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Phonograph scheme and a rogue aide in a South American trust
A rambling tale follows Henry Horsecallar and Henry Mellinger amid a Texarkana start up with a phonograph. They travel to Los Angeles, invest in a trunkful of records, and encounter a corrupt private secretary who controls political plots in a distant republic. The trio faces counterfeit money, a scheming governor, and a plan to stage a public musical to advance graft. The narrator reflects on the rot in government and the thrill of risky schemes.
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Henry
Texarkana J
Texarkana
New Orleans
Rink
Atlanta
Georgia
State Department
Eonaul
Department
Vease
Fiere
Secretary of Agriculture
Red Wing
Thun
Toom
Calle de Los Angeles
New York
Mearys
Mellinger
Homer P. Mellinger
Mays
Thin Republic
Evoh
Offica
Have & Stein
Taviate
Thirty-fourth Street
Giuseppe
Billy Renfrow
Thirty-fourth
Dilly
Big Pega
Trrp
Lael
Mellingar
Senor Mellinger
Atty
Eli
King Beg
Melinger
America
Homer P. Melfinger
Melfinger