Show n ac ar 1 I 1 M 7 by y FREDERICK RV DERICK JOHN BURT V UPHAM PHA aa M A ADAMS D AMS ah I 1 author of 0 4 ta tf tha Kidnap EE picA colossi moores 0 doctrine D etc CO GT am 1003 by BT all arlia lits I 1 wl I 1 ha W VT y I 1 niddia CDS dacz truax AX A X I 1 A J D I 1 i ak 1 CHAPTER edith confession tho the papers say mr morris will be arrested arre its awful jessie 1 look at I 1 the big headlines it 11 awful awgull edith hancocks cheeks were reddened with excitement as she dashed into her cousin room mr air slake blake was wag here while abilo the general was at breakfast she bubbled on breathlessly they talked a minute and then he ha hurried away mr blake lovely and heb bes so big and handsome and generous and good looking and manly and and everything I 1 lust just love him jessie dont do nt you she looked closely at jessie carden 1 I 1 I like him edith it do tor for both of us to love him would it cousin mine he loves you protested edith w with ith it a blush 1 I know he be does are you sure you dont love him jessie just a little bit quite sure laughed jessie an ail the roses came to her cheeks cheel ts 1 I can only love one man at it a time its conven I 1 but its true you yon still love john burt what a foolish little sweetheart you are wasting your life on a man you heard from for years youre jesting jessie dont reject mr blake its not cot likely I 1 shall hato bare a chance said jessie the little lace face had grown very serious 1 I sincerely hope not edith john burt burl lit Is not dead and bo be has not forgotten me he will return and rich or poor my faith Is in him I 1 know hell come back and when he does hell find me true there was a trustful trust tul light in the deep brown eyes and a longing smile touched the tender lips editha face was lighted with joy as she clasped her cousins hands youre the dearest darling in the world and no man Is good enough for you she exclaimed john burt will return im sure of it end and heu hell be proud of you but jessie you must most not let mr blake propose to you you mont bont will you jessie why asked jessie in surprise because and edith faltered altered she lowered her eyes in confusion but when she looked again in jessies tace face they flamed with passion oh ob jessie cant you ou understand under sand im lealous jealous of you horribly madly jealous and she ehe threw herself sobbing on her cousins breast 1 I know its riot not your fault that he loves you but you can make him stop please make him stop it it tor for you he ha would love roe me tell him tell him anything so that lie he will nill know that you dont love filial oh ch jessie bebble wont you what can I 1 tell him asked jes jea sie ale la III amazement 1 I cant make him propose and then commend him to another but edith darling im so sorry so BO at awfully fully sorry when jessie could command herself she asked if edith really loved jim 1 I loved him the moment I 1 saw him and he tell fell in lovo love with wt th you at the same instant declared declai ed edith hancock whose intuition had told her the truth make blake him stop jessie you can find some way to do it I 1 know you can oh ob why aby are people always tailing falling in love with those who dont love them and are arc blind to those vilio mho love IOTO them to death jessie could not answer that world old question and vainly attempted to soothe her in anger and mortification edith rushed irom from the room and when jessie knocked at her door a few minutes later there was aas no response but the muffled sound round of 0 sobs CHAPTER tale of the ticker A thousand men were scattered through the hall of the new york stock exchange tho the clack clicking ing ot of innumerable telegraph instruments the tinkle ot of telephone liono bells the shut fling cine of feet in the encircling galleries the distant murmur of street trat ile cc all mended blended with the noises ir irom 0 in the th floor into a chord which bich 1 I held he id the majesty of bass and the thrill of soprano A gong sounded its reverberations were lost in III the vocal explosion from a thousand thon sand lungs A moment later and tho the acts ot of these seeming maniacs were hashed flashed around the world A million miles ot of metallic nerves focused in this couter conter and throbbed with the earths history lor for the day wall street Is a mundane incarnation of the terrors ot of hell relieved by some of the joys of 0 heaven john burt was in his office at eight and mr hawkins and james blake joined him a few ew minutes later Is general garden carden here asked john hes in my room replied blake give him the cain lor for that L 0 0 check and havn have airi present the option at randolph morris company the moment they pro open for banking business instructed john burt bid L 0 abenr twenty seven until unfit general garden carden has the stock in his possession send two to witnesses ulta lesses 1 along along with him bin that will prevent any chance for a quibble when be cornea comes back with the stock turn it over to me aye aye general barton Burto nl exclaimed blake with a profound sa as lute he seemed in high spirits as he left the room iet I et us look in on another scene there ther was no outward sign or ol excitement cit eft ement in the offices 0 of randolph morris company morris took personal command of his big brokers on the floor of the stock exchange it ft wont be much of 0 a shower ho he said amid to his big follo followers tol lovers Aers with atry airy bravado hang on to your stocks well pass those ordinances yet I 1 control cosmopolitan and am able to protect it against all the liars and swindlers lers irom from san francisco to new york cosmopolitan opened at it a loss 1098 ot of several points but the selling by blake brokers was not so ao heavy as had bad been expected and the stock rallied when given support by morris and others interested with him the young millionaire speedily regained his courage did em can up bid lem cm up he be whispered to his head broker weve got the blake crowd on the run already they dare not sell take rako all they offer and bid for or more it was only a moment past ten alien general garden carden walked briskly up the tha marble steps and entered the morris buil building dlug he stopped at the outer railing and addressed mr mason the vice president ot of the company 1 I hold an option on ten thousand shares ot at L 0 stock said the general producing an envelope from nn an inside pocket yes mr air mason raised his big eyes with a faint show ot of interest and tapped the brass rail with a pencil so I 1 understand general carden under its terms I 1 can take up the stock at a stipulated figure provided I 1 I 1 A I 1 ii if I 1 1 91 I 1 I 1 t A t I 1 4 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 Z I 1 I 1 fie 11 il I 1 I 1 1 I 1 i 1 X al a wl I 1 t I 1 0 I 1 I 1 1 1 i I 1 I 1 1 1111 M I 1 I 1 ai ake hin atop you con the he market price Is above twentysix twenty six dollars a share chare that la Is the agreement you owe ose us is about two hundred and eighty thousand housand dollars a on 11 that stock genral garden carden do you ou wish to pay it today A sarcastic smile played around the corners ot of air Ala masons sons mouth 1 I do I 1 demand the stock and will meet the terms in cash very well general cardon carden it can quickly be arranged arr aneed there was no change of 0 expression on the grave face ace of the banker as lie he turned to a clerk and ordered him to produce the stock from the vaults mr air mason glanced at the option and made a rapid calculation two hundred and eighty eight yta two thousand I 1 tour four hundred and sixty seven dollars and seventeen coots cents he said pa passing saing over a slip ot of paper Is that your epure general garden carden boned beed and motioned to tc one of ills his companions u who ho placed a satchel on the counter from ita depths general carden produced the money demanded and exchanged it for the stock 1 I trust your our faith in the value of these certificates may not prove amiss said mr air mason with an ley icy smile 1 I bid you rood good day sir general carden bowed gravely and turned to the door As ho he did so arthur morris entered his face flushed w m ith triumph in his baste he ha ran into general carden 1 I beg your pardon oh ch its you is 11 it and an evil light came to bis big eyes what in hell are you ou doing here youre discharged dred dye understand get out of here and keep cull morris stepped behind the brass railing and from that retreat shook his big hand threateningly at the man who ho had aroused his rage general garden carden deliberately removed his glasses and walked towards ards him you are a cur and a coward morris he be said looking at the younger man with blazing eyes ces lay a hand on oil me it if you dare with a muttered oath morris turned and left the old soldier standing defiantly by the railing A minute later general carden entered a carriage and was driven rapidly to the offices of james blake company in the meantime morris had bild followed mr air mason alason to his bis private office id like to punch old cardens Car deas head and id have done it it been tor for you ho he declared he prowling pr around here tor for what did he be want ho he demanded hla his L 0 stock replied mr mason his L 0 stock repeated morria marria well what ot of it ile he wish me to make him a present of 0 it did he be it if he h comes around again tell him to dig up about three bun hundred dollars dollaus and he can have bavo his stock morris lauded at he be stepped to the ccker HG he scowled his hi option demanded the beack anil and pam paid river over the money said bald mr air mason slowly and I 1 gave him the certificates certificate i old carden took up hll hie stock and paid over the moneal what do you mean mation mason 1 I moan mean just what hat I 1 say cay mr morris II 11 was wag the reply do you know nhat has happened with that stock you lose control of 0 I 1 ij 0 sommon someone 0 Is back of general central garden carden in this thin transaction blake make blake gasped morris he clutched the arm of 0 his bis chair and the muscles of his big neck twitched nervously pacing facing up and down the room he burst into a storm ol of incoherent profanity the ticker nelch had been silent splattered splutter ed rapidly and tile the call ominous sound did more to call morris back k ko his bin senses than had tho the sober words of the broker ile he lifted illicit the tapo tape and eagerly scanned the characters that this mus must be a mistake five hundred shares of L 0 at t 38 it must mean 28 morris gazed at the figures like one in a trance there came a violent rapping on the door anil and without walling waiting lor for a 8 response a broker entered his collar was wag torn open and his hair was wa rumple dand moist with till perspiration blake company are bidding up 1 L OV 0 lie he exclaimed ive sold them four our thousand shares up to 36 and they are yelling tor for more how does it stand now he took the tape from arthur morris marris nerveless nerve lehs lebs hand thirty nine Thirty nine and a halt half six hundred at forty A thousand at forty one Some things up I 1 tell you what shall we do mr air morris morris morri saed gazed hopelessly at mr mason what can wo we do dot lie ho asked ly ills brain was in a whirl A heavy step was heard in the ban way and randolph morris entered tho the room youve raised hell bell you was his greeting to his son and heir beir 1 I told you to keep your noso nose out of 0 this cosmopolitan business youve made a fine mess mesa of itt I 1 suppose you think because the bottom tallen fallen out of cosmopolitan that youre all right dont ye been supporting it ye yet of 0 course you have youre an ass admit it and take your losses ill bet this damn fool play will cost more than a million tell him about this business said arthur morris sullenly turning to mr mason in a few words the latter explained what but bad occurred in L 0 the old millionaires face was a study during this hurried recital the look of angea anger changed chanced to one of 0 perplexity and then to fear the millions amassed in a lifetime were menaced in his big old age and the fineg of defense and defiance blazed again in the eyes of 0 randolph morris to be continued |