Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1907-09-12
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| FRIDAY |
I THE l3MEH |
a Novel By
4 THOMAS W. LAWSON
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~FFunzied Finance"
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CHATTER v.-contlnued.
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~Franzied Finance"


CHAPTER V.-contlnued.
Whether It was that for the
first time in all his wonderful
career he realized that the system"
was TO meet fits Nemesis, or
what the cause. none could tell,
perhaps not even Barry Conant him.
self, but some emotion caused his
olive face for an instant to turn pale.
and give his voice tell.tale CULVER.
Once moro pealed forth ''25 for 5000"
That Bob saw the pallor. that he
caught the CULVER, was evident to all.
Tor the instant his sold" rang out, he
followed II with 5000 at ~. %, %,
60" Neither Barry Conant nor any
OF his lieutenants got in take IT."
although whether they wanted to or
not was an open question until Bob
allowed his voice TO dwell Just like q
pendulum swing OF time on the 20.
II was as II he were tantalizing them
into sticking by their guns. BY the
time he paused, Barry Commits nerve
was back. for his piercing Take II"
had linked to II go 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. Is,
is, TO-" He'll was now loose. Back
and forth. up against the rail, around
the room and back and around again,
the crowd surged 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.
At last from sheer exhaustion there
came a ten minutes lull, which was
used In comparing trades. At the be-
ginning OF the respite Sugar was sell.
ing at 1856. for IN that quarter hour Of
madness II had broken from 30 to
1855, but when the ten minutes had
elapsed, the stock had worked back
20 167. Barry Conant had again taken
the center OF the crowd. after hastily
scanning the brief notes handed him
by messenger-boys and giving orders
20 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
full to look upon, some white as
though Just lifted from hospital pill
lows. others red to the verge Of apo
plexy--all strained as though await.
ing the coming Of the jury with q
life or death verdict. They all knew
that Bob had sold more than q hun
dred thousand shares Of Sugar upon
which the profits. must be more than
100000. Would he resume selling
or was he through Was II short
stock, which must DO bought back. oil
long stock; and II long. whose stock
Were the insiders selling out on one
another, or were they all selling TO
GetheT. and under cover OF Barry Con
ants movements were Camemeyel
and Standard Cir emptying thelI
bag preparatory to the slaughter oil
the Washington contingent? All these
questions were rushing through the
heads OF that crowd OF brokers like
steam through a boiler. now hot. now
cold. but always at high pressure, fol
upon the correctness OF the answer de
pended the fortune OF many who
breathlessly awaited the renewal oil
the suspension OF the contest. Ever
Barry Conant's usually impassive face
wore q tinge Of anxiety.
Indeed. Bob was the only one II
the center Of that throng that showed
no sign Of what was going on behlnt
Il. The same cynical smile that had
been there since the opening still
played around the corners Of hi
mouth as he squared himself II
front OF his opponent. All knew nov
that he was not through. Barry Con
ant had evidently decided TO force thu
fighting. although more cautiousl!
than before. "6T for a thousand
One Of his lIeutenants bid 81 for 500
another o. for 500. and as Bob has
not yet shown his intention OF meet
eng their bids. 81 for different amount
was heard all over the house. Bol
might have been tossing a metal coil
10 decide the advisahility OF buyinl
bach what he bad sold: he might hRvl
been adding up the bids as they wer
made. He said nothing Tor fractiol
OF a minute. which To these tortuFel
men must have seemed like an age
Then with q wave OF bis hand, a
though delivering benediction. b
swept the circle with cold.bloodcd
ssoId the lots 5000 IN all"
"slxty.seven for thousand agall
Barry conant's bid. Sold "07 10
5000. sold eeg FOR a thousand.
.sold." The drop from 5000 TO 100
and dollar share IN Barry conant'
bids waB the mortalIy wounded. bu
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treat" hob beard It. ANY part q
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