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THE stock of our company--known as the Stiener, Bookman Airways Inc.-- took the market by storm. In less than two weeks every share of both common and preferred was sold, and had I not been in on the ground floor with a large block of stock I would have considered I had lost a great investment.
Although Van Beck, whenever we ran across him--which was not often-- continued to voice his praise of the Professor's latest invention, he took no stock in the company so far as we were able to learn. Although the Professor made no complaint I saw that his pride was hurt.