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Men OF Wall street, 1t IS impossible
20 prevent the repetition of those acts
by which in Ave years have accumu.
lated q billion dollars. impossible so
long rs a short sale or a repurchase
and resale, is allowed. When short
sales, and repurchases and resales, are
made impossible. stock speculation will
be dead. When stock speculation is
dead, the people can no longer be
robbed by the System In leaving
you, the exchange. and Safeguarding
forever. as / shall when l leave this
platform. will say from the depth OF
a heart that has been broken. from the
profoundly OF a soul that has been
withered by the Systems poison, with
a full sense Of my responsibility to my
fellow-man and to my God, that | ad
wise every one OF you to do what l
have done and 10 do II quickly, before
the doing of 1t by others shall have
made II impossible, before the doing
Of It by others shall have blown up the
whole stock.gambling structure. In
accepting my advice you can quiet
your conscience, those of you who
have any, with this argument: II
start, / am sure of success. II / sue
ceed no one will be the wiser. The
millions / secure will take from men
who took them from others, and who
would take mines The more and
others take, the sooner will come the
day when the stock.gambling struc-
ture will fall
The day on which the stock.gam.
bling structure falls is the day for
which all honest men and women
should pray"
Bob Brownley paused and let his
eyes sweep his dumfounded audience
There was not q murmur. The crowd
was speechless.
Again his eyes swept the room.
Then he slowly raised his right hand
with fist clenched. as though about to
deal a blow.
Men OF Wall street"-his voice was
cow deep and solemn-"to show that
Robert BROMLEY knew what was at.
ting for the last day Of his career, he
has revealed to you the trick-and
more.
MANY of you are desperate. Many
of you by tomorrow will be ruined.
The time of all times for such to put
my trick in practice is now. The vic
tim OF victims is ready for the expert.
ment. am he. have a billion dol
lars. With this billion dollars am
able to buy 100000 shares OF the
leading stocks and to pay for them,
ehnuuh Of n hnugn kON0ha NhAV
fall hundred dollars a share. Here
is your chance to prevent your ruin,
your chance TO retrieve your fortune
your chance to secure revenge upon
me, the one who has robbed you"
He paused only long enough for HIS
astounding advice to connect with his
listeners now keenly sensitive nerve
centers; then deep and clear rang out
Barry Conant." The wiry form OF
Bob's old antagonist leaped to the ros
trum.
Il authorize you TO buy any part Of
100000 shares OF the leading stocks
81 any price up TO so points above the
present market There is my check
book signed in blank. and / authorize
you to use It up 20 a billion dollars
and agree to have In bank tomorrow
sufficient funds to meet any checks
you draw. You have failed to-day FOL
seven millions. and, therefore, cannot
trade, but / herewith announce that
win pay all the indebtedness Of BARR
Conant and his house. Therefore h
is now In good standing" Bob had
kept his eye on the great clock; as the
last word passed his lips, the presi
dents gayel descended.
With q mighty rush the gambler
Ieaped for the different poles. Barr!
Conant with lightning rapidity gay'
hts orders 70 20 OF his assistants, who
when Bob Brownley called for Conant
had gathered around their chief. II
less than q minute the dollar-battl'
of the age was on. battle such as NJ
man had ever seen before. Il requires
no supernatural wisdom for any maj
ON the floor 10 see that Bob Browniey'
seed had fallen "a superheated soil
that his until now secret hellite wa
about 70 be tested. Il needed no "a
pert Ia the mystic art OF declphsrinI
the wall hleroslyphica OF Old Hag Fat
10 see that the hands on the clock O
the -System" we're approaching ~.
needed no ear trained TO hear humal
heart and soul beats 10 detect the NJ
proaching sound OF onruRhlng doom 3
the stock. gambling structure. IN
doafenine roar o. the brokers that ha
broken the stiffness following RobeF
Rruwnloy'a fateful speech had avail
ened echooa that threatened 70 shak