Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-02-28


| you ray; it does indeed. F"
'Look?-why is 1t will not be de-
| MED that 1 have had pretty wide and
| comprehensive financial experience, and
do not hesitate to say that 1 consider this
one of the most valuable properties I have
ever controlled"
''Do you really think so?'
'1 do, indeed"
''Oh, colonel, the wasting grind and
grief of povertyl If we could realize i'm
mediatelY. don't mean sell it all, but sell
part-enough, you know, to-"
''See how you tremble with excite
ment. That comes of lack of experience.
NY boy, when you have been familiar with
vast operations as long as have, you'll be
different. Look at me; is my eve dilated?
do you notice quiver anywhere? Feel my
pulse neutrality-suspicious. as if I
were asleep. And vet, what is passing
through my calm, cold mind? A procession
of figures which would make financial
novice drunk-just the sight of them. Now
it is by keeping cool, and looking at q thing
all around, that man sees what's really in
it, saves himself from the novices's unfail-
ing mistake-the one you have just sug-
gested-eagerness to realize. Listen TO me.
Your idea lis to sell part of him for ready
cash. Now mine is-guess
81 haven't an idea What is it7"
'tStock him-of course"
"Well, I should never have thought Of
that.
Because you are not fnancier. Say he
has committed thousand crimes Certain
ly that's low estimate. But the look of
him, even in his unfinished condition, he
has committed all of million. But call it
only thousand to be perfectly safe; 5000
reward, multiplied by thousand, gives us
q dead sure cash basis Of what? S., 600, ,000l"
"Wait let me get my breath"
"And the property indestructible. Per-
petually fruitful, perpetually; for q prop
erty with his disposition will go on COM
mitting crimes and winning rewards"
'fYou daze me; you make my head
whirl!"
'rLet it whirl; 1t won't do any harm. Now
that matter is all fixed, leave it alone. I'll
get up the company and issue the stock all
in good time. Just leave it in my hands
judge you don't doubt my ability to work
it up for all it is worth.
'Tndeed don't I can say that with
truth"
"AI right then. That's disposed Of
Everything in its turn. We old operators
go by order and system-no helter-skelter
business with us. What's the next thing
on the docket? The carrying on of the ma
bringing it down to date.
will begin on that at once. I think"
''Look here, Rossmore. You didn't lock
it in. A hundred to one it has escaped"
''Calm yourself as to that; don't give
yourself any uneasiness
"But why shouldn't it escape?"
"Let it, if it wants to! What of it3"
"Well, 1 should consider it q pretty
serious calamity"
"Why, my dear boy, once in my power
always in my power. 1t may 60 and come
freely. can produce it here whenever I
want it, just by the exercise of my will"
"Well, 1 am truly glad to hear that, do
assure you"
''Yes, 1 shall give it all the painting 1t
wants to do, and we and the family will
make it as comfortable and contented as we
can. No occasion to restrain its movements.
I hope to persuade it to remain pretty
quiet, though, because a naturalization
which is in a state of arrested development
must Of necessity be pretty soft and aabby
and substanceless and-er-by the way, I
wonder where it comes from?"
'How? What do you mean?'' '--
The Earl pointed significantly and inter-
toward the sky Hawkins
started, then settled into deep reflection,
finally shook his head sorrowfully and
pointed downward.
"What makes you think so, Washington?"
"Well, hardly know; but really you
can see yourself, that he doesn't seem to be
pining for his last place
'1t's well thought. Soundly deduced.
We've done that thing favor. But be-
lieve will pump it a little in quiet way
and find out if we are right"
''How long is it going to take to finish
him off and fetch him down to date,
Colonel?'
'I wishI knew, but don't. am clear
knocked out by this new detail-this un- |
foreseen necessity of working a subject !
iown gradually from his condition of an
,estor to his ultimate result as posterity. |
But I'll make him hump himself, anyway"
''Rossmorep'
eyes, dear We're in the laboratory.
Come, Hawkins is here. Mind, now, Haw- |
zins, he's sound, living human being to |
III the family, don't forget that Here she !
comes"
keep your seats, I'm not coming in. 1
ust wanted to ask who is it that's painting |
Town there?"
''That? Oh, that's young artist; young
Englishman named Tracy; very promising |
-favorite pupil of Hans Christian Ander- |
en or one of the other old masters-Ander-
len, I'm pretty sure it is; he's going to half
ole some of our old Italian masterpieces.
Been talking to him?"
We'll, only word. stumbled right in
N him without expecting anybody was |
here. tried to be polite to him; offered |
lin snack Sellers delivered large wink
o Hawkins from behind his hand), but he
leclined, and said he wasn't hungry
another sarcastic wink), so brought some
Ipples double wink and he ate couple
f."
'Whatr' and the Colonel sprang some
7ards toward the ceiling and came down
Iuaking with astonishment.
Lady Rossmore was smitten DUN with
She eazed at the sheepish relic
# Cherokee Strip, then at her husband, and
hen at the guest again. Finally she said:
"What is the matter with you, Mul.
'erry?"
He did not answer Immediately. His
ack was turned; he was bending over his
hair, feeling the seat of it. But he answered
ext moment, and said: -..-
"Ah. there it is; it was a tack"
The lady contemplated him doubtfully q
noment, then said, pretty snappishly:
"All that for a tack! Praise goodness it
7asn't shingle nail; it would have landed
ou in the milk way. 1 do hate to have
1y nerves shook up So" And, she turned
n her heel and went her way
As soon as she was safely out the Colonel
aid, in a suppressed voice:
Come, we must see for ourselves It
lust be a mistake"
They hurried softly down and peeped in.
ellers whispered. in sort of despair:
cit is eating What a grisly speotaclei
fawkins, it's horrible! Take me away-I
can't stand it"
They trotted back to the laboratory.
ITO Be Continued Neat Ssssdar1