Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-01-22
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the city ana on the stoc'; exchange.
its shares found no buyer. DC pit"
the fact that there was scarce q bro
ker who had Instructions from anA-
i0us, almost panic stricken eiirnts.to
sell cut their holdings in taat stock.
ELECTRICITY WAS i'll the air i'sNe]s one
talked electricity. and predicted in
lie near future il would be the motive
the enar future il f0uld be Tho motive
power OF the entire traffic OF the me
tropois The electricity railways and
the prospects OF further Improvements
in passenger locomotives hal much
10 do with the trend OF popular opin=
ion. which was further strengthened
by the advent, of wealthy syndicate.
which, il was said. Lad numberless
plans and estimates for electric lines
all over the metropolis. Il was there
fore, not an unnatural consequence
that things looked very blue in the
office of "Sewer's .imitcd.'
The secretary had just arrived aud
passed through tho clerks office With
out speaking a word to any Ole.
The senretarE,a private secretary fol-
lowed him in and handed bin the
morning financial paper as he sat
down.
Z sec. sir said the private seere.
tary. that our stock fell another three
points yesterday evening"
4 know it srnnted the secretary.
It'll go lower.
Yes sir said the private secretary,
there's only one man that could stop
The Secretary looked up sharply
What" he calculated.
Il was thinking continued the pri
vate secretary, of John Bailey. He
coud save the situation if he would
Bah" said the secretary. He
would not touch us.
There was silence for little time
and then the private secretary spoke
again.
Il would be much obliged, sir he
said. "if you would allow me to take
days holiday tomorrow.
The secretary looked at the young
man for a moment. Then he replied.
you can have the holiday. Tell
them out outside not to disturb us for
half an hour can see that you've
got something to say to me-.
At the end of half an hour the pri-
vate passed out of the secretary S prl-
vate room: passed. with a quiet. CON
fden"l smile, through the half dozen
or SO OF persons who were waiting to
see the secretary, took his hat and
coat from their cupboard and. strange
to say, took his holiday from that mo
ment instead of waiting till the next
morning. And, stranger still, for the
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retary cheerful inclined, instead, as Of
late, cross and depressed.
The morning train Of the Sewers
Limited" service, which, according to
the time table reaches the metropolis
tan terminus at 1920 a. m. entered
Kings Road station the next morning
at 1890, ten minutes late. smart
young ticket Inspector, who was on
the platform. glanced searchlngly at
the carriages as they passed him, and
as the train pulled slowly out OF the
station he jumped on the foot board
and entered a first-class compartment
There were only three passengers in
the compartment he had entered. and
only one of these by casual glance.
paid any attention to bis entrance.
When he had closed the door, he turn
ed to the passenger in the corner on
his immediate right.
Your ticket, please, he remarked.
The passenger addressed was deeply
engrossed in the financial columns or
his paper, and seemingly did not hear
the remarI. for he made no reply.
The ticket inspector leaned forward
and touched Him gently on the arm.
"YOur ticket please he repeated.
A face was now raised from the pa
per, disclosing man of about fifty
an impcrious looking man, keen and
quick.
Season he calculated. irritably.
and returned to his paper.
II must see your ticket, sir, insist
ed the inspector
The man looked up again, and his
face expressed anger and astonsh-
ment
Il told you | had a season; are you