“Sam,” said Curtis Jadwin, at length to the broker, “Sam, nothing in the world can stop me now. They think I’ve been doing something big, don’t they, with this corner. Why, I’ve only just begun. This is just a feeler. Now I’m going to let ’em know just how big a gun C. J. really is. I’m going to swing this deal right over into July. I’m going to buy in my July shorts.”

The two men were in Gretry’s office as usual, and as Jadwin spoke, the broker glanced up incredulously.

“Now you are for sure crazy.”

Jadwin jumped to his feet.