The herald., 1894-09-21


pacing the room and confronted her
husband. John, she said, 'why don't
you give up your Office in the city and
O. home and take caro- of the childrena"
- spark Of resentment appeared in
the mans eyes rs he gazed at his wife.
IT don't want to be entirely depend
ent ON you," he said at last.
'SPoohp' said his wife, and then she
added: IT will make you handsome
allowance for housekeeping and as much
as you want besides. You are worrying
yourself to death about business You
ought to take run to Brighton or go
Off to Monte Carlo and give up bother
ing about city Affairs -
The man sighed.
'That's all very we'll, but you don't
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-five Thousand pounds" he
said, with sigh.
Dear, DEAR" she said. "and I sup
pose that is all the money you have"
'It is more than all the money I
have" he answered.
II wish you had spoken to me be-
fore. 1t is too late now. Don't you see
that?''
"Yes, but had something to propose.
You spoke Of taking Sir Caesar Camp to
dinner. Now, don't know what you
want to get him in on, but do know
that could get him on my side of the
wheat deal, and he would bring in 9TH
ers. 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 that?" she
asked almost breathlessly.
"Yes, 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
would give us rise enough to get out OF
the hole at least 30
"Oh," said his wife, "that is another
matterl Yes," she added after think
ing moment, with knitted brows,
"that's o first rate idea. How much do
you think it would all total up to?"
about a million" said Madax,
pleased to see that he was getting more
attention than oensure.
"a Million said his wife, more to
herself than to him. "Are you certain
you could get all that amount on your
side of the market?"
IOuite certain -
Mrs. Madax, as she continued her pao-
some mental calculations She finally
asked:
"Whom are you running againsti
Who is at the head of the corner?''
''Oh, that, said Madax, none Of us
knows The business is done through the
Tokyo and Janboree bank, but we don't
know who is behind it. :"
''Now, doesn't it strike you that the
first thing for you to do is to find out
whom you are butting against? If it's
stone wall, the sooner you know it the
better, so that you can stop before your
head gets hurt II it's hedge, you
might manage to get through. Itwould
have been my first work to find out who
was against me-"
But" said her husband, "don't I
tell you that didn't know there was
anybody on the other side of the mar
ket?''
"Oh," said his wife impatiently,
''you can always count on somebody be-
ing on the other side of the market. So
you can't find out who it is?"
1--WE can't" said her husband.
Every well, " she said. "Now listen
to me. You have got e2. 500 in this,
and if you Gan get all the money of Sir
Caesar and his friends to help you Twill
guarantee that you will come out with
double-that is, ESQ, ,00O."
''Do you mean it?" cried her husband
eagerly.
II mean It,, said his wife solemnly
"And may tell Sir Caesar that you
said soT' he asked.
''No. Whatever information I wish
Sir Caesar to have I win give him my
self You will tell him that you have
had to mention the dealers name"
Every good" said Madax, with an
intense relief in his face.
''Do not let it get out, b" continued his
wife. "Use all your force and see if
you can raise the market, and as soon
as the price gets .,up eell out at once
Have all your plans made for selling
out. Promptness is the thing in these
matters. Now I must 60 I 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 Cesar Camp and others to meet him
at his Office, and they did So He told
him that he had private information
about the market, and after some slight
hesitation they ell went in. He arrang-
ed with them that the sale would be
made at once after the rise.
Next day iU was announced that a
million Of money was put against the
Dorner, and wheat sprang up few
points, but not as much as they expect
ed it would. Madax could have sold
out without loss, but saw that he would
not double his money, for the corner
YVES stronger than any Of them had
thought, but after the slight rise down
went the price of wheat again.
The very bottom seemed to have drop
ped out of the market. Madax' e25, 600
were swept out Of sight, and SO was the
million that his deluded friends had
put in with him. All confidence that
Madax had put in his wife had now de-