The Marshall republican., 1907-06-21
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fridSy, me 18TH Of November, drift.
ed over Manhattan Island In a dresr.
driszie Of marrow-chilling haze, which
juut missed being rsin-one OF those
New York days that give a h~es,tsting
suicide renewed courage TO cut the
mortal coil. BY ten O'Clock Il had set.
tied down on the stock exchange and
lts surrounding infernos with a clam.
miness that damped the spirits Of the
most rampant bulls. No class In the
world IL 30 susceptible to atmospheric
conditions as stock-gamblers. Many
q stout-hearted one has been known
60 postpone the Inauguration OF q long
planned coup merely because the air
niled his blood with the dank chill OF
superstition. Because Of the expected
Sugar pyrotechnics. stock exchange
members had gathered early the
brokers 'of1ces were o~vercrowded be-
fore ten; the morning papers. not
only In New York but in Boston, Phil
adelpbia and other ceuters, we're all.
led with stories Of the big rise that
was to take place In Sugar. The
knowing one saw the ear.marks OF
the systems" press-agent In these
lstories; and they knew that this In.
ldustrious institution had not sat up
the night before because of insomnia.
All the signs pointed to Q killing. and
and q terrific one-pointed 80 plainly
that the bears and Sugar shorts found
NO hope in the atmosphere or the
date.
Bob had not been near the once the
afternoon before. and IA he had no,
come In by fve minutes 10 ten. I de.
cided to 20 over 20 the exchange and
see II he we're going to mix up In
the baitinG OF the Sugar bears. had
no specific reasons for thinking he
was interested except his recent
queer actions. particularly his hanging
20 the Sugar'poie. yet doing nothing.
the day before. But II In one Of
the best established traditions Of
REORGANIZATION that when an op.
orator has been bitten by rabid
Ittock he II invariably attracted to II
every time afterward that II shows
signs Of frothing. Moro than all. !
had q OF those strong nowherc-b born.
nowhere-cradled intuitions ommon 10
those living In the stock.gambling
world, which made me feel the creepy
shadow OF coming events.
\ A. on that day a few weeks before,
the crowd vas at the Sugar pole. but
sts alignment was different. There IN
.t..s csntar wore Barry Conant and his
trusted ~hcutenants. but no opposing
rival. None OF those hundreds OF
brokers showed that desperate resolve
20 DO or die that IL born OF a neces.
sity. They were there 20 by or sell.
but not 10 put mp q life or death. on
me-dependsthe.resul night. Those
who were lons Of stock could easily
be distinguished by their expressions
OF Joy from the shorts. who had seen
the handwriting on the wall and were
niisd with uncertainty. fear. terror.
The dsmeanor OF Barry Conant aud
bis ~iieutenants expressed confidence:
they going to do what they were
there 70 do. They showed by their tight
buttoned coats, and squared shoulder
that they expected lots Of rush. pusf
and haul work. but apparently theJ
anticipated no last-ditch lighting. Tit
goug peaied and the crowd Of brokeri
sprang at ono another. but only To-
blood. not flesh. bone, heart and soul
Dust blood. The frst price on Sugai
was I'll for 1000. shares. Some on
sold II In . block. Barry Conan