The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-07-05
By Edwin LefeVre.

Mr.. Greener called him into his pri,
vate office.
Mr.. Rock, how about those Iowa
Midland proxies2"
I have them SAFE answered the
clerk. a bit defantly.
How many?"
Rock pulled out a piece of paper,
though he knew the figures by heart.
He said, in a tone he endeavored to
make nonchalant; 1 have exactly 61,-
$50 shares"
What? What2 1.-THE NapoIeon's
voice overlooked with establishment
Rock looked straight in Greener's
shifty brown eyes. Il said" he re-
peated, that 1 mad proxies for 81, $50
shares
Mr.. Greener remembered himself. L
congratulate you. Mr.. Rock. on keeping
your word. You viii find 1 keep mine
equally WE'LL he said, in his normal
squeak.
I'VE may as well have an under
standing now as any other time, Mr..
Greener' Rocks eyes did not leave
the sallow face of the great railroad
wrecker. He knew he had crossed the
RUbicon. He was lighting for his fu-
ture, for the success he had dreamed
of. And he was fighting a giant OF
giants. All this the clerk thought; and
the thought braced him wonderfully.
What do you mean?" squeaked Mr..
Greener, naively-
Mr. Brown entered. He was just in
time to hear the clerk say: you have,
all told, 10000 shares of Iowa Midland,
President Willetts and his crowd con-
troll about the same amount"
Yes said the sallOW-faced little
man. His forehead was mOist-barely
mOist-With perspiratiOn. but his face
was expressionless- His eyes were less
fuTtive; that was all.
We'll. some of the proxies stand in
the name of Frederick Rock or John F.
Greener, but the great part in my name
alone. i can vote the entire lot as I
please And whichever side 1 vote for
viii have an absolute majority. Mr..
Greener. / have the naming of the di-
rectOTs and therefore Of the president
of the Iowa Midland. And you can't
prevent me, and you can't touch me;
and you can't do a id thing to mel"
/ he ended, defiantly. 1t was nearly all
/ superfiuOus inartistic. But. yOuth-a
/ defect one OvercOmes with time!
You Internal scOUndrelt" shouted
/ Mr.. Brown. He had a short. thick neck
l and anger made his face dangerously
purple
/ I secured most of the proxies con-
( tinued Rock, in "A tone that savOred
/ slightly of self defense. by assuring
/ Weddell. Hopkins & Co. and their
/ friends that 1 would vote against Mr..
! Greener." He paused.
! GO ahead, Mr.. Rock" squeaked Mr..
! Greener; don't be afraid to talk"
You offer me $4,000 cash and $1,000
a year"
Yes" admitted Mr.. Greener, meekIy.
How much do you want?" His look
became furtive again. A great weight
/ had been removed from his mind.
/ ''WeddeH Hopkins & Co. and their
/ friends want me 10 vote the Wiletts
ticket, Mr.. Willetts having promised to
make the important reforms. My re-
ward is to be the position of assistant
secretary. with headquarters in New
/ York, at a salary of $4,000 a year, to say
nothing of the backing of Weddell,
1 Hopkins & CO..
III do as much and give you $50, 900
in cash." said Mr.. Greener. quietly.
mo. / want to join the New York
( stock exchange. I want you to buy me
a seat and want you to give me some
lend me $4,000 on my note"
/ ''Yes?'
Mr.. Greener, you know what can
| do; and I know what the absolute con-
troll of the Iowa Midland means TO you.
And I want TO be your broker. III
serve you faithfully, Mr.. Greener."
/ Rock" sQueaked Mr.. Greener,
Z you feel about this. III buy you a seat
/ and I'll give you all the business can,
and I'll lend you 100000 without any
note. I think I know you now. The
/ seat you shah have just as soon as II
! can be bought. My interests shall be
your interests in the future"
! i've made ali the necessary arrange
ments. can buy the seat at a mo-
ment's notice" said Rock. calmly.
/ though his heart was beating wildly for
/ sheer JOY Of victory. 1T viii cost $23,-
( OO0."
Tell Mr. Simpson to make out my
I personal check for S25,OOO." piped the
Napoleon of the street. almost cor
daily.
"Th-thank you very much. Mr.
/ Greener." stammered the bold clerk.
1 The proxies"
"Oh, that's all right" interrupted Mr..
! John F. Greener. You'll go 10 Des
/ MOines with US. You're one OF US now.
I've long wanted a man like you. But
/ Rock. nowadays, young men are either
gamblers or fools he added with
final plaintive squeak.
Copyright, 1903, by Edwin Lefevre.)