Gunnison news-champion., 1907-05-10

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awaiting the r42z.az cl-az .; m. s.ss-s
~ huri themselves llke Esaass.eu -
ZACH other. ~as 1he rysteEiesl man
~fho tAe piehf tss-so-e -rAs siialy ..raS
.aS for this Hoa<enI NeAsiE every
naAa II thai crowd ~as calm baf fsse
fssOsIley Sss the cassess .; them as.
Its the exchange code thaf as Aay coss
II heart OF berse-seAT . nsaa naarr re
tain good forU uutil the gaaG sfrs&es.
Thea. that he must be- - near The
Gagged tiger As hs0san ssnd AID es'ssS
caa h. made SEly ! realized u6Ar
sescAao RACED inside nay ceum 6osous-
" any other usAG of the crowd had
kncsR. Fob chances 81 success wosslc
have been On pAT ~ifh Canadian
ranoeisi short G curtsES Niagara foE tssf
tsio. Nine-tenfhs - the stock ga
change game ~ nos letting Your left
brain lose know - hat race your right
is IN until the winning nsn bcrs Ana
tho aiso-raas are oE the board II one
uf those SOC chain lightning thinkers
or any of their ie.0oo alert associates
knew iE advance the intentions OF .
fellow broker. the word would sweep
through that crowd with the sureness
II uBcoEkcd ether. and tise other 2ss.
at gong strike. would be at each 9th
eTs' threats for his vitals. and before
he knew the game had started would
have his bones picked TO yulture-
finish cleanness.
Sgadenly. as | watched the scene
there rang through the great hall the
first sharp stroke of the gong. There
were no echoes heard that morning
The metallic Voice was vet shaping its
command TO AT EN-. you iieuds" when
from 900 threats burst the wild sound
of the stock exchange yell No other
sound In any of the open or hidden
places Of all nature duplicates the
yell of a great stock exchange at an
exciting opening. Ii not only fills and
refills space. for the volume is terrific.
bat il has an individuality all its own.
coming from the iRcisive 'take-mine-
rve-got yours" from the aggressive.
almost arrogant yOu-can t.you-won 4
have your-way. the confident by
heaveul- will individual notes that en-
ter into the whole. as they blend with
the shrill scream of triumph and the
die-away note of disappointment. when
the floor men realize their success or
their failure. | picked Bob's magnifi
Gently resonant voice from the mass
40 for any part of 10000 Sugar" II
was this daring bid shat struck terror
TO the bears and filled the bulls with
frenzy of encouragement. Again 1t
rang ou'-"i5 for any part Of 25.000."
and third time-"50 for any part of
50.000"
The great crowd WAS surging all
over the room. Hats were smashed
and coats were being stripped from
their owners backs as though made OF
paper. and now and then a particular
ly frantic buyer or seller would be
borne to the floor by the impetus of
those who sought to fill his bid or grab
his offer. Through all the wild whirl.
Was the form Of Boo, his face cold and
expressionless as an iceberg In five
minutes the human mass had worked
hack to the Sugar pole and there was
the inevitable mll while its members
verified"
! could see by the few entries Bob
was making on his pad that h. had
been compelled to buy but little. This
meant that his campaign was working
smoothly, that he was driving the mar
ket up by merely bidding and that he
had the greater part of my 5OOO0 yet
unbought, which in turn meant he
could continue to push up the price.
or in the event OF his opponents at
tempting to run IL down. he would be
under the market with big supporting
orders.
Suddenly the lull was broken. Bob's
voice rang out again-"153 for any
part of 10000 Sugar" Again the gam
blers closed in and for another five
minutes the opening scene was dupli-
Gated. with only a shade less fierce
ness. After ten minutes rad trading
a mighty burst of sound told that
Sugar was 100 bid. Then Bob worked
his way out of the crowd. and passing
by me fairly hissed. by heaven. Jim.
I've got them cinched."
went back TO the Office. In a few
minutes Bob without word strobe
through my Office and into the little
room occupied by Beulah Sands. He
closed the door behind him. a thing
that he had never done before. Ii was
only minute till he opened it and
called to me. In his eyes was a strange
look. look that came from the blend
ing of two mighty passions. one joy.
the other could not make out unless
it was that soft one, which suppressed
love. emerging from terrible uncer-
tain :, generates in deep natures and
which usually finds vent in tears.
Beulah Sands was n study Her heart
was evidently swaying and tugging
with the news Bob had. brought her.
She must have seen the nearness of
release from the torture that had been
filling her soul during the past three