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-- Well , six or eight years ago , Stagg owned a big steel plant out West ; and there was a mill in Indiana , belonging to Allis , that interfered with their business . One time Stagg and some of his crowd had been on a spree for several days , and late one night they got to talking about Allis . ` Let 's buy the -- out , ' said Stagg , so they ordered a special and a load of champagne , and away they went to the city in Indiana . They got to Allis 's house about four o'clock in the morning , and they rang the bell and banged on the door , and after a while the butler came , half awake . `` ` Is Allis in ? ' asked Stagg , and before the fellow could answer , the whole crowd pushed into the hall , and Stagg stood at the foot of the stairs and roared -- he 's got a voice like a bull , you know -- ` Allis , Allis , come down here ! ' `` Allis came to the head of the stairs in his nightshirt , half frightened to death .