_Mr. Choate._ "In the Western Union?"
_Mr. Sage._ "Yes, sir."
_Mr. Choate._ "In the Missouri Pacific?"
_Mr. Sage._ "Yes, sir."
_Mr. Choate._ "In the Union Pacific?"
_Mr. Sage._ "Yes, sir."
_Mr. Choate._ "This stock ticker that stood by the desk in the adjoining room, did you keep run of it yourself?"
_Mr. Sage._ "Yes, sir."
_Mr. Choate._ "You take care of your own estate besides, do you not?"
_Mr. Sage._ "Yes, sir."
_Mr. Choate._ "That took a good deal of time?"
_Mr. Sage._ "It took some time."
_Mr. Choate._ "How much time did that occupy?"
_Mr. Sage._ "I have my assistants, my clerks, the same as you have in your office."
_Mr. Choate._ "You loan money, you manage these railroads, banks, trust companies, and the other affairs that you have mentioned. Did you not have dealings in stocks?"
_Mr. Sage._ "Oh, I buy and sell securities occasionally."
_Mr. Choate._ "Do you not deal in puts and calls and straddles?"
_Mr. Sage._ "I have in years gone by."
_Mr. Choate._ "These affairs take your whole time, do they not?"
_Mr. Sage._ "No, sir; I have leisure. I do not devote all my time to business."
_Mr. Choate._ "I think that is all."
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