Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-11-11


Who was this man Blake. and why
had he offered to place fortune In
his hand? Why had this stranger
come from out the West. and by the
magic OF his touch. transformed
worthless stock into one OF no great
value that millionairex struggled mad.
ly for its possession?.
When he took his last look at the
stock board L. 4 o. was quoted nj
105. He neryously drew = slip Of
paper from his pocket and made .
rapid calculation. II Blake chose to
realize ut the quotation. General Car
den's share Of the profits would be
nearly eight hundred thousand dollars.
The figures puzzled him. and he made
tho calculation anew. only To md Il
accurate. This represented more than
the fortune he had lost.
a wild impulse came which urged
him TO demand Of Blake the sale Of
his stock. What right had he To I'm.
peril that which would insure the hap
piness of his daughter and the repose
Of his old age! Hurriediy he retraced
his steps until he reached Broadway.
and again b. entered Biake's once.
An hour had passed. and he hardly
dared look nt tho quotations. Per.
haps the deal had collapsed? Per
haps-
Il. d o. its. It5r. i&sn." called
out the man who was Tcadin. tho
ticker. Two thousand !. & o. st
i5o!"
An cSuitant shou, went up from the
crowd OF mon who surrounded James
Blake. His handsome faes vas agiow
with pleasure as they slapped him On
the back.
My congratulations. general"
Riakc said. srasping tho old soldiers
hand. Our little pool IL working
'spicndldly! DO you irci like getting
out u, 100. general! ! wouldn't ad.
wise you To 10 30. but II you wish Il
can be arranged. has. = customer
who ~lil take the stock Oh your hands
at that tiguE-.''
I'll am entirely satisfied To let Il
alone" said General Garden. drawing
himself up proudly. Handle my
stock according To your juaKmcai.
The suLoFiinai. should not question
the policy Of a victorious command
cr.-
''ir. burton wishes tn SEQ you"
anisgc-.d clerk To Blake. snd tho
famous head Of tho nrm turned and
left General Garden.
lie heard the shouts Of victory and
found himself shaking hands and
laughing with strangers. Ito felt .
strong grasp on his shoulder and
turned to sec James nisk-.
We settle with Randolph Morris
4 COMPANY at i7s.- he whispered.
Your share Of the prpi,a IN nearly .
million and half III call NJ your
house this evening and Eisc you a
check for the cxae; amount
Il can End no words to express my
frt iiuEs." said General Garden. deep.
y affected. 4 do no;'ihink that I am
Catitlcs TO 50 large a share Of these
pTohts. i-i.-rcaily I do no, kno-
y hat To say Ia yuu. Mr. Dlakc. God
bless and reward Jnu.'
Don't thank me- replied James
iliakc.
4 strange expression came over his
face and look of pain To- his dark
eyes. Il am not-t should not"
Tie paused. released General Gardens
hand and turning abruptly. rushed
across the room and vanished into an
inner ONCE.
In the turmoil of his own feelings
General Garden paid little attention
10 this strange action. Sis hours be.
fore he had entered these ruoms all
hut pcnniisss. lie left them more
than a millionaire.
In a darkenc,i room In a remote
uuarisr of the city. Eray.hairci man
Easped for breath and moancd in his
dciirium. a great financial battle had
been fought. Randolph Morris ~as
me Of the stricken victims. and Mar.
shall Garden was one of the sictors.
IN this age Of commercial and indus.
trial barbarism. man must climb TO
glory over the dead and manEled bod.
les of the losers. Commercial compc-
iiiion has all the horrors and none Of
the chivalry of physical warfare.
Thoughts such az these came To
John Burt when the ncws circulated
that Randolph Morris had been strick.
On in his Office. The blow aimed a,
the son had fallen With crushing force
on the father. In the hour OF victory
John Burt was silent and sad. and
John Hawkins was no, slow To CLEAN
the reason.
4 wouldn't worry over Randolph
NORRIS" he said, with a Erufrncss
Ehich was assumed. The old man
will recover. One stroke Of apoplcSy
won't Kill him"
Write to Randolph Morris" said
John. addressing Blake. and say that
bis personal property is exempt In this
settlement lie has scheduled II as
having a value of nearly million dol.
lare. I shall not take l, from him.
les an old man. with daughters and
others dependent on him"
Good for you. Burtl" exclaimed