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"Allan/' he added quickly, "you won't say
anything about it!''

" It's none of my business now," answered the
other. "I'm out of it. But naturally I am
interested to know. What is it — a raid on the
stock?"

"It's going down," said Oliver.
Montague sat staring ahead of him. "It
must be the Steel Trust," he whispered, half
to himself.
"Nothing more likely," was the reply. "My
tip comes from that direction."

"Do you suppose they are going to try to
break Price .^"

"I don't know; I guess they could do it if
they made up their mind to."

•*But he owns a majority of the stock !" said
Montague. " They can't take it away from him
outright."

"Not if he's got it locked up in his safe," was
the reply; "and if he's got no debts or obliga-
tions. But suppose he's overextended; and sup-
pose some bank has loaned him money on the
stock — what then ? "

Montague was now keenly interested. He
went with his brother while the latter drew his
money from the bank, and called at his brokers
and ordered them to sell Mississippi Steel.
