E. Phillips Oppenheim

Name: The Long Arm of Mannister — III. The Atruscan Silver Mine
Author: E. Phillips Oppenheim

The Long Arm of Mannister — III. The Atruscan Silver Mine (1908)

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“The Long Arm of Mannister — III. The Atruscan Silver Mine”, published in 1908, is a work by E. Phillips Oppenheim. It explores elements such as Mannister, Polsover and Cuthbertson.

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E. Phillips Oppenheim, The Long Arm of Mannister — III. The Atruscan Silver Mine (1908)

“ Polsover gasped. "Do you know that I have used six thousand pounds of the office money to buy those shares! That young blackguard swore that I should have the money by ten o'clock this morning."
"You ought not to have lost sight of him," Mannister said calmly. "No doubt he's met some one who has given him an idea of the truth. The only thing you can do is to put them back upon the market this morning, and stand the loss." ”

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E. Phillips Oppenheim, The Long Arm of Mannister — III. The Atruscan Silver Mine (1908)

“ I have not five pounds in the bank."
Hambledon and Polsover shook their heads. Mannister shrugged his shoulders.
"It is impossible," he said quietly, "for me to raise a sixpence beyond what I have promised."
It was Mannister upon whom they had been relying. Their faces fell.
"It seems to me," Mannister remarked, "that Polsover is the man to arrange this. You have plenty of money in the hands of your firm, I suppose," he continued, "for the purposes of investment. Why can't you draw a cheque on your client's account? You can cover it to-morrow, and the investment is surely good enough." ”

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E. Phillips Oppenheim, The Long Arm of Mannister — III. The Atruscan Silver Mine (1908)

“ Polsover remarked, "whether our friend, Mr. Harold Cuthbertson, will be similarly impressed."
"You leave that to me," Jacobs replied. "What I want to know is, have you fellows had any luck?"
"Not a bit!" Hambledon declared.
"None at all," Polsover said.
Jacobs set down his glass disconsolately.
"Then I do not see," he declared, "what we can do. Mannister will put up his lot, but only if we put up a similar amount. That's fair enough, for it takes a bit of pluck to put thousands of pounds into shares that aren't worth a snap of the fingers. Do you mean to say you fellows can do nothing?" ”

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E. Phillips Oppenheim, The Long Arm of Mannister — III. The Atruscan Silver Mine (1908)

“ Mannister nodded and strolled towards the door.
"I think," he said, "that you will do well to take this as a warning. The world isn't full of casual acquaintances who are anxious to stuff money into the pockets of strangers. Good night!"
Mannister was sitting at breakfast the next morning in his rooms at Germain Street. He had finished his coffee and was preparing to light a cigarette, when his servant knocked at the door and announced a visitor.
"There is a gentleman of the name of Polsover here, sir," he announced. "He wishes to see you for a moment on urgent business. ”

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E. Phillips Oppenheim, The Long Arm of Mannister — III. The Atruscan Silver Mine (1908)

“ At any rate, Cuthbertson has asked us all to luncheon at the Savoy to-day at 1.30, and Mannister's going to tell him about the mine. It's worth coming to, whether we can work the thing or not. Let's go round there."
"I suppose we may as well," Hambledon said slowly, finishing his drink, and arranging his tie in front of the mirror. "If we can't work this little affair, our friend Cuthbertson should turn out to be a profitable acquaintance in some way or another. A young man with a hundred thousand pounds coming to him in about three weeks time, should be worth cultivating." ”

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E. Phillips Oppenheim, The Long Arm of Mannister — III. The Atruscan Silver Mine (1908)

“ Mannister said with a yawn, "for you to come into the money-making market. You'll have plenty in a few weeks."
"One can't have too much," Cuthbertson answered, with a smile. "Of course, I'm coming in for a nice little pile, but now-a-days it's pretty easy to get rid of it. I want to have a yacht if I can afford it, and I'll take all you fellows down the Mediterranean. About these shares, Jacobs. How many do you think you could get for me?"
"I have no idea whether I could get any," Jacobs answered. "How much money could you raise?" ”

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E. Phillips Oppenheim, The Long Arm of Mannister — III. The Atruscan Silver Mine (1908)

“ The boy's eyes glistened. They were not pleasant eyes, for young though he was, they were already dull and heavy looking. The light that shone in them was more the light of greed.
"Couldn't I," he demanded, "buy some?" ”

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E. Phillips Oppenheim, The Long Arm of Mannister — III. The Atruscan Silver Mine (1908)

“ Mannister answered. "You've been got hold of by a gang of sharks. Polsover is one, Jacobs is one, Hambledon is one, and I am another. The Atruscan shares which Polsover is proposing to sell you to-morrow at three pounds fifteen, he gave about ten shillings for, and if you try to sell them any time within the next few months, you probably won't be able to realize more than half-a-crown. ”

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