The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-05-04

4. pdstIs Il i usIon M sid a NSl
ejo. Al :ths stsine of ~ -
took pOosession Of the Uhi0h
pole ana a 90 minutes h4d FprS
ed q paste BY his mercllees n
our houst wa6 heavily intereet4l
the Paeiflcs. although not In eQn1 +
ton with Reinhart and his crowd.
soon as cot word that Bob wasse
cause Of the slaukhttr. I ruined o.
to the ExchanGs and wbrkihg
way into the crowd, !, I begeed weke
With him. He had broken both std4 4
over so pointS share and the pe4Io
was raging through the room fHo
slArsd It me, but finally foilow6d ~
out into the lobby. AT hrBt Ne Woula
not heed my appeal, but he9lll eAe
said, "Jifn, It Is too bad to Ut uR.,kl
had det4rnlined to rub thi1 dS3IM,h
Institution on the map, but iflit ftAuy
IL case Of injury to the honao, igs
my opportunity to DO sofnethlhg ~
you who have done SO much for ne,
80 here goes" He threw himself into
the Union Pacific crowd first 6iviht
an order to eroup Of his brokers.
who jumped for number Of othbf
poles Almost instantly the panic
was stayed and stocks were boundink
upward two to hve points at . leap.
Bob continued buying Union rAci4c
and his brokers other stock6 II ioik
limited quantities. Nothing IKE eu6k
quick turn Of the market had b&th
seen before His power to abs6ft
stocks seemed to be boundleas s'lt
was estimated that personally &da
through his brokers he bought otkrs
million shares before he Joined me
and left the Exchange.
/ looked at him in wOndefment.
Bob, I cannot understand YOU"
said at last as we turned out Of Broad
street into Wall. 1T seems 20 if you
work with magic. Everything you
touch turns to gold" s4s
He wheeled on me. Eyes, Jim you
are right. Gold. heartIsss, A6uiieas
gold But what is the dross Sood f0f?
What Is 1t good for to -mef Today
1 suppose l have made the bltgo1t
one.man killing in the historyof stAs
Street. must be an easy twenty
five millions richer in gold than Iiwts
this morning, and ] had enough thtn
to dam the East river. and . gd0a
section of the North. But tell No.
Jim, tell me. what can It buy IN this
world that have not .sot?, / h(d
health and happiness. perfect; health,
pure happiness, when I did mot hAte
thousand ali told. Now I have ffty
millions, and know how to- bet 1ftt
or Ave. hundred and nifty more any
time l care to take them and have
only physical and mental hell. No
beggar in all the world 10 20 penr: In
happiness ~ I. Tell me, tell me, Jim,
In the name of God. II there ~ one ~ ~
for already the game Of g6ld ~ fSb-
bing me Of my faith In 06dslWnoft
can buy q little, just little hAtti-
ness with all this cursed ys1low ~? |?
What will 1t get mo In the nest wtfl4
Jim Randolph. what will It ~ Mef
II had died when I vas poor. ! INN
you will agree with me that, n sl2ele
is q heaven. should have Stot1Nee
even chance Of getting thefe. Nee
on a day like to-day. when you ~
the results OF my work, the rspults 0t
my handling OF unlimited gold. yen
must agree that IT, were taken ~
should stand more than an evta
show Of landing In hell whsrs the 1tii.
phur Is thickest and the hA1nes Afe
hottest" s4 -
We were at the entrance OF Ran.
d0lph 4 Rsndolph's once as h4 potr'
ed out this terrible torrent Of bitt&r
ness. He glared at me - 6nngto6
prisoner might glare at his keeper 0fbs
his answer to Where can l mad Thar
tyr" had no words to anSwef him
AS I noted the awful changes IN etstS
line Of his face, the rigid hArAno1s
the haunted, nervous lock Of A0sp1rA'
tion, which seemed foreruhnet s6i
madness. I could not see, etfhtf
where his miIlioDs brought any Aft
.piness His hair. which ence M
Y smooth and orderly. hung over III
forehead In an impaired mass Of tan
sled curls. ana here and there SHOW
ed OF white. Bob Brownley was otill
N handsome, even more fascinatinG th6j
before the mercury entered hii 10nl
but 1t was that Wild. awful bestty "
the Gagged Hon, lsshing hitttSlf iItQ
madness with memories Of hi6 lost
freedom.
.,Jim," he went on, when he saw \
could not answer Il susss you dS6'l
know where can swap the, yellow
mud for balm Of Gilsad. won't bon
er you with my troubles any lonGef
I will 90 uptown and see the litt1(
girl whose happiness Tom Rein6ass
needed In his business. ! will 90 II
and show her the pictures ID tn
weeks Golfers OF the fne ho6kii&
for incurables that Reinhart ha6 Y
generously and nobly built at . ooe
OF two and half millions! The ut
tie girl may think better Of Reinhar
when she knows that her fsthtr'l
money was put to such good use. VIII
knows but the great finance king MD
dedicate II as the Judge Lee 6ax&|
Home and carve over the entralcj
basrelief of her father, mother. an
fQfa urttk unpn No oiSh a..