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Wall Street intrigue and a Vermont clerk in a lethal game
In a tense Wall Street tale Silas Ashlar, a Hebron Valley clerk, entrusts five hundred dollars to broker Silas Davidson to buy stock in a bid for control of the New York and Western. Davidson helps him, but the speculative ruse collapses when the deal is exposed, leaving Ashlar hopeful and Davidson wary of future risk.
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M. J. Phillips
Johan G. Davidson
Davidson & Cole
Wall Street
Maine
Stock Exchange
Hillmans
Silvers
New York & Western
Hillman
Davidson
Silas
Hebron Valley
Vermont
Briggs
Jennie Gardner
Jennie
John Gardner
Hebron
New York
Ashlar
Penny Banker
Lucius Cole
Silas Ashlar
David- Son
Mr. Davidson
Cole
Hayseed
Lucius
Ruby Douglas