Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1894-08-08

heck How much does that mean!
twenty-five thousand pounds, he
said, with a sigh.
''Dear, DEAR" she said. "and 1 sup
pose that is all the money you have''
''It is more than all the money
have" he answered.
81 wish you had spoken to me be-
fore. 1t is too late now. Don't you see
that?''
Eyes, but had something to propose
You spoke of taking Sir Caesar Camp to
dinner. Now, l don't know what you
want to get him in on, but l do know
that I 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 i'll the market. :"
Mrs. Madax's eyes sparkled as she
looked down at her husband.
''Can you really do all that?" she
asked 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
would give us rise enough to get out of
the hole at least.
''Oh," said his wife, ''that is another
matter! Yes, she added after think
ing moment. with knitted brows,
''that's first rate idea. How much do
you think it would all total up to?''
''About million" said Madax,
pleased to see that he was getting more
attention than censure.
ga million" said his wife, more to
herself than to him. care you certain
you could get all that amount on your
side of the market?''
"Quite certain. -
Mrs. Madax, as she continued her pac-
ing up and down, seemed to be making
some mental calculations. She finally
asked:
Whom are you running against?
Who is at the head of the corner?"
''Oh, that, !" said Madax, "none of us
knows. The business is done through the
Tokyo and Jamboree 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? fits a
stone wall, the sooner you know it the
better, so that you can stop before your
head gets hurt If it's a hedge, you
might manage to get through. Itwould
have been my first work to find out who
was against me. F."
"But, said her husband, 'don't l
tell you that didn't know there was
anybody on the other side of the mar
ket?'
"Oh," said his wife impatiently,
'tyou can always count ON somebody be-
ing ON the other side of the market. So
you can't find out who it is?"
''We can't" said her husband
Every WELL" she said Now listen
to me. You have got e2, 500 in this,
and if you can get all the money of Sir
Caesar. and his friends to help you will
guarantee that you will come out with
double-that is, 500, 000"
''Do you mean it?'' cried her husband
eagerly.
81 mean it, said his wife solemnly
''And may tell Sir Caesar that you
said SOP" he asked.
''No. Whatever information l wish
Sir Caesar to have l will give him my
had to mention the dealers name. "
Every good," said Madax, with an
intense relief in his face.
''Do not let it get out, F." 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 l must go. will drop |
you down at your office. y
Mr.. Madax knew what his wife said
about the markets generally came true,
soshe, 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 information
about the market, and after some slight |
hesitation they all went in. He arrang-
ed with them that the sale would be
made at once after the rise
Next day it was announced that
million of money was put against the
corner, and wheat sprang up a 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
was 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's e25, 900
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-
parted, so he merely telegraphed to her
that he was ruined and went home a
broken man.
About o'clock that night carriage
drove up to the door, and his wife
sprang out and let herself into the house
with her latchkey. When she entered
the room, her husband never looked up
but she crossed to where he sat and pat
ted him gleefully on the back.
''Come, come, my poor infant Cheer
upP' she said
Madax's only answer was a groan of
anguish.
"And SO your little e25, 900 has gone
with the rest?' she said
''You told me that would double
my money" he said, ''and believed
.ou."
'Of course you believed me, and here
it is" she said, taking check from
her purse ''There's my check for ESQ.,
900, SO you have doubled your money"
"What do you mean by that?" said
her husabnd, looking up.
''Mean? You poor child! mean that
am the head of the corner. 1t doesn't
matter now who knows it. That was
the reason had Sir Caesar and the 9TH
ers dining with me. had no idea that
you were ON the other side, and when
you told me that you could get them to
assist it seemed too good to be true, for
did want that million. Husbands are
Of some use, after all. Now, my boy,
you take that check and go down to
Monte Carlo. may be able to go after
all this work is over. am very much
obliged to you for the million you threw
in my way and consider it cheap at
$50, 600. Draw on me for all your eX-
penses while you are at Monte Carlo.
am sure you will find the tables much
less expensive than the London wheat
market 7 am sorry that 7 can't stay