The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-09-30
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Goodness. Jimmiel" exclaimed Boyd,
shifting the air with a grimace. What
are you smoking-a piece of rope?"
Coleman laughed loudly and tossed
} the offensive weed into a cuspidor.
Not exactly, Felix" said he. I've
been trying for some time to decide Just
what brand IL is
at smells like a burning rag"
1T was given TO me by Darby, at
headquarters; SO thought I'd take one
chance with it." laughed Coleman.
But never againl I've often wondered
why Darby has so few intimate friends.
Your boy, Terry, has just run out for
few minutes. Have you seen the
, morning Daper?"
. mot yet" replied Boyd, slipping into
his office coat. Anything in it worth
telIing?"
only hot time in the market yes
terday. The bears got after Gregson
with an ak and gave him an awful
shaking"
THAT so?" queried Boyd. filling his
pipe.
"They knocked Northern Traction off
nine points. and it closed at the low
est"
'Humph! That looks bad for Greg
SON."
The bears caught the stop-loss or
ders of lot of Gregsons blind follow
ers and gave the stock quite rafting.
1t doesn't surprise me any. I've been
expecting it."
why so, Jimmie?"
Chiefly because of past observa-
tiona," explained Coleman II never
knew stock to be doomed on a mys-
terry, so-called. that a crash did not fol-
low the boom. Gregson has bulled
Northern Traction well above par, tand
all on the strength of something favor
able that's going to happen. Why the
! deuce doesn't he state what the deal
is to be? 1t may be all right, you know;
. L don't say it isn't. But it certainly
has fishy look"
! downed.'' observed Boyd thCughtfully.
: That's true enough" admitted Cole
! man. He nas stood like Gibraltar
against raids that would have democrat
q lied q less aggressive and resourceful
operator. This paper ttates that ne
: bought a thousand shares yesterday
(, after the market, at two points above
the closing: but I reckon that was a
move only to steady the opening this
morning He is still predicting higher
6 prices, but it's my opinion that crash
is about due"
. You seem quite confident of 1t, jim
p ME-
, Because I know that a strong bear
9 pool is now at work, of which Jack Pol
: lock is the head and front" replied
. Coleman. Pollock is a bad man to
n buck against. particularly when he has
!, a raft of other mems money 10 work
with. There were rumors galore last
. night after the break. Some say Greg
son is going to pieces mentally under
; the strain He looks badly enough, for
a fact. Pollock boasts that he will put
the stock 10 fifty, drop of more than
: sixty points"
"Humphw grunted Boyd, rather con-
= temptuously Il don't fancy Pollock.
d He's capable of any sort of dirty
y move that would enable him to make
= a profitable turn in the market
What Of GregSOn?
There is no comparison between
them" replied Boyd, promptly Greg
l. son is big and brainy man, and Pol
9 lock never saw the day that he was in
X Gregson's class. AS for Gregson' s
J methods with Northern Traction, and
- his so-called mystery, I have an idea
:. that it is all right, and that Gregson
= knows what he is about. It's not al
~ ways feasible you know, to make -ad-
= vance publications OF as big a deal as
~ might be made with Northern Trac-
ton"
: THAT may be true.
le We'll. this break of nine points viii
- give the shorts a chance TO cover.
~ Cover be blowedr' laughed Coleman
:. done at the present level you can gam
IL BILE on that Pollock and his push have
been on the short side from the start
=, and only a genuine crash can let then
- out with whole skins. If GTegson car
'9 hold the market, he yet may win out
- but it now looks to me"
III We'll, well, my money goes on Greg
son." interposed Boyd. Hes one o
~ my clients, Jimmie, and I cannot e.
~ back on them. It's my private opinion
- that Gregson is all right"
- "Wel, there'll be a mighty hot tim
q; -; in today's market. you can go the limi
-, -, on that" declared Coleman.
~ mo doubt" assented Boyd, thought
fully. by the way, Jimmie, did yol
ever hear of the metropolitan Privat
Us Detective bureau of this city,"
. Coleman looked quickly up at thi
~ abrupt turn of the talk and present.,
). nodded in the affirmative.
:, Yes, Felix: have heard of it,
oI do you know anything about tn
We concern?'
II mot a great deal" said Coleman. 81
ie' is managed by a man named Kelp,
believe. Properly licensed, 1 under
stand, but not identified with the off
81 cial forces, It's all right, guess.
Ever seen the manager, Kelp?"
'I don't think so. L never bottle
"a with these unofficial Hello! what
- coming
Gu The fall Of hurried feet were sound
- ing on the corridor stairs, and in
a. minute the door of Boyds Office wa
thrown violently open, and a youn
man entered, wild-eyed and white wit
excitement
lg- THANK heaven I find you here. NJ
os BOydr he cried. breathessly. Your
&C. wanted at once-at our office-Gregso
G. Green! Green is almost crazy! Com
ad at once, If you possibly"
m stop a bit" coolly demanded Fell
he Boyd. What is wrong at your Office
us Something has happened to Gree
ne son! He cannot be found!'
he
lie II
Boyd rose quickly to his feet, an
-, came out of his office coat.
- Missing. Gregson missing"
20 cried, with an ominous knitting Of h
- brows. Since when, Philip"
Not sure about it-some time la
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