The Washington times., 1906-10-14

cal eye the Wall Street
msgnate into whose pri-
vats office he had with an air OF in
dolent interest quietly sauntered.
What are you afraid OF. Gregson?
be asked. haltinE IN a familiar way
near the bankers desk.
Il was barely 2 o'clock. yet Gregson,
OF GreEaon & Green, already was down
eOr business. He long had hecu a Ilg-
uFe % WaH street. this G=eEs4n And
his millions, and just az this timef he
was the figure. For his stupeudous
operations IN Northern Traction ha1
set the entire street aghast
Yet. that Gregsou was man Of
shreyvdest methods. as well as artfui
End unmerciful aggressive and daring
with hts hancial power, men or ire
street had. on more than one occasion,
learned 20 their bitter cost, ard few
were inclined 10 datly declare IA tie
present instance that he did not know
what he was about.
Actions frequently speak louder
thsr words. however. and the bitter
ness bora Of depleted bank deposits
creates an undyins thirst for ven
eeance. Hence Gregson's present
rvstIacatlou of the public over some
coming deal in Northern Traction. by
which lever ne long had been lifting
the stock at extraordinary strides, and
finally had invited the oposition %
an army Of financial foes, resulting
I'm the piIing up OF a short interest
aeaiust him or colossal proportions.
Gre-son had tbs name OF being. az
such times. q derceIy wicked sntagon-
GO HH I.Hr IA 7F. u gts
-1rd. G-egsou invariably was there
with both feet. Nor I'm the present
ease had he showed the first sign Of
weakening. with aggressive conf
Geqce. backed with a buying power
that appeared utterly ineXhau7rihle,
He never once had vsvered under the
repeated drives made az his new
financial hobby horse. until wisescres
not involved I'm the hitter conflict
were beginning TO dryly remark, with
an amusement dl5intcTcsted observers
only can feel over one Of Wall streets
mysteries" not thst GreEson was the
president Of Northern Traction was
really the case-but that GreEsau was
Northern Traction itself, and his a--
Eociates therein only a lot of en.,rs-
The actual facts conceruiu. r.-
ern Traction. however, OF rr
they consisted. are not here D..
for they have only an indire
upon the present visit and 20
work or Afr. Felix Boyd Ga o.. E...f.
iugly peculiar case now pre- .J
Gregs9n looked quickly uI H.H.
somewhat surprised by his uu. .EHa.te.i
entrance. and more 10y his ol-lpIs
question.
..s-sa s-sr - .,r,-.4 t..1.rrf-f-.r.l,-
Yes. Gr-gson." nodded Boyd, stili
smiling oddly. "Of what are you
afraid
Greeson grunted tmpateruy over
MA mail. NJ which he ooaasionaIly
shook his head Ike a bai-ed bull. but
presently ne snorted, like one hit
perplexed.
AFRAID OF. Boyd. OF God and the
Wall street bears
and then the magnate OF Northern
Traction threw himself back in his
desk chair and gave way TO long,
resonant laugh which dlspellei Tor
time. az least the lines OF care from
Hls refined. resoIute face-that Cf
man OF nearly sixty.
..Why. BoyE. my dear fellow he
presently cried. when he could govern
hts amusement what a curious ques-
tidu-'
''It eUauotes from q rather more
serious impression on my part than
sou appear 10 Imagine" said Felix
Boyd more -ravcIy. you should
know. Grs-s1u that I avn not one Co
iIly iHraE. upon the time cr "a man
as busy a. -a-HselC"
$50 7 aa. Royd. Cor fact" the
HH ..
you msaue Explain yourself"
'Have you amy reason % fear p sa-
crat foe. 1Ir. Gregsan. who would do
you personal injury II he had % caancegr
Greeson laughed
CT have an abundance o. foes gu
right" De replied Significantly. "out /
hardly think they are of the orIrr Of
rufan7. No. no. Boyd; I znrw OF uo
man who. deliberately would 90 me per-
Eoral injury Why do YOU tsz2"
because 7 discovered several dsvs
ago. Gressou. that you were being COM
srautly shadowed 10y man who"
Cregson interrupted him with a laugh
that made tho room ring.
"Ah I see,' Le exclaimed. when ne
could suppress bis risibuity- "You have
discovered my shadow. ehe You have
tumbled 20 Finley Why. Boyd. dear
fellow. that chap Is nay private body
guard"
"your body-guard2"
Precisely nothing lsssr cried Greg
sos. who appeared immensely tickIcd
over the laea as wen as hy Buyd's
manifest pcrp'exIty. M body-gua-I-
YES .haFs the term. I've had him at
my heels for more than a week Like
the aatoeTag of All the Huseiag. Z thus
h-lre proper regard for my august per-
Foa. which, as Northern Traction scars
h:rhrr certainly slaulJ commauI ID cor-
resoordfre de-r.. ur respect"
ForI smiled only gantIy
-afravr. Grers6n then added abruat-
ly: 'Leyi-y aside. Boyd. there's really
nothing iu this u,tle discovery OF yours
Bur I see nov why YOU have called ANA
with so curious a question.
's.uee Won say ms an right. Greg
son. Of course l,s no affair for me 10
m adle with" Boyd ndintreutly ra-
Joined "CIad tu hear yuu say so. You
are One ol mv clients. you know, over
all of whom and whose interests : am
employed t1 feel 90 constant care. Hence,
when discover anything our Of Sic or
d.aary. 7 invariably look into it,
quite right certainly ANA very good
uC you.
..I observed. only t- ..auea that Nsu