The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-11-11

Crown Diamond In Jumps to the howl
ing forces OF the Decker combination.
The battle was raging furiously.
There was final rally of the Deck
er forces, and the call closed with
Crown Diamond at So. / had sold r.
900 shares.
1 was pleased at the result. Dodd-
ridge Knapp had intrusted me with
the shares with the remark: II paid
so for EN- and they're not worth
tinker's dam. l got an inside look at
the mine when I was in Virginia City.
Feed Decker all he'll take at 60. He's
been fooled on the thing, and l reckon
he'll buy a good lot of them at that"
l had sold Doddridge Knapp's en-
tire lot of the stock at an average of
over 65, had netted him a profit of
SIS a share, and had, for a second pur-
pose, served the plan of campaign by
drawing the enemy's resources to the
defense of Crown Diamond and weak
ening. by so much, his power of OBJ
Grating elsewhere.
By the time Omega was reached I
The assault on Crown diamond had
caused a nervous feeling all along the
line, and under rumors of bear raid
there had been drop of several
points.
Omega felt the result of the nerv-
at rs.
There was a moments buzz-the
quiet of a crowd expectant of great
events. Then Wallbridge charged
into the throng with roar. l could
not distinguish his words, but
knew that he was carrying out my
order to drop 5000 shares on the
market.
AT his cry there was an answering
roar and the scene upon the floor
turned to a riot How the market
was going 1 could only guess. At
Wallbridge's onset l saw Lattimer
and Eppner make a dive for him and
then separate, following other shout
ing, screaming madmen who piroutted
about the floor and tried to save
themselves from a mobbing. heard
70 shouted from one direction, but
could not make out whether it set the
price of the stock or not. The DIN
was too confusing for me to follow
the course OF events
At last Wallbridge staggered up to
the rail, flushed, collarless, and pant
| ing for breath, with his hat a hope
! less wreck.
I sold down to 71-averaging 70,
guess-and she's piling in fit to break
the hoor," he gasped
did Lattimer and Eppner get your
stock?" 1 could not help asking.
They got about 5000 Of it. Rosen-
helm got the rest"
/ remembered Rosenhem as the
agent of Decker, and sighed. But Lat
timer and Eppner were busy, and
had hopes.
Where is 1t now?" l asked.
"Sixty-nine and a half"
meditated an instant whether tc
use my authority to throw another
5000 shares on the market. But
caught sight of Decker opposite, pale
hawk-like, just Selling an envelope
from messenger. He tore it open
and though his face changed not E
line, l felt by a mysterious instinct
that 1t brought assurance of the ale
he sought.
Buy every share you can get"
said promptly. Don't get in the wa,
of LattfIner or Eppner. Put on steam
too"
A moment later the clamor grew
louder and the excitement increased
l heard shouts Of rs, rs, so and IS
Decker's men had entered into tn
bidding with energy. The sinews O
war had been recruited, and it wa
battle for the possession Of ever
block of stock.
Thus far l had followed closely tn
plan laid down for me by Doddridg
Knapp, and the course of the marke
had agreed with the outlines of hi
prophecy. But now 1t was going u
faster than he had expected. Yet
could do nothing but buy. l dared nc
set bounds to the bidding could onl
grip the railing and wait for the en-
of the call
At last it came, and Omega, on
hundred and five and three-quarters
was the closing quotation. I feverisl
ly took the totals of my purchase
from the brokers and gave the check
to bind them. Then l hastily mad
my way through the excited throng
that blocked the entrance to the E
change, brought thither by the e
citing news of "a boom in Omega
and hurried to the Office.
Doddridge Knapp had not yet com
and I consumed myself with imp
tience for ten minutes till heard h
key in the lock and he entered with
calm smile on his face.
gave him my memoranda ar
tried to read his face as he studio
them.
You did good job with Crown Di
mond." he grunted approvingy.
stTha0ks 7 returned 'T thong