The Savannah morning news., 1902-06-08

youths looked on in amazement and
horror. This was not war a la mode.
1t was contrary to all regulations for
cavalry to charge intrenched infantry,
and up a crag, too, where no horse
could find footing! 1t was unfair un-
just; it was last years rules and con-
trary to all the usages of correct war.
They held up appealing hands to high
heaven. and forthwith fed.
Meanwhile all this noise and confus-
ion had come to the motive of a little
White-haired man with piering eyes,
who had but lately come upon the
scene From him orders flowed in a
white-hot stream and galloping aides
radiated to all points of the compass.
Things began TO happen.
Presently a thrill shot half round the
world. A little old lady with dropping
eyelds. who lived in most luxurious
surroundings, received a message over
which she shed a few happy tears Just
like any other old lady. A certain
very high official with an orchid bou-
tcnniere damned his monocle into his
eve with fresh energy, and fell to
planning new things for his enemies.
The very high official had been helped
out of a very deep hole by fate-and
McNulty.
Then a message quivered along the
idlers reading bulletins on Pork row
saw man crawl out on alb alcony
and write swiftly and largely on a
blackboard. More people stopped to
lookand then more. New York spoke to
Boston, and the crowd on Washington
street blocked the cars. Chicago heard
something and a telegraph editor tore
his hair. Chicago told the news to st.
Louis and st. Louis flung it across the
prairies to Denver. Denver shouted it
over the Rocky Mountains to the Col
den Gate, and San Francisco spread
the tidings up and down the length
and breadth of the Pacific slope. Ma
tions called to nations, and the CONT
nents sent it ringing to the echoing
isles of the sea.
Hendricks sat in a New York bro
kers office, looking gloomily at a big
blackboard. About him sat 20 or more
impassive men talking and smoking
Above the low hum of conversation
rose the droning expressionless voice
of the man at the ticker.
'Atch' tive-eighths, five hundred a
half; Rock Island half, St. Paul sew
en-eighths, Brooklyn rve-eighths A &
A forty, five hundred seven eighths,
five hundred a half
In spite of himself Hendricks groan-
ed. The devil that lived in the ticker
went off into a paroXyism of chuck
ling until the reiterated wordless
"cluck-cluck- cluck-cluck" began to get
on his nerves.
Mr.. Hendricks" said the bland
manager behind him, I'm afraid we
shall have to call on you for more mar
gin"
I'm busted" said Hendricks. dole
fully IT'S no use trying. Where do
you sell me QUIZ"
The manager sucked his teeth in 81
lence Their said:
''Thirty-eight and half"
Hendricks faced round quickly
why, man." he cried, I'm margined
deeper than that
Sorry, Mr. Hendricks" the other
said smoothly. but we have to protect
ourselves in a market like this. What
in the world, if I may ask, made you
sink all you had in the African &
American steamship company"
% l thought il was a good thing"
Hendricks said impatiently And so
II would have been but for this cursed
Boer war. I'd like TO be one Of 10 men
10 hang that old Kruger,"
The manager permitted himself 10
smile gently you wouldn't have TO
60 far for the other nine" he said.
The street is putting up prayers in
seven synagogues for Bobs' success -
Then he went back. murmuring some
thing about blame fools that mort.
gage their very shirts 20 buy when any
child can see It's a bear market"
The monotonous voice on the ticker
went on
Mop three-eighths. Sugar a half.
Brooklyn three-eighths. a quarter.
three -eighths, a & ~. three-eighths. a
hundred more az "a quarter"
IN the inner Office q stout man with
80 oYerWorked gold Wnfch chain was