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forgotten to remove the money.
Dick delivered the suit which was handed to him [[red underline]] all wrapped up by the maid [[/red underline]] and the suit was returned hung up in my closet when I arrived home but the [[red underline]] bills were missing. [[/red underline]] The maid had left also.
[[underline]] Dec 7 [[/underline]] (Sunday). Here all day. Dick went to the cleaner but the latter says there was no money in the pocket. So I am in the unpleasant position that I must try to suspect no one. The [[red underline]] one to blame most is myself [[/red underline]] by thus carelessly put temptation to others. Let it be a lesson to myself. Of course I do not suspect Dick. The money may also have been stolen by an employee or a [[visitor?]] of the tailor. Dick tells me the clothes were first sent below to the laundry and packed [[strikethrough]] by [[/strikthrough]] in a package by [[red underline]] Ida the Finish maid [[/red underline]] [[strikethrough]] after they [[/strikethrough]]
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and the package handed to Dick.  The [[strikethrough]] tailor on his honor sta [[/strikethrough]] Italian tailor on his honor says there was no money in the side pocket. The package [[strikethrough]] may ha [[/strikethrough]] or the clothes unpacked may have been left in our laundry for an hour or two before Dick got them. The laundry door is over by an outside door and an inside door. I do not mind the money in the least but hate the thought of casting suspicion  on innocents I am to blame.
Yesterday gave order to buy [[red bracket on left]]
500 Corn Products a 72
200 United States Steel a 139
500 Gen. Electric   44
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Steel reached the new low and I canceled the other orders.  [[strikethrough]] Market which are [[/strikethrough]] [[red underline]] Securities have been going lower [[/red underline]] and lower altho last year in October it seemed as if bottom

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