The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1903-11-27

dropped to forty and n half. but II Il
went below thnt / was lost
"On Tuesday 1 went 20 the Mining
Exchange Building with my heart In
my mouth. Tho stock opened at forty.
three. then n little was sold nt forty.
two. and at noon it stood ot forty-onc
and n half Scared almost crazy. /
grabbed hold OF a reporter stood the
drinks. and loaded him up with ucvs.
l told him 60 say in his paper that the
Hcwson OUTFIT was hearing down the
market. that Silas had flooded the mine
10 hide his bonanza until the moment
came 20 shout. But the reporter made
out That the most edition came out at
four o'clock. ana the Exchange closed
at half.past three.
acct ont the posters early told
him. 'hriho the printers. worl, the ropes
somehow, ana II 1 win my game. ]
won't forget YOU
"Thc reporter winkcd. uud started 10
write out his ncws; but when the mar.
kot opened again I'm the afternoon.
there seemed TO be no hope Left. FOR
the stock was nc foriy-one and % quar-.
ter. with only thrcc.quaricrs OF point
between me and pcrdiuon.
"From where 1 stood in the public
gallery. l saw the brokers whispering.
for n rumor had got wind from the
printers that made them crazy. Some
OF them were offering forty.threc.
forty-four. even mp 20 fifty for Grub.
stake stock: but there wasn't n dollar
for sale. twas old Howson's broker
that started the counter rumor making
out that the newspaper yarn was ZONE
FOOLS cannrd-or else n tale gotten mp
so the holdcrs'vjud sell out IN a hurry.
l was paralyzcd when the bidding
stopped short; didn't know one more
move that could snve the game; was
ready 10 XIII myself.
"Hi Hewson scnt IN n clcrl 10 say he
hated 10 see me rulned-rd better sell.
10 was decent OF him, but l told the
clerk 10 go to blnzes and further. be.
fore Ia throw mp my hand like a
whlto.llvered coward.
AT three o'clock came n telegram
from Kitty that said;
ABE brave. Pa has bought all the
stock he wants. and wired his broker
to quit "bearlng"'
ooh, man. but she was worth fighting
for. She's an angel out OF heaven, and
ia rather have died than broken faith
with her.
'rhe cloci, was going so slow that Il
seemed TO have stopped. Five past
three. ten past, quarter.past three; the
stock at forty-onel Twenty past three.
twenty-thrce pastl l was saying my
prayers with my revolver ready In my
hand for death n lost in the game.
There was a commouon down In the
hall-a rumor was spreading through
the crowd, till Il rlppled up into the
gallery. and heard the newE-the
Gruhstake syndicate bankrupt
81 knew It could only be n lie gotten
up by old Hewson's broker. knew
that in another moment the newspaper
posters would he fastened up at the
door. I know that II the market held
stlll another three minutes I'd saved
my game.
"Ihe fool at the blackboard was
marking the closing prices on Tigers.
Poorman. Occur d'Alene. Eagle OF Muir
derer's Bar. Grubsiakc. He'd wiped
out the old figures to write down Grub
stake at the price Of n bankrupt mine;
the brokers were yelling like demons;
the place shook with the uproar; the
clock licked at twcnty-nlne past: the
fool was writing the figures that meant
ruin-despair-deathl
"naislng my gun. fired right at his
fingers. missed, fired again, but the
fool was gone. fred again and again,
then once again, and flung my revolver
ut the blackboard ncross an empty
hall. Yes. ia stampeded the brokers.
I'd stampeded the whole COMPOUNDED
.outft-the ruck OF them was screeching
with panic against tho doors-and /
stood alone In the gallery. The game
was wont
"What matter n did get excited7
What matter II did knock few dep
uty marshals out OF the gallery7 What
matter II l did damage a city Official
or n dozen-or scores?
"rhe news n out; I've won me a
wife and n fortune; I'm boss or the
range; and Kitty shall live like n queen
because love her-becnuse I've loved
her like a man-and she's mlneg'-
Wayerlcy Magazine.
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