The Marshall republican., 1907-06-21

70 for 5000" Cold. cold ms The voice
Of a condemning Judge rang Bob's
sold" "25 for 5000" sold" "2b
for 5000" Sold" Their eyes wore
fixed upon each other. in Barry's a de-
FAINT glare. in Bob's mingled pity and
contempt. The rest OF the brokers
bushed their own bids and offers un.
III II could have ~truthfully been said
that the floor OF the stock exchange
In like circumstances. Again Barry
Conant's voice. "2b for 5000" Sold
"2b for 5000" sold" Barry Conant
had met his master. Whether II was
| that for the FIRST time In all his won.
derful career he realized that the
system" was TO meet It's Nemesis,
or what the cause. mono could tell,
perhaps not rel Barry Conant him.
self. but some emotion caused his
olive face for an instant TO turn pale.
and give his voice q teIltale culver.
Once more pealed forth '26 for 5000"
| That Bob saw the pallor. that he
| caught the culver. was evident to all,
for the instant his sold" rang out. he
followed II with 5000 At a., 23. 20,
90" Neither Barry Conant nor any
Of bis i~ieutensnts got In a take IT,
although whether they wanted to or
not was a open question until Bob
allowed his voice TO dwell Just like Q
pendulum swing OF time on the 20.
Il was a. n he were tantalixing them
into sticking by their guns BY the
time he paused. Barry Commits nervs
was back. for his piercing Take II"
had linked Z n 40 for any part OF
$4,000" The bid was yet on his lips
when Bob's deep voice rang out
Sold" Any part OF $4,000 at 10. 1s.
10, TO-" He'll was nov loose. Back
and forth. up against the rail. around
the room and back and around again.
the crowd surEed for 10 OF the widest,
craziest minutes In the history OF the
New York stock exchange. a history
replete with records Of wild and crazy
scenes.
Al last from sheer exhaustion there
came a ten minutes iuil. which was
used In comparing trades. Al the be-
ginning Of the respite Sugar was sell
ting Mt 1856. for In that quarter hour Of
madness II had broken from 2l0 to
fbb. but when the ten minutes had
elapsed, the stock had worked hack
10 1877. Barry Conant' had again taken
the center OF the crowd. after hastily
scanning the brief notes handed him
by messenger.boys and giving orders
10 his lieutenants. He had evidently
received reenforcements In the form
OF renewed orders from his principals
Many OF the faces that fringed the
inner circle of that crowd were fright
ful TO look upon, some white al
though Just lifted from hospital Pill
lows, others red TO the verge OF apo
plexy-ali strained as though await
ing the coming OF the Jury with I,
life or death verdict. They all knew
that Bob had sold more than a hun
dred thousand shares Of Sugar upoi
which the profits must be more thar
"a 1000. 900. Would he resume selling
or was he through? Was II shor
stock, which must be bought back. o
long stock; and II long. whose stock
Were the insiders selling out on on
another, Or were they all selling 5tt
gether. and under cover Of Barry Cor
ants movements were Camemeye
ana STANDARD or emptying thei
bag preparatory TO the slaughter o
the Washington contingent All thes
questions were rushing through tn
heads OF that crowd Of brokers ik
steam through q boiler. now hot. MOI
cold. but always at high pressure. 70
upon the correctness Of the answer d.
pended the fortune OF many VII
br~eathlessly awaited the renewal q
the suspension Of the contest, Eve
Barry Conant's usually impassive fac
wore . tinse OF anxiety.
Indeed. Bob was the only n 4
the center OF that thropg that showe
no align Of what was going on benin
Il. The same cynical smile that ha
! been there since the opening sti
played Around the corners Of b
mouth ~ he squared himself
front Of his opponent. All know lao
that he was not through. Barry GO
sut had evidently decided 70 force a
nghting. although more cAutiouy
than before. .67 for : thousantt
Ono OF his lieutsusnts bid 81 for so
anotAer 81 TOR 400. and - Bob ~
nof vt shcWn his intention Of mee
Inn their bids, 81 Or diflerant amour
was heard III over The hoyse. b
might havs heen tOGslnoiA NATAL 80
IL deci6e the adyispbility a. huyil
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