The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1907-07-05

those that don't Those that don ,
give US false notion ot our rcsistinl
power. and 500 make MS easy victim.
OF the others ! Thought I knew my
self pretty thoroughly and believed
there was nothing that could tempt
me TO neglect my business With ths
deluslon of my strength firmly iu
mind. when Anita became tcmpta
ton TO neglect business. D said 20 my
self. ITO go mp town during business
hours for long lunches. tu spend tho
mornings selecting flowers aud pres
ents for hcr-these things look like
neglect of business. and would be- so
In some men hut couldn't neglect
business do them because my at
fairs are so we'll ordered that o few
hours Of absence now and then make
no difference probably send me back
tresher and clearer
When left the ONCE AZ halfpast
twelve on that fatcful "Wednesday In
June. my business was never In better
shape. Textile common had dropped
a point and quarter In two days
evidently II was AZ last on It's way
slowly down toward whore | could
free myself and take profits As for
the coal enterprise nothing could pos.
slbly happen to disturb Il, was all
ready for the first OF July announce
ment and boom Never did | have a
lighter heart than when / Joined Anita
and her friends az Shcrry's II seemed
90 me her friendllness was less per
functory. less a matter Of appearances.
And the sun was bright, the air deli
cious, my health perfect II took all
the strength Of all the straps Monsoon
had put on my natural spirits to keep
me from being eXuberant
had finally Intended to be back at
my Office half an hour before the eN'
change closed-this In addition TO the
obvious prccautlon Of leaving orders
that they were to telephone me II any
thing should occur about which they
had the least doubt But so comfort
able did my vanity make me that !
forgot to look AT my watch until a
quarter 10 three | had a momcntary
aualm: then. treasured. | asked Anita
20 take a walk with me Before We
set out telephoned my righthand
man and partner Ball. As ] had
thought everything was quiet; the
exchange was closing with textile slug
Elsh and down a quarter Anita and
1 took o car TO the park.
We walked for an hour, talking with
less constraint aud more friendllness
than ever before, and when left her
IN
left a good impression
When entered my Offices. !, from
force Of habit. mechanically went d.
rect 10 the uckcr-and dropped all In
an instant from the pinnacle OF
heaven into a boiling inferno. For the
ticker was Just spelling ont these
words. "Mowbray Langdon, president
Of the Textile association, sailed I'M
expeotodly on the Kaiser Wilhelm at
noon. 4 . per cent raise Of the diyi-
dend rate OF textile common. from
the present per cont to 6 has been
determined upon"
And had stakcd up TO. perhaps be
You'd my limit Of safety that textile
would fall
liAll was MNNNNllAh NNNA Hf'f - w.
some sign that the news was as bad
as he feared. But II cost me no EFFORT
10 keep my face eNprcssionlcss: ! was
like n mau who has been killed by
lightning and lies dead with the look
on his face that he had just before
the holt struck him.
"Why didn't you tell me this" said
TO Rail when had you ON the
'phone9" My tone was quiet enough.
hut the very question ought TO have
shown him that my brain was Ike a
schooner In cyclone
"Wc heard n Just after YOU rang
OF" was his reply. We've been try.
Ing 10 get YOU ever since. I've. gone
everywhere after textile stock. Very
fow will sell. or even lend, and they
nsk-tbe hest price was ten points
above today's closing A strong dps
out that textiles are 10 be rocketed 90
Ten points mp already--on the mere
rumori Already ten dollars to pay on