The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-08-03
lam Mr.. John Madax was

and began walking UP anu uo"h ZIG
row What in heavens name, did you buy
We'll" said Madax. very humbly,
"vou see. the American wheat crop had
practically failed, and 'hought WAC
pretty sure OF a rise .
"Why didn't you speak to me ABOUT
it?" she cried.
Her husband flushed uneasily.
II wanted to do something on my own own
hat" he said. "Of course. ! had no idea
AT that time there would he corner III
"Cornerr she cried. contemporary,
there's always n corner. there's bouhI
TO be corner. Don you kho" enou5.
not to look &c the United states any
more for indications Of the wheat marx
ct? India and the Baltic hold the KEY
TO the situation .,
''Yes. | know; at least know now,
ha said: but there IT, no use IN upOIaiu
ing me for what nave 9one, ,s nm TO-
70 the neck I'm wheat. and me slgus "
do,, ore that e Is going lower IMAM eNSt'
Now' what would you advise NE 10 w.
Joan% -, sAo cr,ad whats
,he use of coming TO me when II Is 'oo
me USE odvise YOU to get out Of IT as
cheaply as you can.
Hsr husband groaned. D., .,.. ,,,l
IL am afraid" he said, ''at VIII
mean practical ruin now. hoo, - a.
sTben il is utter ruin COR ne sa'o
Nadax, de1ectediy. .,,ro i, hsr
Mrs MadaX stopped once ia ia bor ~ hus-
uactng the room. and confronted nei In ,'1u
i,sod "Iohn." she said. why don yOn
ri,.e IN vour Office In the CIV W., 30
home and take care OF ne Ih,,I nJ in the
4 spark of resentment ~ NE
map nj don.t want to be entirely dependent
on Won" he said at last 49,, she
"Eoob." said his WIFE, ana , nen 81
odde6 ~ will make you handsome
SuuSn, for housekeeping and AS much
80, va, want besides. You are Woii Stia
%ourself TO death about business ~
23U%bt TO take n run 10 Brighton or go um
TO Monte carlo, and give up po'''e' '''7
about city affairs.
The man sighed. =, -. ..o,, don't
d|rhat's all very well, but you don
SEQ that | want TO make SUING
for myself .,,tr, -. vou're
,osing Il You say you are up TO the
ncck9 how much does that mean :,
"Twentv-fve thousand pounds he
said with q sigh. , .,,,roso
"Dear. dear" she said. and / suppo91
that IS all the money YOU have. ,,...., g,
"It is more than all the money nave
II wish you had spoken TO me before;
II is too late now. Don I you 80 ,ra,rse
"Vos hut [ had something 10 prop'S''
Won smoke Of taking Sir Caesar lamp 20
Inner Now. / don't know what vow
want TO get him IN on but do know
that / could get him on my sue ol t.c
Wheat deal. and he would bring in others.
Tben we might be- able 70 stop the
break in the market. ,,, &c che
looked down at her husband.
"Can YOU really do all mat: she ASK
cd. almost breathlessiy.
YES, II / had any assurance mat we
would get out with htte proht IL
seems to me that all their hlluenct
thrown i'm on our side Of the marheI
would give MS rise enough TO get out
OF the hole at least"
"Oh" said his wife. that is a different
matter. didnt knoT you you ,h Rad any
moment with knitted hrows, that's
Grst-rate idea. How much money DO you
think il would all total M to-
about a million" said MadaX, please
70 see that he was getting more attention
"A million" said his wife. more 10
herself than 10 him. Are YOU certain
you could get all that amount on your
side OF the marketE
quite certain
Mrs. Madax. as she continued her pac-
Ing up ana down. seemed 10 be maxim
some mental calculation. She finally
asked:
"WhO are you running against Who IS
at the head Of the corner
con, that" said MadaN, none Of MS
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 that tho
first thing for You 90 DO Is TO md out
who you are buttlng against II u
stone wall the sooner you know II IN"
better so that you can stop before your
head gets hurt. II it's hedge you might
MANAGE 70 get through. II would have
been my first work to find out who was
against me"
tell you that I didn't know there was
ANYBODY on the other side OF the mar
ket"
"Oh" said his wife. impatieutly. 'you
can always count on somebody being .u
the other side IF tho market. So YOU
can't md ont who II fet'
Eve can't" said her husband
"Vcrv we'll" she said. "Now listen 10
me. -Y You have got twenty-five thou
sand pounds in this and II you can get
an the money of Sir Caesar and his
friends fo holm Won will guarantee
that Won viii come ont with double-that
iTo Won moan IL % .riad her husband
,,.l.rL N'
II moan IT," said his wife. e0lennly.
ANA r'a- + taU Sir caesar thar you
said sou hc asked
NO. whatever Information / wish Sir
Caesar ~ have I viii dive him mvsolf
Y,u v,fu TN him Thar Won have hlf
rr,.1te Information and arc not allowed
g. mention the dealers name"
"Nerv good" said Madax, with an in-
tense. relief II, his face
800 not lct n eet out" continued his
wife. "Tsc an your force and SEQ If you
can raise The market. ana ms soon lass the
price pete mo. sell ont at once Have an
,Dlr rllrs nada for selling our PROMPT
moss is t5c tnfnr i'm fhe-a matters. Now.
must ca. yyill Irap YOU down At YOUR
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