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Show mammmmmmmmmmmmmmm III JOHN BURTysa S Alitor ol "Tb KMniprr MIMenalrel," "blend Monro a Doctrlna," CIC. jfc' ''': V. cv"'"-' "T IW t I All rlshu I CuiTHCiiiT. isol nr J? jj raipi.ics, Urn in Alum tsistTsd a J Utiin IIUiuls Jv CHAPTER XV A Orllllant Campaign. janies lllake )ct longed for specula tlvo laurels Ilia one ambition was to achieve somo sweeping coup and tasto the Inward Jo) of triumph sweeter far than the undeserved fame which had amassed half a million of dollar dol-lar the temptation to risk It trim too strong to be resisted John Hurt had Juat terminated a rampnlgn which had netted him near!) a million In profit, nnd John Hnwkliis had been equally successful lllake saw a chanre and took It With nerve nnd skill ho forced n slock to a point where Vic-lory Vic-lory seemed certain hut an unforo-feen unforo-feen event ruined his chance at the nomont when the spell of III luck f corned broken The market turned, ut by a series of moves brilliant as It Inspired b) success Instead of disaster, dis-aster, lllake saved blmtelf from a complete rout, and emerged with ono-half ono-half of his cspltal A fow days later he held an Interview Inter-view with John Hurt nn Interview dostlncd to mark an epoch In hi career. ca-reer. 'Can you nrrango otir affair so as t go to New York for me, starting in Saturday?" asked John Hurt. "I can start lo night If necessary," replied lllake "Ssturda) night will bo better," said Hurt "Two important railroad stock will dccllnn heavily next week They aro now bnuyanl, and tho public Is eager In buy thorn I shall havo ills posed of my Interest In them before you reach New York Two million dollars wilt bo placed there to your credit. Proceed at once on your arrival, tu sell short ono hundred thousand thou-sand shares of each ot these slock. You should bo able to do this In threo days without seriously breaking tho market You hold In your namo between be-tween flvo nnd six million dollars' worth of stocks and bonds, which nro fitted on tho Now York exchange. Express Ex-press them to Now York at onco. I jiroposo to convert them Into cash. "When I wlro you. throw them on tho itnarkct and sell more of tho railroad .stocks. Thl Is our Introduction to jtho Kastcru markot. We'll discuss tho details beforo )ou Icavo, and I ihavo absnluto faith In your ability to conduct tho campaign " It was a proud moment for niake. fThero was no shadow- of envy or Jealousy Jeal-ousy In his thought a ho looked Into tho faco of the companion ot hi bo), hood, and heard him apeak calmly of million and of launching them against tho giants of Wall street. "I can do It! I will do It!" ho exclaimed ex-claimed "I sen )our plan, and II ,mngnlflcont, John, mngnlflccnt! It will win win lie ond n doubt." John wn silent for a moment, and n tar off look cama to his c)es. "I havo two Important personal com jmlsslons for )ou, Jim," ho said "While In New York ascertain for mo If Arthur Morris I nllvo. Find out j what ho I doing, and learn what )ou can about him Tho second task I a more delicate one It concern Miss Carden I wish lo know " "I know exactly what )ou want," Interrupted In-terrupted Jim lllake as John bealla ted "You want to know where she ,1s, how- she Is, If she love )ou, and " "You need not attempt the latter task " aald John rather shortly "You aro llkoly to undortako too much Kor tho present I do not enre to acquaint Mis Carden, or any one In tho lUit. with my whereabout, or even with the fact of my exlstonce He careful In this matter, Jim. Of course )ou will go to Illnghnm and visit your kinsfolk You oan easily learn all I caro to know from tho Hlshops, or per-ihaps per-ihaps from 8am Hounds, if not, go to Hoston; but get tho facts without calling on Mis Carden You understand, under-stand, don't )ou, Jim?" "Certainly I do, old follow," said Jim heartily "I'll bo as cautious as a dlmonoiel sleuth " After repeated conference every detail de-tail of the Wall street campaign wn grced upon, and James lllake set hi face toward tho Bast Ho arrived In Now York on Friday ovsnlng Ilarly tho following morning ho appeared In Wall atreet and presented pre-sented letter of Introduction to the hank and broker who had been selected se-lected by John Hurt a agent In the Vending operations, ' On Monday morning ho opened accounts ac-counts with brokers and began selling small Ul I uf n,e iwu rallwa) -wicks The mart.it was strung nnd all offer Ingi He, lagerly abaorhid In three da) he had sold one hiilulri 1 thou snd share of eah slock and the market was tationart He wired the fct to John Hurt and received In struitlun. The following da he lie gan the iaah aale of the .tucks and se-curlllei se-curlllei Whin half ot them were sold the marl I began tu weaken On Thursda) morning he retched a Clpber telegram which when trans lated, read as follows 'fell remslnder of seiurltlea at market price and thin offer mllroads A and II In Ave thousand lots J H" Henesth the weight uf these offer Ings the market trembled ami then broke sharpl) Late in the afternoon came th news of the resignation of powerful directors on railroads A snd II; the organisation of a competing llne"tnd the passage of a resolution for enormous Imiid Issues When James lllake wml tu bed late Sntiirda) night It was after fifty hours of work without sleep He bail prac tlcally concluded one tit the must decisive de-cisive campaigns evir waged on the street Heforr turning out the lights ho agsln rend a telegram ri reived a fow hour before and his handsome face flushed with pleasure as ho read "Accept m congratulations nn )nur iliprrb handling of our campaign Mr Hawkins Joins In salutations and we drink jour health J II" "'Our campaign'' said lllake. half aloud "That' I lie highest nf com-plhnents com-plhnents John must havp won lor tune and I'm a millionaire at last Wonder It I can sleep Here goes ' Ho dropped Into n slumber deep ami untroubled as that of a child James lllake found himself the Wall street hero of the hour He was ac claimed the )oung financial giant from tho Pacific slope a market Ivanhoe sho had driven hi lance through tho srmor of famed knlghta and warriors Ho drank deep of the glorious nectar of victory. Tho day had daw ned w lieu be could accept honors fairly won While admitting thnt John Hurt was tbo mastor-mlnd of the campaign, lllake know that ho had pla)ed no small part In It consummation He bad Invested every dollar uf his own llo had carrlod I Is stock to the hot. lorn of tho market and covered In time lo profit on tho reaction In a week ot furious conflict ho had not made a mistake. Now York throw open her gales as lo a victorious general, proud lo be looted In horor uf his fame She be-camo be-camo tho opulent and willing mlatress to his pleasures. Hho fanned his fevered brow und whispered soft words of pralao Into his ears llo banqueted with money king In staid old clubs, he met a an equal the dashing )oung Kdons uf wealth around the board In fashionable csfes; ho drifted through drawing-rooms drawing-rooms brilliant In light and looked In to tho admiring fares of radiant women; ho mingled wllh tho Joweled throng In pla) house and opera, he nnd his name und the story of hi tan In the public prints-and ho forgot for-got John Hurt. Ho apent an evening In a Fifth Avenue Ave-nue Club the guest of a young banker bank-er and broker who had profited from tho ooup. lllake was faultlessly dressed, and hi lino face vtM more handsome than iivir. Ho goodnatur-edly goodnatur-edly declined to discuss his triumphs In California, but tub! with spirit frankness nnd humor the tales af sue resslvo reverses and modestly at trlhuted his recent run of success to luck. "You must transfer )our activities to New York," advised )oung Kings-ley, Kings-ley, who had been willed several million mil-lion and n hanking business "San Krnnclsco la too small and provincial tor you. Ah, here come a follow you must meet!" A thickset )oung man had entered the room. He stood and listened with n bored expression to a friend who was enthusiastic over soma matter, and persisted In repeatedly shaking hands, "That" Morris Arthur Morris," explained ex-plained Klngslcy "Son ot old Itan-dolph Itan-dolph Morris don't )ou know. Pere Morris retlied from business; iwo week ago and turned everything over to Arthur, llo was a wild ono, but bo' settled down Tho Morrl mil- wmmmmmmm lions won ( shrlnh In his hand waM vou tn knou him lllnk." Whin Morru name was mentlonec lllake started and gated Intently at the siolld face and heavy figure In the far iii-mr of the smoking mom Wllh haiuu he recalled that he had made no Inqulr) concerning this man whose death nr existence meant so much tu John Hurt Kor a moment his nerves tingled and he longed tu walk across the room and i hnki Mi rrls fur John s sake, but he nltiitcil that this was tolly It was enough to know that Morris lived. John Hurt waa dead so far as Arthur Morris was concerned and lllake, as Johns reincarnation, threw himself un guard determined tu profit to the utmost b) the Incident '(Had tn see )uu old manl" ei-clslmed ei-clslmed Klngsle), rising lo greet Morris Mor-ris "I want )oii to knuw my friend, Mr lllake Mr James lllake, ot Kan Franrlsrn Mr Arthur Mortis You eertalnl) have beard " Pun in) word this la unexpected luck' Arthur Morris thrust forward a soft hand nnd winced ns Illakn clasp ed It with simulated heartiness ' Delighted tu meet )uii. Mr lllake!" Morris exclaimed "lb-en looking for )uu evirywhire' Sent my card to )our artminls this evening. Hy Jove )uure n corker don t )ou know, Mr lllake' Walter, a IkiIIIo of Perlcr (lorn I 'ftl I want tu drink our heallb Mr lllake" '(Had tu meet )oii, Mr Morris!" said James lllake. looking hi in full In the e)es "I've heard of )our fnther, ami the famous old firm, and learned only toda) that )uu'vo succeeded him In business " Two )enrs spent by Arthur Morris In an apprenticeship to the trade ot money grasping and holding had seamed the puffed, round faro wllh hard lines Tho onco dull eye glow, ed with the newly lighted Area of1 avarice The sensuous lips dropped at the corners with a cruel curve Tho former air of Indifference waa re' placed hy the alertness of defenso and aggressiveness Close observers predicted n great career ca-reer for Arthur Morris. Ills father was dellghled with tho transformation and did nut hesllato tu give tn hl heir the ke)a which unlocked tbo Morris Mor-ris treason r vaults The hours glided by In tho music of clinking glasse and tho rising clatter of conversation And as James lllake talked and listened and drank, his aversion to Arthur Morris relaxed He toved John Hurl nnd was eager to esHiuse his cause but John hail not cummlaslotind him tn quarrel wllh Arthur Morris Perhaps, tho nffalr of the )cara beforo was only a boyhood dispute? He glanced at tho whtln expanso ot Morris shirt front nnd wondered If tho scar uf John's bullet showed over hit heart Morrl lived, and tho thought rnmo to Hlako that the score was oven between John and lha young millionaire million-aire The feud had mado John rich why should John complain? And Arthur Morris dfd not seem (o be such a bad sort of a fellow after all. Thus reasoned lllake a Morrl took hi arm and led him away from the noisy club men, "Say wo gel out of thl?" said Morris, Mor-ris, proffering a clgarctto case "You'll bo my guest to-ntghl, Hlako! Won't listen tu n refusal, my dear ftllow! I'vo bachelor apartments, nnd nnytblng you ask Is )ours I want to havo a quiet chat with you l.vl'a innka our exruses and stroll tn Delmnnlco' for a btto of supper Then well go In my rooms" lllnko ncccplcd the Invitation and after supper they drove lo tho Morris npartment "I'm rather fond of these quarter, don't )Oii know," said Morris, a ho showed his guest through a suits worthy nf n I.ucullus, "Picked up some of Ihl stuff abroad, and tho governor contributed tho rest of It. Itammohun, servo us that 1809 brandy!" Tho Indian servant bowed nnd moved noiselessly away. Morris opened open-ed n writing desk nnd glancod at a number of unopened letters. (Tu bo ruiillnued.) |