The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1907-06-27
CcontInued from Yeaterday 5 DaIIy.l

Rossmore. Everything seemed 90 COM
bine to break the spirit Of this man
who had dared defy the power of or
ganized capital. Hardly had the news
of the congressional inquiry been
made public. than the financial world
was startled by an extraordinary
slump In Wall street There was moth
Ing In the news Of the day to Justify
a decline, but prices fell and fell. The
bears had It all their own way, the big
interests hammered stocks all along
4 ie line. "coppers" especially being the
inject Of attack The market closed
feverishy, and the next day the same
tactics were pursued From the open
ing on selling orders coming from no
one knew where. prices fell to nothing,
a stampede followed. and before long
It became a panic.
Pandemonlum reiened on the floor OF
the Stock Exchange White faced di-
sheyeled brokers shouted and struggled
like men possessed to execute the or
ders Of their clients, Big nnarclal
houses which stood TO lose millions on
a falling market rallied and by rush
orders to buy attempted to stem the
tide. but all TO no purpose. One firm
after another went by the board. un
able to weather the tempest. until just
before closing time the stock ticker
announced the failure OF the Great
Northwestern Mining company. The
drive in the market had been princl-
pally directed against its securities,
and after yainly cndeayoring to check
the bear raid it had been compelled TO
declare itself bankrupt 1t was hes%t
lily involved, assets nil. stock almost
worthless. 1t was probable that the
creditors would not see 10 cents on the
dollar. Thousands were ruined. and
Judge Rossmore among them. All the
savings of llfetime-nearly S55,OOO-
were gone. He was practically penni-
less at a time when he needed money
most. He still owned his house IN
Madison avenue, but that would have
TO go TO settle with his creditors. BY
the time everything was paid there
would only remain enough for mod
est competence. AS to his salary, Of
course he could not touch that SO long
as this accusation was hanging over
his head. and II he were impeached It
would stop altogether The salary.
therefore was not TO be counted on.
They must manage as best they could
and live more cheaply. taking a small
house somewhere In the outskirts OF
the city where he could prepare his
case quietly without attracting atten.
ton.
Stott thought this was the best thing
they could do. and he volunteered to
relieve his friend by taking on his own
hands ali the arrangements of the sale
of the house and furniture which of
fer the judge accepted only too gladly.
Meantime Mrs. Rossmore went to
Long Island to see what could be had,
and she found at the little village of
Massapequa Just what they were look
ing fora commodious. neatly furnish
ed two story cottage at modest rent
al OF course Il was nothing like
what they had been accustomed to.
but ii was clean and comfortable. and,
as Mrs. Rossmore said, rather tactl2ES-
ly, beggars cannot be choosers. Per-
haps it would not be for long Instant
possession was to he had. so a deposit
was paid on the spot, and a few days
later the Rossmores left their mansion
on Madison avenue and took mp their
residence in Massapequa, where their
advent created quite a fiuster in local
social circles.
Stott was given a room in the cot
tage so that he might be near at hand
TO work with the judge in the prepara-
fion of the defense. and he came out
from the city every evening. II was
now June. The senate would not take
action until II convened in December,
but there was a lot OF work 10 be done
and no time TO be lost
The evening following the day OF
their arrival they We're sitting on the
porch enjoying the cool evening air aft
er dinner. The Judge was smoking.
He was not "A slave 10 the weed, but he
enjoyed quiet pipe after meals, claim
ing that 1t quiefed his nerves and en-
abled him 20 think more clearly. Be
sides. It was necessary 10 keep at bay
the ubiquitous Long Island mosquito.
Mrs. ROssmOre had remained for a
moment In the dining room to admen-
ish Eudoxia, their new and only maid
OF all work. not TO wreck too much OF
the crockery when she removed the din
ner dishes, Suddenly St0tt who was pc
rusing an evening paper, asked;
by the way. where's your daugh'
ters Does she know of this radical
change in your affairsf'
Judge ROssmore started. BY what
mysterious agency had this man pene
trated his own most intimate thoughts
He was himself thinking of shirley
that very moment. and by some iIex
plicable means-telepathy modem psy
biologists called 1.-THE thought cur
rent had crossed to stott, whose mind
being in full sympathy, was exactly
attuned 10 receive it. Removing the
pipe from his mouth. the Judge replied
"Shlrley's IN Paris. Poor girl,
hadn't the heart 70 tell her. She ha'
no idea OF what's happened. didn'
want TO spoil her holiday"
He was silent for a moment; theI
after a few more puts he added con
ddontlally in a low tone, us II he dis