The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-11-09

EXPRESSION.
And now to business" said my EN-
ployer with decision. Take down
these orders"
The King Of the Street was himself
once more. and l marveled again at
the Quickness and clearness OF his
directions. was to buy one hundred
shares Of this stock, sell five hundred
of that stock. buy one thousand OF an
other in blocks of one hundred, and
sell the same'in a single block at the
last session.
And the last thing you do" he con-
tinued. buy every share of Omega
that is offered. Thereu be a big
block Of II thrown on the market, and
more In the afternoon. Buy II. what
ever the price. There's likely to be
a big slump. Don't bid for it-dont
keep up the price. you understand
but get IT,"
III somebody else is swapping II up,
do l understand that I'm not to bid
over them?"
you're not to understand anything
OF the kind" he said, with little dis
gust In his tone. You're 10 get the
stock. You've bought and sold enough
to know how TO do that. But don't
start boom for the price. Let her
so down. Sabe?"
I felt that there was deep water
ahead
Perfectly" said. 81 think l see
the whole thing.
The King of the Street looked at me
with grim smile.
Maybe you do. but all the same
you'd better keep your money out OF
this little deal unless you can spare
II as well as not. Well. get back to
your room. You've got your check
book all right?"
Alone once more | was In despair
Of unraveling the tangle In which
was involved. | felt convinced that
Doddridge Knapp was the mover in
the plots that sought my life. He had.
/ felt sure. believed me dead. and was
startled into fear at my unheralded APP
pearance. Yet. why should he trust
me with his business? | could not
doubt that the buying and selling he
had given to my care were important.
| knew nothing about the price OF
stocks. but | was sure that the orders
he had given me involved many thou
sands Of dollars. Yet II might be--the
thought struck home 20 me-that the
credit had not been provided for me.
and my checks on the Nayada bank
would serve only to land me in Jail.
The disturbed condition OF the books
attracted my attention once more.
The volumes were scattered over the
desk and thrown about the room as
though somebody had been seeking
for a mislaid document. | looked Gu
riously over them as | replaced them
on the shelves. They we're books
California Reports. and the ordinary
textbooks and form-books OF the at
torney. All bore on the fy-leaf the
name Of Horace H. Plymire, but no
paper or other indication of ownership
could | find.
/ wondered idly who this Plymire
might be. and pictured 70 myself some
OLD attorney who had fallen into the
hands Of Doddridge Knapp, and had
through misfortune. been forced TO sell
everything for the mess OF pottagc
10 keep life in him But there was
small time for musing. and went out
to do Doddrldgc Knapp's bidding in
the stock-gambling whirlpool Of Pine
street.
II was easy 10 find Bockstoin and
Eppner. and there could be no mistak
ing the prosperity OF the Arm. The
Indifference Of the clerks to my pres
ence and the evident contempt with
which an order Tor a hundred shares
of something was being taken from an
apologize old gentleman were enough
to assure OF that.
Bockstein and Eppner were tpGeth-
or. evidently consulting over the bust
ness to be done. Bockstein was tall
and gray-haired, with a stubhy gray
beard Eppner was short and little
stooped. w'n blue-black mustache,
swapping blue-black eyes and strcHg
blue-black dots over his face where
his beard struggled yainly against the
devasting razor. Bot. were strongly
marked with the shrewd. money-get-
ting visage. set forth my business.
You wand to gif a larch order?"
said Bockstein. looking over my mem
oranda. do you hat references
Yes" echoed Eppner. References
are customary. you know" lie spoke
in a high-keyed voice that had ir-
ritating suggestions in 1t.
rs there any reference better than
cash." | askeH.
The partners looked at each other.
None" they replied.
How much viii secure you on the
order?"
Ito be continued in next issue.)
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