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efaulter." "That's part of his plan." "You may be right, Hal. You are a wonderful boy. As I was saying, we had a stormy interview, and I doubt if he spends a great deal of time here during the remaining days of our partnership." "The partnership ends on New Year's day, doesn't it?" "That was the day set, but by mutual agreement we have made the date the twentieth of December." "Why, that is day after to-morrow." "Yes." "The day the slips are to be finished." "So it is." "No wonder Ferris wished them as soon as possible." Horace Sumner arose, and walked up and down the office. "If there is to be any crooked work in the matter of the slips, I will take good care to head it off. I might be swindled out of thousands of dollars in that way." "You will look over the genuine slips, I suppose?" "I will, in the presence of the new book-keeper and another witness. There shall be no under-handed work in the matter. I believe you are altogether right, Hal. I have been surrounded by villains, and they would pluck me to the end if I but gave them the chance." CHAPTER XXVI. HAL OBTAINS ANOTHER SITUATION. For a moment there was silence, and then Horace Sumner stopped short before Hal. "There is another matter I might mention," he said. "Caleb Allen is going, or rather, has gone, into business for himself." "What kind of business?" asked the youth, in surprise. "A brokerage and loan office." "Near here?" "Yes, right around the corner of Broad Street, not five minutes, walk. He hired the place from the first, and I understand he and another man are already doing business there." "Who is the other man?" "A fellow named Parsons." "Has he a good reputation?" "Far from it. He was arrested for forgery five years ago, but his friends hushed the matter up." "Have you the number of the place?" "Yes, here it is. What do you intend to do?" "I don't know. I'll take a look at the place. That will do no harm. Perhaps Hardwick will call on Mr. Allen." After a few words more Hal left the private office, and passed out on Wall Street. He soon turned the corner into Broad Street, the second great money center of New York, and presently came to the building in which was situated the offices now occupied by the firm of Allen & Parsons. The offices were down three steps, and as Hal passed on the pavement above, a small sign pasted in the corner of the window attracted his att
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