The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1903-11-28
SeleGt Storp.
A MILLION BY WIRELESS
Being a Stock Exchange Puzzle of
Exasperating Mystery.
Joseph Blethen in Collier'a Weekly.

Joseph Blethen in Colier'a Weekly.
After hanging around the edges of the
Stock Exchange for years, with neither
money enough to buy seat thereon nor
courage enough to turn forever therefrom,
Tony Wyatt blazed suddenly forth as a
successful operator. He opened an office,
advertised private wires, and surprised the
mob of curbstone- traders by selling tips on
the old, substantial firm of Jenkins 4 Co.
Naturally enough, these tips became the
subject of talk, but just as the street was
becoming truly mystiied as to their source,
Tony Wyatt became financially able to play
the market for himself and refused further
sale of that which he could put to such
profitable use.
After the great house of jenkins 4 Co.
had paid tribute few times to Tony
Wyatt's surprising knowledge of their at-
fars-by finding him on the inside of their
best planned deals-the directors took
counsel on the matter. But plan as they
would, they could not shake off the mys-
terious hold this Tony Wyatt had upon
them. Day after day the directors saw
evidence of his possession of their most
secret plans Even they began referring
to the matter in the language of the street
as Wyatt's Wireless. Calm, yet alert i;
bold. yet evasive, Tony Wyatt haunted
the jenkins transactions with a persistency
that was exasperating, but never with a
move that could lead to his arrest. Be-
yond driving him from their own build
lng-where he had first maintained an
office-they could do nothing. He had
simply gone to the next building, secured
rooms, and continued as before. The sign
on his door was 'Wyatt-Wireless.
just like the big London chaps, said
Tony - Lipton-Limited and Ed
ward-Rex. y
The president called, the board of direc-
tors together on certain morning to con-
slider Tony Wyatt as special order of bus
mess At the meeting it was decided to
place the matter in the hands of the COM
pany's attorney, Mr.. Ballaine, with carte
blanche for thirty days Then the board
turned to the consideration of routine mat
tiers, in the midst of which they were as
tonished by the entrance of Ballaine him
self.
"Gentlemen, said he, ''you have just
voted to give me thirty days in which to
unravel this wireless mystery. y
1--WE have said the surprised presi-
dent, rising. ''But no one-not soul
has sent you word
81 received the information by telephone
five minutes ago., replied Ballaine.
"From whom demanded the board of
directors in concert, coming to its feet
unanimously.
"From Tony Wyatt r
For moment after Ballaine's startling
answer there was silence. Then a nervous
laugh went around the ROOM One by one
the directors began talking. All business
was forgotten. Each man was endeavor-
ing to convince Ballaine that positively not
one of the board had been out of the room
since the meeting began Finally, order
was restored, and Ballaine spoke.
eff the board desires me to undertake
this, | will begin forthwith. You have
had absolute proof in this mornings per-
formance that your suspicious of each other
are groundless. You are ready now to act
on some logical plan, and to aid rather than
to belittle my efforts l am frank to say
that | am more puzzled than ever over this
thing. But Tony's performance of this
morning fires me with desire to do battle
with him.
cit has been SO decided. said the pres
ident.
"Then, gentlemen, / desire to remain
] in this meeting until the end