The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-11-16
Copyright 1900. tho Bobbs- MsrrlH ca
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come to him as he caught my eye.
You have the stock?"
"All safe"
And the proxies?"
Just as you ordered"
The King of the Street looked at me
sharply.
ANY orders?" I asked at last.
BE where / can call you the min
ute l want you" he replied.
"Now, my boy" he continued after
minute you are going to see what
hasn't been seen in the Boards for
years. and reckon you'll never see it
again"
What is it," 1 asked politely. 1
was prepared for almost any kind of
fireworks in that arena.
Doddridge Knapp made no reply,
but raised his hand as if to command
silence, and moment later the call of
Omega was heard. And, for a marvel,
a strange stiffness did fall on the
throng
AT the word of call / saw Doddridge
Knapp step down TO the floor of the
pit, calm, self-possessed, his shoulders
squared and his look as proud and
forceful as that of a monarch who
ruled by the might of his sword, while
a grim smile played about his stern
mouth
The silence Of the moment that
followed was almost painful, when the
voice of Doddridge Knapp rang like
q trumpet through the Board-room.
Five hundred for Omega!"
This was n wild jump from 325 that
was marked against the stock at the
close on Saturday, but l supposed the
King of the Street knew what he was
about
At the bid of Doddidge Knapp a
few cries rose here and there, and
he was at once the center Of a group
of gesticulating brokers. Then l saw
Decker, pale, eager, alert, standing by
the rail across the room, signaling or
ders to men who howled bids and
plunged wildly into the crowd that sur
rounded his rival.
The bids and offers came back and
forth with shouts and barks, yet they
made but a niurmur compared to the
whirlwind of sound that had arisen
from the pit at the former struggles
had witnessed. There seemed but a
few blocks of the stock on the market
This is great chuckled Wall
bridge taking post before me- There
hasn't been anything like it since
Decker captured Chollar in the cleo
ton of '73. You don't remember that
guess?"
Il wasn't in the market then" ad
mitted.
Lord! Just to hear that" cried
the stout little man, hopping his glist
ening head frantically and quiverins
with nervous excitement "Doddridge
Knapp bids 1900 for the stock anc
only gets five shares. oh. why amt
a chance to get into this2"
l heard a confused roar. above
which rose the fierce tones of Dodd
ridge Knapp.
How many shares has he got to
day." l asked.
Not 40 yet"
And the others?"
There's been about 1000 sold"
gripped the rail in nervous tension
The battle seemed to be going agains
the King of the Street.
OH" gasped Wallbridge, trembling
with excitement. Did you hear that
There! It's 1,700-now it's LIS
Whew!"
l echoed the exclamation.
"Oh, why haven't l got 1000
shares2" he greaned.
Who is getting them?"
knapp got the last lot. Ooh, loo
there Did you ever see the like @
that?"
! looked. Decker, hatless. with hal
disheveled, had leaped the rail an
was hurrying into the throng that SUI
rounded Doddridge Knapp.
There was never two of EN- on til
noor before cried Walbridge.
At Decker's appearance the broker
opened lane TO him. the cries fa
and there was an instant Of silence a
the kings of the market thus cam
came face to face
I shall never forget the sight. bod,
ridge Knapp. massive, calm. forcefu
surveyed his opponent With unrure
composure. He was dressed In . lgr
gray-brown suit that made him seer
larger than ever. Decker was nervou
disheveled. his dress OF black settin
on the pallor Of his face. till it SCENE
as white az his shirt bosom. as /
fronted the King or the Street.
The foes faced each other. watchfr
as two wresuers looking to seize :
opening. and the 3oard-room held +
breath. Then the crowd Of brokeI
closed in again and the clamor ros
once more.
1 could not make out the progress
the contest, but the trained ear
Wallbridge interpreted the explosion
of inarticulate sound.
"Phew! listen to that! Two tho
sand. 2,10o. $3.50. Great snakes! So
her jump" he cried. ''Decker's &c
ting it."