Mexico Missouri message., 1907-08-08
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CHAPTER III.-contlnued.

CHAPTER III.-Contlnued.
While every other man In the crowd
was at a high tension Of excitement,
Barry Conant was as calm as though
standing IN the center OF ten-acre
daisy field cutting on the helpless flow
ers' heads with every swing Of his
arm. Switching stock gamblers into.
had grown TO be pastime TO
Barry Conant. Here was Bob thunder
Ing with terrific emphasis "7S for s..
900, III for $780," ''75 for 5000" ''74
for 5000" as for 5000" "72 for 5000"
seemingly expecting through sheer
power OF voice TO crush his opponent
into silence. But with the regularity
OF trip-hammer Barry Conant's right
hand. raised in unhurried gesture, and
his clear calm Sold" met Bob's every
retreating bid. It was a battle royal
a king on ono side. Richelieu on the
other, Though there was frantic buy
ing and selling all around these two
generals. the trading was gagged by
the trend OF their battle. All knew
that II Bob should be beaten down by
this concentrated modern finance
devil. panic would ensue aud Sugar
would go none could say how low.
But II Bob should play him TO a stand
still by exhausting his selling power.
Sugar would quickly soar to even
higher figures than before. II was
known that Barry Conant's usual order
from his clients, the System" mas.
tiers. for such an occasion as the pres
ent was Break the price at any cost.
On the other hand. every one knew
that Randolph q Randolph were usual.
ly behind Bob's big operations; this
was evidently one Of his biggest. and
every man there knew that Randolph
& Randolph were seldom backed down
by any force.
AS Bob made HIS bid "72 for 5000"
and got II. saw a quick fash OF pain
shoot across his face. and realized that
Il probably meant he was nearing the
end OF my last order. sized It up
that there was deylItry OF more than
usual significance behind this selling
movement; that Barry Conant must
have unlimited orders to sell and
smash. Ny final order of $4,000
brought our total up to 10000 shares.
"a large amount for even Randolph &
Randolph to buy OF n stock selling at
nearly $500 share. then and there
decided that whatever happened I
would go no further. Just then Bob's
wild eye caught miae. and there was
In It a piteous appeal, such an appeal
as one sees in the eye Of the wounded
doe when she gives up her attempt to
swim TO shore and waits the coming
of the pursuing hunters canoe sad
Iy signaled that was through. As
Bob caught the sign. he threw his
head back and beloved q deep, hoarse
40 for 10000" / knew then that he
had already bought 10000. and that
this was the last ditch stand. Barry
-ConanS must have caught the mean
ing. too. Instantly. like revolver re-
port. came his "SoIdl" Then the com.
pact. miniature mass of human
springs and wires. which had until
now been held In perfect control. sud,
denly burst from les clamps and Barry
Conant was the flend his wall street
reputation pictured him. His ave feet
five inches seemed 10 loom 20 the
height Of . giant. His arms. with
their fRtespdlnting fingers. rose and
fell with bewildering rapidity as HIS
piercing voice rang outs 900 az 90.
6s. 65.. 10000 at ST." $4,000 at co."
Pandemonium reigned. Every man IN
the crowd seemed TO have the capital
stock Of the Sugar trust to sell. and
at any price. A score seemed 20 be
bent on selling as low as possible In
stea6 Of for 40 much az they could get
These were the shorts who had been
puniShed the day before by Bob's up,
Iift-
Poor Bob. ne was forgotten. An In
Btant after he made his last effort he
was the dead cock In the pit. FrenRiod
gamblcra u the stock exchange have
no more nse for the dead cocks thar
have Mexicans FOR the real birds when
thoy GET the fatal gar The day after
1hs contest, OF even that same night at
Delmonieo'a and the clubs, these men
would moan for poor Bob. Barry Con,
ants moan would BE- the loudest OF
them All, and, what ID more, 4 would
be sincere. Hnk On battle day away
70 the dump with tho fallen bird. the
bird hat could mos wsnl saW look
Of caep. terrible agpay spreed over
Bot'A face; and then IN a Hash he was
the Bob Bfovniey who ! always beast
ed had ll,e courage and the brain e
Go The right lhing ID al cifcumstanees
To the a1lonlehmenl Of avery man VI
ia crowd he lot loose une villa VEN. 4
cross between tho wBfwhopp q an
Ind.an and the bar d deep lunsad
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