The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-11-12

ways in which the market was manipu.
lated.
Then you think that somebody
else"
The King of the Street broke in
with a grim smile.
Never mind what ! think. I've got
the contract for doing the thinking
for this job, and | reckon | can tend
to It,"
The great Spectator was silent for
a few moments.
Il might as well be frank with you. ="
he said at last You'll have to know
something to work intelligently. J
must get control OF the Omega Com.
pany. and to do il I've got to have
more stock. I've been afraid OF a com
bination against me. and | guess I've
struck it. cant be sure yet. but
when those ten thousand shares were
eobbled up on panicky market, III
bet there's something up"
"Who is in it?' asked politely.
They've kept themselves covered"
said the King Of tine Street. but III
have them out in the open before the
end. And then. my boy. you'll see the
fur fiy.'
1--WE got a few men staked out" he
continued slowly. and | reckon III
know something about 1t by this time
tomorrow
There was the growl of the Wolf
IN his voice.
Now for this afternoon" he con.
tinued. There's got to be some sharp
work done. reckon the falling move
ment is over. We've got to pay foi
what sc get from now on. I've got
man looking after the between Board
trading. With the scare that's on In
the clipper crowd out there. | look to
pick up a thousand shares or so at
about forty"
We'll, what's the programmed"
asked cheerfully.
Buy" he said briefly. Take every
thing that's offered this side OF seven.
ty.fiye."
"Um-there's a half-million wanted
already to settle for what | bought
this morning"
The bushy brows drew down. but
the the King of the Street answered
lightly:
Your check is good for a million.
my boy. as long as II goes to settle
for what you're ordered to buy" Then
he added grimly 4 don't think you'd
find il worth much for anything else"
There was a knock at the door be.
yond and he hastily rose,
BE here after the two-thirty ses-
sion," he said. And the Wolf, huge
and masterful, disappeared with a
stealthy tread. and the door closed
softly behind him
| wondered idly who Doddridge
Knapp's visitor might be. but as I
could see no way OF finding out. and
felt no special concern over his identi
. ty or purposes, | rose and left the OF
fee. AS | stepped into the hall dis.
covered that somebody had a deeper
curiosity than |. A man was stoop-
ing TO the keyhole OF Doddridge
Knapp's room in the endeavor to see
or hear. As he heard the sound OF
my opening the door he started up
and with a bound. was around the turn
Of the hall and pattering down the
stairs. rr
In another bound was after him
had seen his form for but a second.
and his face not at all But in that
second knew him for Tim Terrili OF
the snake-eyes and the murderous pur
pose.
When reached the head OF the
stairs he was nowhere to be seen, but
! heard the patter of his feet below
and plunged down three steps at
Tine and into Clay street. nearly up
setting a stout gentleman in my haste
The street was busy with people but
no sign of the snake-eyed man greeted
me.
Much disturbed in mind at this ap
partition of my enemy. ] sought in vain
for some explanation OF his presence
Was he spying on Doddridge Knapp
What treachery was he shaping in his
designs on the man whose bread he
was eating and whose plans OF crime
he was the chief agent to assist or
execute? | was reused by man
humping into me roughly suspected
that he had done II on purpose. and
started by him briskly, when he spoke
In low tone:
You'd better go TO your room. Mr.
Wilton" He said something more thar
did not catch. and. Keeling on. dIsap
peared in the crowd before | could
turn to mark or question him.
| thought at first that he meant the
room had just left. Then it occurred
to me that It was the room Henry had
occupied-the room in which had
spent my first dreadful night in San
Francisco. and had not revisited In
the thirty hours since had left IL
The advice suited by inclination.
and in a few minutes | was entering
the dingy building and climbing the
worn and creaking stairs. The place
lost its air Of mystery in the broad
sunshine and penetrating daylight,
and though its interior was as gloomy
as ever, II lacked the haunting sng