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cried Jim Carpenter as I entered in response to his call . `` I 'm glad to see you . Excuse the bruskness of my first greeting to you over the telephone , but the press have been deviling me all day , every man jack of them trying to steal a march on the rest . I am going to open the whole shebang at nine to-morrow and give them all an equal chance to look things over before I turn the current on at noon . As soon as we have a little chat , I 'll show you over the works . '' * * * * * After half an hour 's chat he rose . `` Come along , First Mortgage , '' he said , `` we 'll go out and look the place over and I 'll explain everything .