The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-11-22

rts-- he sad locking at the Tounge
Ezn Wi-h blazing exes- Lay 2 hzn,
u1 ne 4 rua dare"
With e Euttere5 cath Morris turnel
zzd left the old soldier standing def
a1tiy ~ the railing. A minute late.
General Garden entered Z czEriag.
and vas driven rapidly 70 the once.
cf James Blake & Company.
n the meantime Norris had fol
loved Mr. Mason to his private oEce
Td Ike . punch cd Gardens
head. ard Ia have done il hadn't 4
been fgr you. he declared whats
he proWlng around here for2 What
DID ~ want
He demanded his l. & o. stock.
replied M. Mason.
-His l. & o. stock, repeated Nos
Z RS. Well, what Of IL He didn't
wish ne 70 make hin q present Of il.
did he2 II he comfs around again
tel him 70 dig up about three hun
dred thousand dollars and he can have
his stock"
Morris laughed As he stepped TO the
ticker.
He showed hts option. demanded
the stock, and paid over the money. =
said Mr. Mason slowly. @and I gave
him the certificates"
-Old Garden took up his stock and
paid over the money? What do you
mean. Masonz"
7 mean Just what I say, Mr. Nor
rs" was the reply. DO you know
what has happened2 With that stock
you lose control Of L & o. Someone
is back Of General Garden in this
transaction"
Blake. Blakei" gasped Morris.
He clutched the arm Of his chair
and the muscles Of his neck twitched
nerYously. Pacing up and down the
room he burst into storm Of inco-
herent profanity.
The ticker, which had been silent,
spIuttered rapidly, and the ominous
sound did more TO call Morris back
70 his senses than had the sober
words OF the brCker. He lifted the
tape and eagerly scanned the charac-
ters What's that? This must be a
mistakel Five hundred shares Of L.
& 0. at 49, It must mean 28?" Nor
ris gazed at the figures like one in
trance.
There came a violent rapping on the
door, and, without waiting for a re-
sponse, 4 broker entered. His collar
was torn open and his hair was
rumpled and moist with perspiration. |
Blake & Company are bidding up
l. & o." he exclaimed. I've sold |
them four thousand shares up 10 IS, /
and they are yelling for more. How
does it stand now?"
He took the tape from Arthur Nor
ris' nerveless hand.
''Thirty-nine, Thirty-nine and a
half Six hundred at fortyl A thou
sand at forty-onel Something's up, I
tell you'll What shall we do. Mr.. Nor
-is?"
Morris gazed hopelessly at Mr. Ma
son.
What can we do?" be asked, weak
. Ills " an = a. IL q NAAAl
A heavy step was heard In the hall
way and Randolph Morris entered
he room.
You've raised hell, haven't your"
vas his greeting to his son and heir.
I told you to keep your nose out Of
his Cosmopolitan business. You've (
made a fine mess Of it! 1 suppose you
hink, because the bottom hasn't fall
n out Of Cosmopolitan, that you're
Il right, don't ye? Been supporting
/, haven't ye? OF course you have.
'ou're an ass Admit it, and take
our losses. III bet this damn fool
lay will cost more than a million"
Tell him about this business, said
Arthur Morris, sullenly turning to
lr. Mason.
In few words the latter explained
hat had occurred in L. & D. The
Id millionaire's face was a study
uring this hurried recital
The look of anger changed TO one
( perplexity and then to fear. The
lillions amassed in a lifetime were
ienaced in his old age, and the fires
defense and defiance blazed again
! the eyes Of Randolph Morris.