Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1906-11-02


Il don't quite follow YOU" he said
"T cant see that youH be either bet.
ter or worse for getting into the TRAY,
elers,"
"No more I shall replied 1. "NC
more is the winner of the race the bet
ter or the worse for having the medal
But he wants it,
He had a queer expression. I sup
pose he regarded ii as q joke, my at
taChing apparently so much import
ance TO a thing be cared nothing about
you've always had that sort OF thing
said ], and so you don't appreciate it,
a uk a respectable SHE
can't imagine what all the fuss over
women keeping q good reputation is
about Well, just let her lose it,"
Perhaps" said he.
And" ] Went on, you can have the
rule about the waiting list suspended,
n can move me up and get me in at
once
I'VE don't do things in quite such a
hurry at the Travellers" said he, laugh
ing. However, We'll try to comply
with your commands"
His generous, cordial offer made me
half ashamed Of the plot had under
meath nay submission about the cJisl
mines-a plot 10 get into the coal COM
bine in order 10 gather the means TO
destroy it, and perhaps reconstruct il
with myself IN control. l made up my
mind that, il he continued to act
squarely, ] would alter those plans.
IF you don't mind" Langdon was
going on, TN make a suggestion
merely a suggestion. 1t might not be
a bad idea for you to arrange toto
eliminate some of the-the popular
features from your-brokerage busi-
ness, There are several influential
members Of the Travellers who have a
Ia prejudice"
spare him The necessity of saying
things he thought / might regard as
impertinent. They look on me as a
keeper Of a high class bucketshop."
That's about the way they'd put
But the things they object to are,
unfortunately, my strong hold" / ex-
planned. You other big fellows gath
er in the bis investors by simply am
%nouncing your projects in a dlgnihed
way. ! haven't got the ear OF that
class OF people. / nave to send out my
letters, have to advertise in all the
cities and towns, have to catch the lit
tie fellows. You a afford 70 send out
engraved invitations, / have TO gather
an my people with brass bands and
megaphones. Don't forget that my peo-
pie count in the totals bigger Ihan
yours. And what's my chief value to
youF Why, when you want to unload,
4 furnish the crowd to unload on, the
crowd that gives you and your big
cash for your water and
WIND, J don't see my way to letting
OF what I've got until / get hold OF
what I'm reaching for" All this with
a suspicion in my mind that he
was at the same game that had caused
Roebuek 70 hint that same proposal.
what 2 cor man high finance got
when MoWeray Langdon became active
down townt
That's true he admitted, with a
great air OF frankness. But the cry
you're not a inancier, but q
nucketshop man, might be fatal AT
the Travellers. OF couEse. the sacrifice
would be large for such a small OBJ
lect. Suli. you might have to make il
-lf you really wan to get in
III think it over" said /. He
thought | meant that I'd think over
ifopping nay power-thought | was as
a snob as he and his friends Of the
travellers, willing to make any sacrifice
70 be I'm the push But, while
Blackjack has the streak Of
y IN him that's natural to all hu-
nan betIgs and to most animals, he is
not quite insane. No. the thing / in
Tended 70 think over was how 10 stay
~ the "bucketshop" business. but wash
myself OF it's odium. Bucketshop!
Wnat ~sn0bbery! Yet it's human ma
-ure, too. The wholesale merchant
down on the retailer, the big re-
-aller on the ilttlei the burglar despises
ne p~lckpocket; the %financier, the small
promoter the man who works with his
the man who works with his
AS silly lot we are-sillv To look
ioWn, sillier to feel badly when we're
ooked down upon.