Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1906-12-01
In Wall Street
BY EDITH M. DOANE
Copy right. 1906. 10y Ruby Douglas
BY EDITH M. DOANE



the luxury of a day OF. He felt that
he was entitled to it,
For a month past the situation had
been too tense, the excitement too keen,
for amy thought beyond the whlr OF
thr ticker.
The firm of Curtice x CO., stock
brokers, WAS the medium through
which Il wealthy syndicate had manip-
ulatrd the stock market to its own nd
vantage. BENTLEY, the Junior partner
of tUrtice X CO., had laborcd steadily
at his post ON the floor Of the exchange,
cool and impcrturbable in the midst Of
tie RISING storm, and only the day be
fore the deal had been pulled off sue
cc>SfulIy.
And now upon this bright morning in
early summer Jack BENTLEY was feeling
decldcdly we'll satisfied with life in
general His part of the transaction
had been we'll handled his share in the
way of commissions was distinctly
gratifying, and in addition he had
cleaned up neat little sum by going
1t was getting we'll into July, and as
Eentlry's automobile whirlcd up Fifth
avenue his mind turned longingly from
I'll" city, Swcltrrimg in midsummer
heat to Tie vision of Il clubhouse in
til" heart of the berkshire hills.
1t was II picture often in his thoughts.
The long low. rambling clubhouse,
with its old fashioned garden at one
SiGc, Il little winding brook sparkling
and SplHShiuG between clumpS of fern
and low banks. willow fringed; Il girl,
sweet and gracious her white frock
cool against y great moss covered
boWlGcr, the sunlight falling through
the leaves In Pickering shadows on her
soft fair hair.
In the hrI.ht Of the ti"ht he had re-
cCiv"l her irttcr. "N0u'd better come"
she wrote. Its MS lovely us ever
here" and at the end again, do
come" He had smiled as he tele-
%raphcd his answer There was no
donDt OF his attitude whore Constance
Elliott WAS concerned,
great longing for country sights
ANA sounds swept over him. for the
woods and hjllS and her. \ little while
and he would have them \ few davs'
attention to STRENGTHENING out tho after
math of the great h"nt and then -
Constance had no parents to object
and even her Old curmul@con of n
guardian strange how he had always
~ tl,.tt a r,f
be Impressed by the tidy sum he had
pUl,rd ont of III, late doal,
Where Fifth avenue hroadcns Into
the plaza he mechanically lesSencd
speed, his mind still with the girl in
the Brrk>hlrrs as the huge car turned
smoothly iE;o Central park.
And the first person his eyes lighted
Oh was Constance Elliott
The next instant he was before her
cap in hand. and she rose in aSt0niSh-
mrnt to meet him. For second they
faced each other. he scarcely crediting
the evidences of his senses. she color
iu% p"rttily and holding out one slim
hand in cordial greeting.
II phOncd to your office this morning,
but YOU were not there"
is anything wrong:H he asked un-
easily.
Nothing, except that return to the
country this afternoon at 3 O'Clock, and
| thought
Il am wonderin%," he interrupted,
LAUGHING uncertainty to cover his hurt,
mi
We're III town."
"Eut ! wasn't. not until late last
nj Int, and Mr.. sheldon did not wish
any one to know. He wired me yes
tcriay to come at once. You know, he
has managed everything for me lust as
much since | have been of age as he
did before" She hcsitatcd, flushing
with excitement Jack" she cried, lit
Is great secret, but am going to be
very rich"
He regarded her gravcly
"Throu8h some stock deal" she
went on, with feminine vaguoness.
''IorhapS you've heard of it. Mr.
sheldon has made ever so much
money lately yesterday | am to
make lot in the same way He has
all my securities gave them to him
this morning"
"l'o you mean YOU have given that
man all your money!" BENTLEY blurted
out
Had Sheldon appropriated the girls
money to his own use? That same in
slant Bentley was sure of it. His
brain, used tn quick deductions, leap,
ed from the rumor on the street that
Sheldon had been badly hit to the sud
den wire to Constance the secrecy
the misrepresentation, These, coupled
with the mans we'll known shrewd.
ness, could mean only one thing.
sheldon had lost heavily and intended
to rccoup with Constapco's money.
Ills first impulse was to tell her OF
the deception that was being prac-
ticcd upon her. But she would not
believe him. Besides, he was not abb
sOlutcly certain of it and might
alarm her nccdlessly.
How he accomplished what follow
ed he never clearly knew He heard
Il voice he hardly recognized as his
own claiming Il pressing engagement
and begging her to lunch with him
later.
lie saw the surprise in her eyes
succeeded by frank acceptance Of his
explanation, he heard each infection
of her dear voice as she promised to
m"ct him, and then II moment later