Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1907-12-16

Say, BGgLcy, lChdt docs this neetIt!"
was just preparing to 60 to the rendeZ-
vous he would spring the trap. Such a
cad deserved no mercy. The scandal
would be Il knockout blow. his father
would discharge him on the spot, and
that would be the last they would see
of the aristocratic English secretary.
Jefferson put the letter in his pocket
and left the house rejoicing.
While the foregoing incidents We're
happening John Burkett Ryder was Sc
cluded in his library. The great man
had come home earlier than usual, for
he had two important callers to see by
| appointment that afternoon. One was
| Sergeant Ellison. who had to report on
| BIS mission to MasSapequa; the other
was Miss Shirley Green. the author of
1.-The American Octopus" who had at
last deigned to honor him with a visit.
Pending the arrival of these visitors
the financier was busy with his secre-
fairy trying to get rid as rapidly as pos
sible of what business and correspond
ence there was on hand.
The p;utocrat was sitting at his desk
porting over q mass of papers. Between
bis teeth was the inevitable long black
cigar, and when he raised his eyes to
the light 4 close observer might have
remarked that they were sea green. a
color they assumed when the man of
millions was absorbed in Scheming
new business deals. Every now and
then he stopped reading the papers to
make quick calculations on scraps OF
paper Then if the result pleased him
smile overspread his saturnine fea-
lures. He rose from his chair and
nervously paced the floor as he always
did when thinking deeply.
Five millions" he muttered, mot 9
cent more. If they won't sell Wei
crush them
Mr.. Bagley entered. Mr.. Ryder look
ed up quickly.
Well Bagley?" he scid interroga
. lively Has Sergeant Ellison Gomez"
, YES, sir. But Mr.. Herts is down
stairs. He insists on seeing you abou
, the philadelphia gas deal. He says
, is matter of life and DEATH
ITO him-yes." answered the fran
. cier dryly. Let him come up. "
9 might as we'll have it out now
! Mr. Bagley went out and returned a
most Immediately. followed by a shor'
. fat man. rather loudly dressed and ar
4. oplectic in appearance. He looked Xix
/. a prosperous brewer. while, as a mat
9 ter of fact. be was president of a 81
, company. one of the shrewdeSt promO1
= erS in the country. and a big man i
Z Wall street. There was only one big
: ger man and that was John Ryder
J Put. today. Mr.. Horts was not in 200
b, condition His face was pale and hi
Il manner fustcred and nervous. He wa
~ plainly worried
It 'Nlr. Ryder" he began with excite
C. gesture. the terms you offer are pre-
.e postYous It would mean disaster t
IS the stockholders. Cur gas prcpertio
D. are worth six times that amount "
II viii sell out for .S20.OJ0.CO0. not a ceI
ID les"
c. Rydor shrugged his shoulders.
+ Mr.. Herts.' he replied coollv. II a.
20 busy today ana in no mood for arg
&c Mg we ii clLAcf nuN you btt CT Itl>
Il you out Choose. You have our oee
N Five millions for your gas propert.
VIII you take it,
We Wen see YOU in toPhet frst." erie
- his visitor. exasperated.
be Very wen' replied Ryder. still u
m rufled. "all negotiations are off. 70
al leave me free to act. We have !
be offer TO buy cheap the old Germantou
an Gas company. which has charterrigh
sY To 90 into any of the streets of Phil
ie- dalphia. We shall purchase that coI
pany we will 100000 new ca