The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1907-02-16


in the race, but famine in opportu
mites was not far remote. Ten big
dinner parties and a string Of elaborate
after the play suppers nsintained 4
fair but insufficient average, and he
could see that the time was ripe for
radical measures Ne csuld ret g On
forever with his dinners. People were
already beginning to refer to the fact
that he was warming his tees on the
social register, and he had 40 dsoire to
become the Iauyhingstock ef the town.
The few sighting, sarcastic remarks
about his business ability, chiefly ~
women and therefore reflected from
the men. hurt him. Miss Drsw's ap-
parently harmless taunt and Mrs.
Daa's open criticism told plainly
enough ksw the wind was blowing, but
ii was Pesgy's gentle questions that
cut tho deepest. There was such hox-
est concern in her vsics that hs eeuh
see how his proftgacy was troubling
her AID Mrs. Gray. In their eyes mere
than in the others he felt ashamed AID
humiliatsd. Finally. geadsd Sy the re-
mark Of q bank director which As ever
heard, Edwin P. Brewster u turning
h4ndsDriASs in his grave over tie way
he IA going It," Monty resolved t. 70
deem himself il the eyes Of his critics.
Ns would show them taat his brain
was net Wholly siven ever to fTivslity.
With this project in mind no decided
- cause q little excitement N Wall
street. Per ssns days no stsalthiiy
watched the stock market and Dhsd HE
friends WITH questions about values.
Constant rsadisS and observation
nnally convinced him that Lumber and
Fuel Common was the one stock in
which no could safely plunge. Cast
Ing aside all Apprehension. - far a.
swsarenssa Jones was concerned. he
prepared fer what was to b his one
charge before the 7:d Of the following
September With all the c1nsing and
craftiaess Of seesral no laid his plans
for the attack. Gardeners face was the
picture OF despair when Brewster AJAX
cd him 70 bay heavily in Lumber and
Fuel
Coed heavens. Nsnty-' cried tie
broker "Ysu'rs joking Lumber Is
away Up now. 1t can't psssibly ~ .
rrae<loa e 4 psint higher. Take my
advice and lsa't touch It. 1t opened
to-day at 111% 49, elessd at 100. Why.
mSn. you'1e evasy 10 think about it for
- ie.staat!"
Il know ny business, Gardner"
science sns1s Hin when he saw the
a1sh Of nsr aaea Hsa creep ints the
face Of his friend. YAs rebuks had cut
Gardner - tie quick
But Monty, I know what I'm tnlk
hg aheut At least let nae toll yoa
sonstAsAg ahsut this stock" pleaded
Essn Legally despite tbs wound
"QarAy. I've gene into this thing
carefully, and II ever a man falt sure
absut anything l Dc about this" said
Monty decidedly, bat a1eat.eaately.
Take ny wsrA fer 1t, Lumber can't
80 any higher Think Of the situation.
The MM bsrMsa n ths Asrth and west
are svsrxtseksA, and there 10 Z strike
ready 10 - int effect When that
comes the stsek wiz - for 4 song.
The slump il liable - begin any day
Ny mind IL made sp." said the other
firmly, and Gardner was n despair.
"wNl yea or will ysu net execute an
order for nae at tho opening tomorrow?
I'll start with 1e,ooe shares. What
will 1t cost me to margin 1t fer ten
peaM?'
at least q hundred thousand, excla-
sive Of commission. which would be
twelve and a half a hundred shares"
Despite the meat strenuous opposition
from Gardner. Brewster adhered to bis
design. and the broksr executed the er
der the next ssernng. He knew that
Brewster HAD but one chance to win.
and that was to buy the stock in
lump instead Of distributing it among
several brokers' and throughout ths
session This was a point that Monty
had overlooked.
There had been little to excite the
Stock Exchange for same weeks; noth
ing was active. and the slightest fur!
was hailed az an event. Every one
knew that the calm would be disturbed
at some near day. but nobody looked
for a sensat ton in Lumber and Fuel.
1t was a foregene conclusion that
slump was coming, and there was
scarcely any trading In the stock.
When Bion Gardner, acting for Mont
gomery Brewster, took 1neoo shares at
1851 there was 4 mighty gasp o. the
exchange, then rHbbiAE Of eyes, then
com netion. AstonishmeHt was follow
ed by nervousness, and then c. me the
struggle.
Brewster. confident that the stock
could so no higher and that 500 ,er or
later it must drop. calmly ordered his
horse for a ride in the snow covered
p9rLy F,-ao fbnIysh he knew the VEN