ehaddiatereactionopackupandleavebutthatgoodenoughhehadnointentionoflettingthebastardshavethelastlaugh

    thatafteoone,louiseeoing,â€pientsâ€

    illbetshedid,jeffthoughtshesout**ingthatteninchckitalianjesuschrist

    bythetilouisearrivedho,jeffhadhielfundertightntrol“Didyouhaveanicedayâ€jeffasked

    â€œOh,theusualboringthings,darlingabeautyappointnt,shoppingâ€hoasyourday,angelâ€

    â€œIteresting,â€jeffsaidtruthfully“Ileaedalotâ€

    â€œBudgetellsyouredoingbeautifullyâ€

    â€œIaâ€jeffassuredher“Andverysoonioingtobedoingevenbetterâ€

    louisestrokedhishand“Mybrighthusbandobedearlyâ€

    â€œNottonight,â€jeffsaid“Ihaveaheadacheâ€

    hespentthenextakinghisplans

    hebeganatlunchattheclub“Doanyofyouknoputerfraudsâ€jeffasked

    â€œWhyâ€edzellertoneâ€

    thereteroflaughter

    â€œNo,ierious,â€jeffinsisted“Itsabigproblepeoplearetappingintoputersandrippingoffbanksandinsurancepaniesandotherbusinessesforbillionsofdollarsitgetseâ€

    â€œSoundsrightupyouralley,â€budgerred

    â€œSooneithaseupputerhesayscantbetaeredhâ€

    â€œAndyouknoikequincykidded

    â€œAsatteroffaijustightknoethingaboutputersâ€

    â€œNo,â€budgegrinned,“buthingaboutbackinginventors,dontwefellasâ€

    thereoflaughter

    tsorryihavingaguestforlunchâ€

    ovedontoanothertable,alanthosongrinned,“Hesprobablyhavinglunchthecircusâ€

    astooped,grayhairednenteredthediningroondojeffstable

    â€œJesusâ€kequinanâ€

    â€œWhosprofessorackeâ€

    â€œDontyoueverreadanythingbutfinananelastnthhesostbrilliantscientistintheuntryâ€

    â€œWhatthehellishedoingydearbrotherinlawâ€

    jeffandtheprofessororeandrecuriousotionedjeffovertohistable

    â€œHey,jeffâ€

    jefflookedguilty“Ohâ€youanveonâ€

    â€œYeahalkingaboutâ€

    â€œWeâ€ah…â€theothersuldalstighthesaveryinterestingcharacterâ€

    â€œIdidntknoerâ€

    â€œWell,iguessetiâ€

    threedayslaterjeffhadanotherluneit“Heythatsseyurjarrett,chaioftheboardofjarrettinteationalputerthehellhjeffâ€

    again,jeffandhisguestheldalong,anitednversationheluncheonjeffout

    â€œJeffrey,boy,ourjarrettâ€

    â€œNothing,â€jeffsaidquickly“Justhavingachatâ€hestartedto

    â€œNotsofast,oldbuddyseyurjarrettisaverybusyfellositaroundhavinglongchatsaboutnothingâ€

    jeffsaideaestly,“Allrightthetruthis,budge,thatseyurlleaboutastaightbeabletoaâ€

    thetruth,ass,budgethought

    thefollopson,andkequincyentalked,theirheadsclosetogether

    â€œYourbrotherinlapanylately,â€zelleted“Whatkindofdealhashegotoking,budgeâ€

    budgesaidtestily,“Idontknosureinhellgoingtofindoutifjarrettandbartlettareinterested,therestbeapotofneyinvolvedâ€

    theypedjeffshand,andleftasjeffpassedtheirtable,budgecaughthisar“Sitdotohavealittletalkhyouâ€

    â€œIshouldgetbacktotheoffice,â€jeffprotested“I—â€

    â€œYoue,reersitdo“Whohâ€

    jeffhesitated“Noonespecialanoldfriendâ€

    â€œCharliebartlettsanoldfriendâ€

    â€œKindofâ€

    â€œWhatussing,jeffâ€

    â€œUhâ€cars,stlyoldcharlielikesantiquecars,andiheardaboutthis37packard,fourdoovertible—â€

    â€œCutthehorse**â€budgesnapped“Yourenotlleobiles,oringany**ingbookareyoureallyuptoâ€

    â€œNothingi—â€

    â€œYoureraisingneyforsothing,arentyou,jeffâ€edzellerasked

    â€œNoâ€buthesaiditashadetooquickly

    budgeputabeefyarroundjeff“Hey,buddy,thisisyourbrotherinlaily,reerâ€hegavejeffabearhug“Itssothingaboutthattaerproofputeryountionedlastâ€

    theyuldseebythelookonjeffsfacethattheyhadtrappedhi

    â€œWell,yesâ€

    itanwasinvolvedâ€

    â€œIdidntthinkyoudbeinterestedâ€

    â€œYoual,yougotoyourfriendsâ€

    â€œTheprofessorandidontneedcapital,â€jeffsaid“Jarrettandbartlett—â€

    â€œJarrettandbartlettarefupsonexclaid

    edzellerpickeditup“Jeff,hfriends,youdontgethurtâ€

    â€œEverythingisalreadyarranged,â€jefftoldthe“Charliebartlett—â€

    â€œHaveyousignedanythingyetâ€

    â€œNo,butigaveword—â€

    â€œThennothingsarrangedhell,jeffboy,inbusinesspeoplechangetheidseveryhourâ€

    â€œIshouldntevenbedisentagencyâ€

    â€œWeknopsonsaidsoothingly“Doestheprofessorthinkthisthingwillworkâ€

    â€œOh,heknoworksâ€

    â€œIfitsgoodenoughforacke,itsgoodenoughforus,rightfellows

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