Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1894-05-18

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"Htss Huntington, can't induce gOu to
sell me your interest In CdrlOttaf"
now that you have made such paying
investment you can afford to sell out
high. The truth of the matter is that
! want a controlling interest in this
mine, which. as more or less Of an oper-
ator yourself. you will readily appreci-
ate."
Miss Huntingdon nodded. well ?"
she INTERCEPTED.
when you invested in Carlotta, the
stock was at 70. You have made neat
sum out Of it, and the dividends are
paying handsomely, yet" he conclud-
ed, attentively regarding the young wo-
mans face, lin return for your hold
ings can offer you such properties as
will accrue immensely to your benefit,
infinitely more so than Carlotta shares. I"
AS Miss Huntingdon listened to the
bankers words a curious expression
passed over her face and was gone the
next moment. ReAectively she traced
with the tiny point Of her slipper the
figures In the rug at her feet. Bending
toward the financier in a confidential
way, she spoke:
Really, Mr.. Grierson, I have every
confidence in your dealing literally and
Justly with me. STILL" raising her
dark eyes to the inscrutable orbs Of the
banker and tapping the arm Of her
chair with her forefnger. II want a
controlling interest in Carlotta myself.
The man of the street opened his eyes
suddenly; then the lids dropped over
them again, and they were as inscru-
table as before. Really, my dear Miss
Huntingdon, and he laughed soft
little laugh, II fear that cannot be-
with your 5000 shares of the stock and
none to be bought"
Miss Huntingdon was impatiently
tapping the floor with her foot. "Oh,
no, not impossible returned she. "For
instance" and she raised her finger to
insure Grierson's close attention, my
5000 shares. together with your, say,
10000, would enable me to bear Car
lotta, to-er-slump things, as it were, "
she finished, with a smile.
J "Am to understand, then, that you
wish to purchase my INTEREST,"" asked
Grierson, with a wicked grin, for be
thought she was making game Of him.
"Well, no, not at present, answered
the fair operator In stocks. leaning back
and calmly surveying him, but you
must not be surprised at receiving an
offer from me at any time"
Perplexed to know what she was aim
ing fo1, the banker rubbed his chin with
his chubby hand. Then you will not
sell, even in the light Of my liberal pro-
posal?"
( Listen, Mr.. Grierson," edging for
ward again in her chair and speaking
very earnestly. I'VE may both secure
what we desire. Let me propose some
thing to you. Suppose we mass our
forces, under the condition which shall
name, and you shall have control Of the
Carlotta mine. will sell if''-
"If'-
"You will consent to bear the mar.
ket, run Carlotta down so that certain
operator. whose interest is something
more than mine is now. shall 60 under,
be forced out Of the street and lose all
he has,"
"Then this is your condition-that
the man you refer to shall be ruined.
Ruined is hard word, Miss Hunting
don."
ut u.s."
"You will pardon me, Miss Hunting
don. but I must know exactly the why
and the wherefore of this thing" said
the banker, astorished at the feeling she
displayed. THAT I am q man Of the
street In the accepted sense Of the
phrase I will not deny. I am regarded
by the world as unscrupulous, selfish,
unmerciful to those standing in the way
of my fortune, but can truthfully say
that have never gone out of my path
to crush any man. If, as l have said, he
were an obstacle in my way, might
wreck him if necessary to save myself.
But in revenge for a fancied or even a
real wrong sweep him into bankruptcy
that I would not do. Is your scheme
one Of retaliation"
"You are right-my motive is one of
vengeance. Mr.. Grierson, l might spend
IN hour in telling you how this man
most unworthily, most cruelty violated
IN old mans confidence; how, seeing q
chance to enrich himself, he inflicted
disgrace and death upon his benefactor,
the man who had extended the hand Of
friendship and assistance. He ruined my
father-my fathe-. you understand"
she added. her voice rising in anger
as the bitter memories Of those days
crowded back upon her. But 1t must
suffice to say that as Silas Huntingdon
lay upon his deathbed, gasping out his
life. l swore to him that l would do all
in my power to repay the score" She
sank back into chair, overcome by her
sudden ortburst of passion. When she
spoke again, it was in a softer voice.
Nearly all that we had was swept
into the rapacious pocket Of this rascal.
The world knew very little of that deal
only this. that my father lost all on a
turn of the market. Deprived of my re-
parent, I,scarcely out Of school,
was forced to seek q means Of livelihood.
You remember how entered the street.
An old friend Of my fathers obtained
for me. l became private
secretary TO Dent Of Wall street. 1t was
there learned to keep my ears and eyes
open and became hardened to the stern
less of life.
with some surprise and much
the denizens of the Exchange
perceived the clerk become the operator.
scraped together all l had the proceeds
{ the sale Of a small house. the pitifu)