Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-03-10

Mr.. Hammond in conversation. He
now approached Hestor.
Where did you say you were go
ing, Mr.. Hestor?!" he asked.
South Sea islands"
But | must go back to New York"
explained Mr.. Vincent. Just as
soon as 1 can see Mr.. Carmody you
must put me off. Which way are we
going now?"
about east"
will you ask Mr.. Carmody if he
will see me now?" asked Mr.. Vincent
in his most insinuating name
Cant do it. He has retired for
the night replied Hestor. "You
stay with lis. This is the chance of
your life. You are a promoter, are
you note. Yes? / thought so. Well,
you are in luck. On this yacht are
six of the richest men in the world.
You can promote any old thing with
them if you know your business.
Make yourself at home. Keep right at
them. Don't let them stand you off.
You will have lots of time. | see you
have your drawings and plans with
you. You certainly are in luck.
Bob, show Mr.. Vincent to stateroom
number eight"
81 guess I'm in for it, Mr.. Hestor,
but you will find me game" he said.
81 wanted to go back, but / suppose
I'll have to stick. Who are all of
these gentlemen"
81 c,Ippoca1 yo, kpau, than will
introduce you tomorrow. There is
John NJ. Rockwell, whom you know;
Andrus Carmody, a big iron and steel
man; Palmer j. Morton, a railroad
magnate and financier; r. j. Kent,
a big Wall street operator; Hiram
Haven, a sugar manufacturer. and
Simon Pence, who is also a financier
you want to keep your eye on
Pence-he is likely to own your
drawings if you don't watch him.
Don't lend him any money. Then
there is Sidney Hammond, a personal
friend of mine," concluded Mr.. Hes
tor.
Mr.. Vincent's eyes bulged out as
these names tripped from the tongue
of Mr.. Hestor. He was speechless.
"You don't wish to quit a good
game like this, don't you know said
Hestor. Bob, Mr.. Vincent has not
dined. Serve him the best there is
on the boat. You will excuse me;
! am going to confer with Capt.
Waters"
In the meantime six famous men
We're in conclave in Mr.. Morton's
stateroom. With the exception of
Mr.. Pence, they had entirely re-
gained their composure and proceed
ed to business as calmly as if they
were within sight and sound of
Broadway cable cars, instead of be-
ing captives on the high seas.
Gentlemen said Mr.. Morton, as
all were seated, "let us talk this mat
ter over and see. what can be done.
Have you any plan to suggest, Mr..
Kent?"
Not a plan" responded Mr.. Kent.
"We + in for it. This fellow Hes
tor has his plans all laid, and I am
going to watch him carry them out.
There is nothing we can do"
81 do not agree with you," said
Mr.. Morton, leaning back in his chair.
sIt will be a remarkable thing if six
men of our financial standing and
alleged ability cannot find a way
to circumvent the plans of a knave
or a fool. This looks to me like a
money question:"
Money!" exclaimed Mr.. Kent.
"Well, how much money have we?'
He reached down into his clothes
and produced 3s cents in change, and
extracted from his fob pocket a SIS
and a So bill. 81 have $7.3S to con-
tribute to this campaign fund"
'That has nothing to do with the
matter, Kent" said Mr.. Morton with
some Impotence. "The fact is well
known that we can command an al
most unlimited amount of money"
"You can't command it out on the
Atlantic ocean," drawled Mr.. Kent.
Lets see just how much we six
p%lutocrats have in actual money. I
have $7.3S and here it isl
He placed it on the table.
'How much have you got, Haven?"
Mr.. Hiram Haven had been making
an inventory and produced S31.62.
"You are afiuent," observed Mr..
Kent. "And you, Mr.. Carmody?"
II find on examination that / have
$12 and some small change; $12.25,
to be exact" said Mr.. Carmody. Mr..
Palmer j. Morton, finding that Mr..
Kent was determined to pursue this
cash investigation, announced that
he had S42s.85. Mr.. Rockwell was
less fortunate in his immediate pos
sessions. He scheduled $7s.15.
"Well, dig up, Brother Pence" said
Mr.. Kent. what is your contribu-
ton to the war chest2"
81 have II cents and a Brooklyn
bridge ticket" said Mr.. Pence. "You
see | never carry anything but car
fare. 1t is SO easy to lose money
out OF your pockets, and then you
may be held up and robbed. 1 lost
a silver dollar through a hole in my
pocket once, and have never carried
any large sums of money SINCE
so | have heard,' said Mr.. Kent.
well, pass over your II cents. You