Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1907-08-01

cHAPTER II-contInued.


eps1gFighi. 1871, Deabisdag. PaEs cs.l
CHAPTER IIs--contInusd.
No one who scanned the crowd that
morning would have believed that the
calm, set face on that erect Indian
figure, occupying the very center OF
that horde Of gamblers who were only
awaiting the ringing clang Of the gong
TO .hurl themselves like madmen at
each other, was the hysterical man
who the night before was wildly pray.
ing for this moment. Nearly every
man In that crowd was calm, but Bob
Brownley was the calmest OF them all
It's the exchange code that at any cost
.os heart or nerve.tear man must re-
tain good form until the gong strikes
Then, that he must be as near the UNI
Gagged tiger as human mind and body
can be made. Only realized what
volcano ragged inside my chum's bosom.
n any other man Of the crowd had
known. Bob's chances OF success would
have been on par with n Canadian
.canoeist short-outting Niagara for Buff
faIo.
1AAhAHAyH 90 rWMtIhCA NAAG rGGnNs
there rang through the great hall the
first sharp stroke Of the gong. There
were no echoes heard that morning.
The metallic voice was yet shaping its
command to "at 'em. you fiends" when
from 800 threats burst the wild sound
of the stock exchange yell. No other
sound In any OF the open or hidden
places Of all nature duplicates the
yell of great stock exchange at an
exciting opening. II not only fills and
reflIs space, for the volume IL terrific.
but II has an individuality all its own.
coming from the lncisive ''take-mine--
Tve-Eot yonrs," from tho aggressive,
almost arrogant OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
have-your-wRy," the confident by
heavan-Iswill' individual notes that en-.
ter into the whole, as they blend with
the shriIl scream Of triumph and the
.dieaway note of disappointment. when
the floor men realize their success or
their failure. I picked Bob's magnifi.
Gently resonant voice from the mass
80 for any part OF 10000 Sugar" II
was this daring bid that struck terror
to the bears and filled the bulls with
frenzy Of encouragement. Again Il
rang out-"l5 for any part Of $4,000"
and a third time-''60 for any part Of
$4,000"
The great crowd was surging all
over the room. Hats were smashed
and coats were being stripped from
their ownern' backs as though made Of
paper. and now and then q particular
~ frantic buyer or seller would be
borne 20 the floor by the impetus OF
those who sought to Ill his bid or grab
his offer. Through ali the Wild whirl,
straight and erect and commanding
was the form OF Bob. his face cold and
-exprehslonleas as an iceberg. In Ave
minutes the human mass had worked
back to the Sugar pole and there was
tho inevitable iaIl while SIS members
verified"
could see by the few entries Bob.
was making on his pad that he hnd
been compelled 20 buy but little. This
meant that his campaign was working
smoothly, that he was driving the mar
ket Up BY merely bidding. and that he
had the greater part OF my $4,000 yet
unbought, which In turn meant he
could continue TO push up the price,
or IL the event OF his opponents al.
tempting to run Il down, he would be
under the market with big supporting
orders.
Suddenly the lnlI was broken. Bob's
voice rang cut agaih--i6s Tor any
part Of 10000 Sugar. Again the gam.