The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-08-09

understand how am placed. and that have not had
the pleasure doing business with either Of you be-
How much?' asked strellenhaus. briefly.
Here is a note LOCO pounds"
And here is another" said Mancune
Nothing could be more handsome. gentleman
competition. The last bid was so pounds head from
Mr. Jack Flynn whispered something to the sales
quite sol Mr. Flynn suggests. gentlemen, that as
YOU are both large buyers. il would perhaps, be 4
convenience you he add the string of Mr.
cisely the quality. making l4o i'm all Have you
any objection Mr. Mancune?
And you. Mr. strellenhaus?"
Very handsome, Very handsome. indeed"
INJURED the salesman. Then 1 understand. Mr. Man
that your offer of 50 pounds head extends 70
the whole of these horses
A long breath went up from the crowd. Seven
thousand pounds at one dealt 1t was a'record for
Any advance. NJ strerenhaus?'
Fifty five
-sifty-siA,
They could hardly believe their ears. Holloway
him. The salesman tried hard look il such bid
ding and such prices were nothing unusual The
crowd listened IN silence
'sixty-one' said Streuenhaus
"Sixty-six'
Seventy
But the clockwork had run down No answering
came Mr.. Strelenhaus.
Seventy bid sir
Mr. Strellenhaus shrugged his shoulders.
Il buying for another and Z have reached his
limit said he. IF you viii permit NE to send for
Instructions"
7 am afraid sir that the sale must proceed"
Then the horses belong to this gentleman" For
gances crossed like sword blades. possible
1 may the horses again
Il hope So" said Mr.. Mancune. and his white.
waxed mustache gave feline upward briste.
SO, with bow they separated Mr. SteHenhaus
walked down to the telegraph office whore his message
was delayed because Mr.. Warrington Dodds al
ready at the the wires for after dim guesses
and vague conjecture he had suddenly caught clear
view of the coming event. which had cast curious
shadow before this little Irish Political
rumors, names. appearances. kilograms. seasoned
horses at price there could only be meaning
to 1.-THE held secret and be meant to use it.
M Warner who was the partner of Mr. Worlng~
ton Dodds. and who was suffering from the same
eclipse had gone down to the stock exchange but had
found htJe consolation there Tor the european Sys-
tenn was in ferment and rumors of peace and OF
were succeeding each other with rapidity and
assurance tEat 1t was Impossible to know which to
trust. 1t obvious that fortune lay either way.
for every set the funds huctuatng but without
special Information 1t was impossible to act He re-
turned to his office in the afternoon. half inclined to
one IN ten comes 10 pass As ne entered the once
telegram lay uDon the table 1t from DunsOe.
place of which he had never heard. and signed
by his absent partner. The message in cipher
but he translated it. for it short and crisp
Sell. sell, sell. keep on selling
For moment Warner hestated What cculd
Warrington DoGds know at DuEslOe which
known in Throgmortor street? But he remembered
the quckness and decision of his partner. If
to act at all he must act at hardening his
heart. he went down to the house and. dealing
that curious system by which can sell wiz
has not and what he could pay for II he had
it, he disposed of heavy parcels of French and Ger
man securities. He had caught the market in Of
its little spasms Of hope and there lack
buying until his persistent selling caused others
to follow his lead and brought about a reaction
When Warner returned to his offices it took some
hours TO work out his accounts and he emerged into
the streets in the evening with the absolute certainty
that the settling day would him eihe.
hopelessly BANKRUPT or exceedingly prosperous.
II all depended uron Warrington Dodds' inforrla-
ton. What could he possibly have found out Duns
loe2
And then suddenly he newspaper boy fasten
a poster upon Il lamp post. and a little crowd had
gathered around it in instant. One of them
his hat in the air: another shouted friend
the street Warner hurried and caught glimpse
Of the poster between craning heads:
France Declares War on Germany"
~, Tovary cried werner .C1I5 T1o,7I- - -.