The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-01-15

NJ. Gates hurried along. Those news
boys darted everywhere. crying the
| terrible Jews. Automobiles crashed
over PROSTATE forms. S;iilionaires
rushed hither and thither. All was
| excitement. NJ. Gates led me through
a door. When that door opened I
heard roars. cries, shrieks. bowls OF
| anguish! | looked downward into one
pit. Diable, Thousands OF poor mil
lionaires were writhing in the torture.
They were CHASTITY pale. Their hands
were held aloft, with those fingers
spread apart in pain. Madly they
struggled. One unseen terrible power
slowly sucked them back and forth.
Occasionally one young millionaire
would oscar and rush madly away.
But most Of them were trapped. All!
| felt the PITY. Murder vas being
done, i'll front OF my eye.
With excitement | cried TO Nj. Gates:
How to stop this great crime?'
Els reply: "You, III. Clam, ara right
It's a crime 10 take the money. here
you see what the prosperity does for
these Unitel States. These poor nil
liOnaires do their best to relieve those
people of their wealth, but in vain.
They cannot work fast enough"
l said: IF l become one millionaire,
it will assist TO relieve this Conges-
tion?"
His reply: Sure! 1t will be one great
favor to me. | have here ten thou
sand shares of that Boa Constructor
Copper company. IL | 10 not hurry
it from me | shall have more millions
tomorrow. Already l have too much.
IN America it is we'll to have much,
but too much is dangerous. Those peo-
pie become frantic against billionaires.
NJ. Rockefeller tries to escape, but
those people talk of the lynch. NJ.
Rockefeller says NJ. Weyer hauser is
more rich. Now those people cry:
Let us lynch Weyerhauscr if we a
find him. But they do not find him.
Now, N. Clam, share with me this
danger Of much wealth"
| said: with grand pleasure, NJ.
Gates. am young, yet strong. Ny
courage is thrice superb"
NJ. Gates did then give TO me those
shares I gave to him one hundred
dollars with green backs, in mere Tor
mality with the law.
Look" cried NJ. Gates, handing me
the tape of one ticker.
Quickly 1 looked. On this I read:
"Boa Constructor swells rapidly. Moth
ing can stop it. Tomorrow those direc-
tors will raise the price to 800 a share
to outsiders, lambs, suckers, and for
eigners."
Tomorrow! | reeled, almost | roc
ed. l am the insider! l am the mil
lionaire!
Cry to bear up, NJ. Clam" said M
lear friend M. Gates. "Do not be
frightened. Remember, you Will have
until tomorrow to prepare tor THIS.
Now let us leave this excitement
With no delay W. returned TO that
tallesC sc:aper. NJ. q, - conlucted
me t o his most private "ffce. Touching
one bell, he asked The young man:
SIS that K. T. NJ. G. ~ Is. trnst or
ganized yet? No? Well, what makes
this delay? Send Var Dibbe:."
Another young man he appeared. M.
Gates said: "Now. Van Bibber, tell
those papers that NJ. Gates has dis
posed of that Boa COnst-icIOr tlust TO
one French syndicate headed by those
R~othschilds. Their special partner,
NJ. Clam, today has clusei the deal.
Tomorrow that stock will be worth
$780,. Also, tell those reporters that
M. Gates refuses 10 be interviewed Re
garding that great K. y. VI. Ii. & K.
trust which he has COW organized, yet
it is thought this VIII complete That
missing link of the North Pole and
Patagonia system. NJ. Gates, it IS
said, has been appointed secretary Of
that treasury by Nj. Roosevelt, vet he
declines to be interviewed. Also. N.
Gates turned on the heel when asked
if he had cornered that Stand2ci Oil
stock"
Very we'll said NJ. Van Bi3ber,
walking backward and bow:ng low.
This NJ. Clam, Is my press agent
said my friend. "All mllIio1aIres have
great perplexity to escIp, those C
porters. Now we have the press agent,
who tells those papers what we 10 net
wish those people to Know"
"This," 1 replied. IS the plan thrice
admirable. Tomorrow / must hire the
agent, also"
NJ. Gates did me the honor ID he
greatly pleased with iAis remark, With
laughter he replied. Not before 90
morrow, NJ. Clam, PrOmis. NE that"
Instantly, of course, l give my word.
'Millionaires," said /, must have hon
or among themselves"
His reply: That, NJ. Clam, is true.
Also it is true hat it takes m mil
lionaire to catch another"
With affection We parted, NJ. Gates
and /. Tomorrow | shall see hIm
again, my new friend. After | have
escaped that elevator and those crowds
| find time TO breathe alone in one lit
tie restaurant. There, with my wine, /
think, think, think All is the great
whirl of dollars in my head. Soon l
have pleasure to see VI. Van Bibber
He embraced me with kindness. We
take the demi-tasse together, and talk
much.
I said: IN. Rockefeller-he has the