Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-11-04

Mr.. Mason gianesi at the option snd
made a rapid calculation.
Two hundred and eishtytso thou
sand. four hundred and sixty'seyen
dollars and seventeen cents" he said.
passing over a slip of paper. lis that
your hsureT'
General Garden bowed and mo-
TONED To one Of his companions. who
placed u satehel on the counter. From
its depths General Garden produced
the mOEey demanded and exchanged
IL for tho stock.
Il trust your faith in tho value Of
these certificates may not prove
amiss." said Sir. Mason with an icy
smile. Il bid you good day. sir"
General Garden bowed srayeiy and
turned 10 the door. As he did 10 Ar
thur Morris catered. his face flushed
with triumph. In hia haste he ran
into General Garden.
II bcs your pardon' Oh it's you,
Is III" and an evil iisht came to his
eyes. What In hell are you doing
hereT You're diseharsed-nrad: dya
understand Get out OF hero and
keep OUT"
Morris stepped behind tho brass
railins and from that retreat shook
his hand thrcatcninEiy nt tho man
who had aroused his rage. General
Garden deliberately removed his
glasses and walked towards him.
you arc a cur and n coward. Nor.
ris!" he said. looking AT the younger
man with blazing eyes. Lay = hand
on mo II you dare!"
With n mittcrcd oath Morris turned
and left tho old soldier standing den
antiy by tho railing. a minute later
General Garden entered carriage
and was driven rapidly to the Offices
Of James iIlakc q Company.
In tho meantime Morris had fol.
lowed Mr. Mason to his private ofiiec.
I'D like To punch old Gardens
head. aud I'D have don. II hadn't l,
been for you!" he declared. whats
he prowlllg around hero for! What
did he w.nt?"
"Bc demanded his l.. & o. stock"
replied NJ. MaHon.
His l.. q U. stock" repeated Nor
ria. well. what OF Il! Ho didn't
wish me to make him a present OF II,
did hcI II he comcH around again
toll him to dig up about three hun.
drcd thousand dollars and he can have
his stock"
Morris laughed us he stepped to the
ticker.
''tio showed his option. demanded
tho stock. and paid over the money"
said Mr.. Mason slowly. and I gave
him the certificates"
"oid Garden took up his stock and
paid over the money? What do you
mean. Mason?"
Il mean Just what say. Mr.. Nor.
rIs." was the reply. DO you know
what has happencd7 With that stock
you lose control OF l.. a o. Someone
Is back OF General Garden In thin
transaction"
Blake! Blakc." Gasped Norris.
He clutched the arm of his chair
and the muscles Of his neck twitched
ncrvously. Pacing up and down tho
room he burst into n storm OF inco-
hcrcnt profanity.
Tho ticker. which had been silent.
spluttcred rapidly. and the .ominoug
sound did more to call Morris back
to his senses than had the sober
words of the broker. He lifted tho
tape and eagerly scanned the charac.
tcrs Whats that? This must be n
mistake! Five hundred shares Of L.
& o. ut IS! 1t must mean 2s?" MGR.
ris gazed at the figures like one in n
trance.
There came n violent rapping on the
door. and, without waiting for n re-
sponse. Z 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 to 25.
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
half Six hundred at forty! A thou
sand at forty-one! Something's up. !
tell you! What shall we do, Mr.. Nor.
ris?"
Morris gazed hopelcssly at Mr.. Ma.
son.
What can we do?" he asked, weak.
~. His brain was in a whirl.
a heavy step was heard in the hall.
way and Randolph Norris entered
the room.
you've raised hell. haven't you?"
was his greeting to his son and heir.
81 told you to keep your nose out OF
this Cosmopolitan business. You've
made a fine mess of it! suppose you
think, because the bottom hasn't fall
en- out of Cosmopolitan, that you're
all right, don't ye? Been supporting
it, haven't ye? OF course you have.
You're an ass! Admit it, and take
your losses. I'll bet this damn fool
play will cost more than a million"
Tell him about this business" said
Arthur Morris, sullenly turning to