Middletown transcript., 1894-06-02

cnllurons
i A spark Of resentment appeare'
in the mans eyes as he gaZed at hi
wife.
Il don't want to be entirely depend
eut ON you," be said at last.
"Pooh," said his wife, and then sh'
added, 81 will make you a handsome
allowance for housekeeping, and al
much as you want besides. You arr
worrying yourself to death about bust
ness. You ought to take run te
Brighton, or go off to Monte Carlo
and give up bothering about city af
fairs"
The man sighed.
"That's all very we'll; but you don'l
see that want to make some money
for myself"
"But you are not making it; you're
losing it. You say you are up to
the neck. How much does that
mean?"
"Twenty-6ve thousand pounds" be
said with sigh.
"Dear, DEAR she said, "and |
suppose that is all the money you
havep"
SIT is more than all the money l
bave.n he answered.
~ wish you had spoken to me before;
it is too late now. Don't you see
that?"
eyes, but had something to pro-
pose. You spoke Of taking Sir Caesar
Camp to dinner. Now, don't know
what you want to get him in on, but l
do know that 1 could get him on my
side of the wheat deal and he would
bring others. Then we might be able
to stop the break In the market"
Mrs. Madax's eyes sparkled as she
looked down at her husband:
"Can you really do all that9" she
said almost breathlessly.
eyes, if had any assurance that we
would get out with little profit. 1t
seems to me that all their influence
thrown in on our side of the market
wheat would rise enough to get out of
the hole at least"
s'Oh!'' said his wife, "that is diff
ferent matter. l didn't know you had
any plans. yes,' she added after think
ing a moment with knitted brows,
'sthat's a first-rate idea. How much
money do you think it would all total
up to?"
"About a million,' said Madax,
pleased to see that he was getting more
attention than censure.
"a million,' said his wife, more to
herself than him. "Are you certain
you could get all that amount on your
side of the market?"
''Quite certain
Mrs. Madax, as she continued her
pacing up and down, seemed to be
making soma mental calculation. She
finally asked:
"Who are you running against?
Who is at the head the corner?"
"Oh, that" said Madax, ''none of US
knows. The business is done through
the Toxic and Jamboree Bank, but we
don't know who is behind it,"
"Now, doesn't it strike you the first
thing for you to do is to find out who
you are butting against? If its stone
wall the sooner you know it the better
so that you can stop before your head
gets hurt. If its a hedge you might
manage to get through. 1t would
have been my first work to find who
was against me-"
"But," said her husband, "don't l
tell you that l didn't know there as
anybody on the other side Of the mar
ket."
"Ohl" said his wife, impatiently,
''you can always count on somebody
being on the other side of the market.
So. you can't find out who it is?'
"We can't" said her husband.
"Very well," she said. ''Now listen
to me. You have got !e25, 900 in this,
and if you can get all the money Of Sir
Caesar and his friends to help you, I will
guarantee that you will come out with
double-that is, $50, O,00O.n
"Do you mean it?' cried her husband
eagerly.
II mean it, said his wife solemnly.
"And may tell Sir Cesar that you
said SOP" he asked.
"No; whatever information | wish
Sir Caesar to have will give him my
self. You will tell him that you have
had private information and are not
allowed to mention the Dealers name. :"
"Very good," said Madax, with an
intense relief in his face.
s'Do not let it get OUT" continued
his wife. "Use all your force and see
if you can raise the market, and as soon
as the price gets up sell out at once.
Have all your plans made for selling
out. Promptness is the thing in these
matters. Now must 60. will drop
you down at your Office"
Mr.. Madax knew what his wife said
about the markets generally came true,
so he, in great jubilation, telegraphed
Sir Caesar Camp and others to meet
him at his office, and they did SO. He
told him that he had private informa-
tion about the market, and, after some
slight hesitation, they all went in. he
arranged with them that the sale would
be made at once after the rise.
Next day it was announced that a
million of money was put against the
corner, and wheat sprang up a few
pou.s, but not as much as they had ex-
pected it would. Madax could have