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The Garies and Their Friends

CHAPTER XVI
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If you can furnish me the means to start with, I have men enough at my command to effect the rest.

We will so control the elections in the district, through these men, as to place in office only such persons as will wink at the disturbances.

When, through their agency, we have brought property down sufficiently low, we will purchase all that we can, re-establish order and quiet, and sell again at an immense advantage." "Your scheme is a good one, I must confess, and I am ready to join you at any time.

I will communicate with Carson, who, I think, will be interested, as he desired to invest with me in those Tenth-street improvements.

I will call in to-morrow, and endeavour to persuade him to accompany me, and then we can discuss the matter more fully." "Well, do; but one word before you go.


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