The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1906-01-03

face Of his friend. The rebuke had cut
Gardner to the quick.
But, Monty, know what I'm talk
ing about At least let me tell you
something about this stock" pleaded
Elon Loyalty despite the wound.
"Gardy, I've gone into this thing
carefully, and il ever man felt sure
about anything l do about this" said
Monty decidedly. but affectionately.
Take my word for 1t, Lumber can't
go any higher. Think of the situation.
| The lumbermen In the north and west
are overstocked, and there is a strike
ready to go into effect. When that
comes, the stock will go for song.
The slump is liable to begin any day."
MY mind is made up" said the other
firmly, and Gardner was in despair.
Twill you or will you not execute an
order for me at the opening tomorrow?
I'll start with 10000 shares. What
will it cost me to margin it for ten
points,
"At least a hundred thousand, exclu.
sve Of commission, which would be
twelve and u half hundred shares"
Despite the most strenuous opposition
from Gardner. Brewster adhered to his
design, and the broker executed the or
der the next morning. He knew that
Brewster had but one chance to win,
and that was to buy the stock in
lump instead Of distributing it among
several brokers and throughout the
session. This was point that Monty
had overlooked.
There had been little to excite the
Stock Exchange for some weeks; moth
ing was active, and the slightest furry
was hailed as an event. Every one
knew that the calm would be disturbed
at some near day. but nobody looked
for sensation In Lumber and Fuel
1t was foregone conclusion that a
slump was coming, and there was
scarcely any trading in the stock.
When Elon Gardner, acting for Mont
gomery Brewster, took 10000 shares at
lOSs4 there was mighty gasp on the
exchange, then rubbing Of eyes, then
commotion. Astonishment was follow
ed by nervousness, and then came the
struggle.
Brewster, confident that the stock
could go no higher and that sooner or
later 1t must drop, calmly ordered his
horse for a ride In the snow covered
park. Even though he knew the ven
ture was to be a failure in the ordinary
sense. he found joy In the knowledge
that he was doing something. He might
be fool; he was at least no longer In
active. The feel Of the air was good
to him. He was exhilarated by the
glitter of the snow, the answering ex-
element Of his horse. the gayety and
sparkle of life about him.
Somewhere far back in his inner self
there seemed to be the sound Of cheer
ing and the clapping of hands. Short
ly before noon he reached his club,
where he was to lunch with Colonel
Drew. In the reading room he OBJ
served that men were looking at him
In manner less casual than was Gus
tomary. Some Of them went so far
as to smile encouragingly, and others
waved their hands in the most cordial
fashion. Three or four very young
members looked upon him with ad-
miratiOn and envy, and even the por-
tiers seemed more obseQuious. There
was something strangely oppressive in
all this show Of Difference.
Colonel Drew's dignity relaxed amaz-
ingy when he caught sight of the
young man. He came forward to meet
him, and his greeting almost carried
Monty off his feet
How did you do It. my boyT cried
the colonel "She's of a point or two
now, l believe, but half an hour ago
she was booming. Cad, I never heard
of anything more spectacular"
Monty's heart was in his mouth as
not take him long to grasp the immensi-
ty Of the disaster Gardner had bought
In at 1881. and that very action SEEM
ed to put new life into the stock Just
as it was on the point Of breaking for
lack of support along came this SEN
sational order for 10000 shares, and
there could be but one result. At one
time in the morning Lumber and Fuel,
traded In by excited holders, touched
1183a and seemed in a fair way to hold
orm around that figure.
Other men came up and listened ca
gerly. Brewster realized that his dash
In Lumber and Fuel had been a mas
ter stroke Of cleverness when consid-
cred from the point Of view Of these
9,en. but catastrophe from his own.
II hope you sold It when 1t was at
tie top" said the colonel anxiously.
~ instructed Gardner to sell only
when I gave the word" said Monty
His blood was up now, but It hung
him away from her
''Some day perhaps you'll fnd out
that there is not much besides. I am
Just a little too big, for one thing. to be
played with and thrown aside. I won't
stand it."
He left the house with his head high
in the air. angry red in his cheeks
and feeling in his heart that she was
the most unreasonable of women. Bar
bara in the meantime cried herself to
sleep, vowing she would never love
Monty Brewster again as long as she