The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1893-06-01

turned his head quickly around from
side to side as il to shake his faculties
into their proper places.
What's that!'' he exclaimed Zone
thousand shares of whisky sold at fifty
seven! Gone up two points! Gosh!"
Mr.. Gallivant grasped the instrument
and began to ask questions he
had heard correctly Whisky was
strong. Not much trading as yet
hold on, another sale had occurred at
81 -! Mr.. Galliyant drew long whis-
tie.
THAT fellow Follipot told me the
TRUTH he said, sharply, land with
what I happened to know myself /
ought to have gone in. I've lost
fortune already by being too slow.
Hey! Still higher! 81 81! That settles
it,
Mr.. Gallvant placed his order at
once. buy me i've thousand shares
Of whisky as close as you can. Buy
quick!''
y He could not repregs feeling Of
anxiety. Somehow it seemed as it the
crisis of his business career were upon
him. It seemed as if another down
were coming. He had acted against
instinct and that had always resulted
in misfortune. To be sure, five thou
sand shares were not many, and he
could close them out the next morning
at a profit. But this he knew he would
not do. He had started on a course OF
speculation in whisky, and he must go
with his destiny. Mr. Gallivant believed
in destiny. He did not believe he pos
essed the physical power to give his
broker the order to sell his whisky
the next day. I'm in this thing to
stay" he said, as he started for the
Knickerbocker club; when I get out,
shall be millionaire or a pauper."
The elaborate dudes at the Knicker-
booker club were surprised to see MI.
Gallivant among them. Still more
surprised were they to see him and
Follipot 80 off into a corner and mys-
teriously confer. Follipot occupied
with a business matter was unnatural
and disturbing But Foflipot assumed
the role of a man of affairs with cred
liable skill He knitted his brows, and
twirled his thumbs, and nodded his
head with all the seriousness suitable
to the discussion of grave matters: lie
told GailivanU all he knew. A syndl-
cate had been formed Of heavy men
in and out of the trust to run whisky
ND to eighty-tive, and to hold It there
Rasher was surely in it. So was KNOB
bles of Chicago, and Stump of Pitts.
burg. They were ready to absorb, II
necessary, three hundred thousand
shares. aBowles had told him all about
| it as a matter of friendship and in order
| to give him a chance to make some
thing. He had mentioned it to CALI
want because he had taken fancy
to Gallivant, and felt like doing a
friendly thing. They went over the de-
tails several times and from several
points of view. They had dinner to-
gether, and Gallivant finally ARRANGED
to carry one thousand shares for Fol
lipot while Follipot was to continue his
amiable relations with Bowles. Then
Mr.. Galliyant. went home. EYES," he
said, cts all right. Follipot is only an
ass, that's ADJUST nice, decent, pleas.
ant little ass. He is the right material
for the conductor of true tip"
Whisky rose steadily, easily, surely
There was great trading. Mr.. Cali
want carried another 5000 shares, then
| still another, and at last he had almost
his whole fortune in whisky, and was
winning or losing SIC, 900 a point Whe1
his profits had reached cool half-mlll
ion, he had the confidence OF despot
Naturally secretive, he allowed no one
but his broker to know of his transac
tons in whisky. He made few inquiries
about the stock or the operations O.
the pool behind it except Of Fodllpot
and every day indicated his Judgment
But one morning at meeting OF ;
board of directors, he encountered
heavy operator, who startled him witt
the question: Hope you're not do
ing anything with whisky, Gall1vant?
ooh, no, nothing at all, Gallivan
!, replied, in the most unconcerned way
':But why do you ask?''
IF you are, you'd better stop an
take your profits
"What makes you think soy
| ''The pool is weak"
1 How do you know?"
: IT can't tell all know.
| 'Tell half" --.
"Wen, there's a little fool name
1 Follipot-know him?"
t Eyes"
3 'He hangs around Bowles.'
/. $50 he does" .-...
' "Well, when the pool started in
: bid up the stock, he went around to
o lot of people telling them all about it
t 'The devil he did!' -,
f Eyes, he told me. I came near &C
4 ing on what he said, too, when I sa
4 the stock rising, but I happened to fir
T out that he had told at least doze
other fellows" ~. p r.
9 "No!'
4 "Sure. OF course Bowles sent him
q do it." z}.@o
= every kind of Bowles.''
- every. The information was trl
# too, so far as it went. But you noti'
- there have been queer fluctuations"
=, ~ Eyes, so there have"
= "WeI, Bowles and Rasher, Knobbl
= and Stump, are queer men,
. Mr.. Gillivant thrust his hands de,
- into his trousers pockets and mediate
- :; They're as choice firm of cut throa
q as ever took to the highway" he sal
= Exactly. They haven't even Il
- - honor that prevails among thieves.
- 'sYou mean," said Galilvant, eth
~ they intend to do one another"