The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-08-03
CHAPTER III.

He listened moment, then an
swered, STAND on 1t at so for 10000
shares. / will be there in a second"
He dropped the receiver. Jim, we
have struck snag. Arthur Perkins,
whom left on guard at the pole, says
Barry Conant has jumped in and sup
piled all the bids. He has it down to
81 and is offering it in 5000 blocks
and is aggressive. l must get there
quick" and he shot out of the Office.
l sprang for Bob's telephone. Per
kins, quick!" What are they doing,
Perkins, l asked a moment later.
"Cpnant has almost filled me up. He
seems to have a hogshead Of it on
tap" he answered.
BUY $4,000 shares, 5000 each point
down; and anything untitled, give to
Bob when he gets there. He is on the
way"
shut off and turned to Miss Sands:
This is no time to stand on cere-
mony, Miss Sands. Barry Conant is
Camemeyer's and Standard OILS head
broker. His being on the floor means
mischief. He never goes into a big
whirl personally unless they are out
for blood. Bob has exhausted his buy
ing power, and though tell you frank,
ly that never speculate, don't believe
in speculation and am IN this deal only
for Bob-and for you'll swear l don't
intend to let them wipe the floor with
him without at least making them
swallow some of the dust they kick
llp. Please don't object to my helping
out, Miss Sands. Ordinarily I would
defer to your wishes, but love Bob
Brownley only second to my wife, and
[ have money enough to warrant a
plunge in stock. If they should turn
Bob over in this deal, newell, they're
not going to, if I can prevent it," and
l started for the exchange on the run.
When l got there the scene beg
CARED description. That of the morn
ing was tame in comparison. A bull
market, however, terrific, always is
tame beside bear crash. In the few
moments 1t took me to get to the floor,
the battle had started. The greater
part of the exchange membership was
in a dense mob wedged against the
rail behind the Sugar pole. could not
have got within yards of the center
of that crowd of men, fast becoming
panic-stricken, If the fate of nations
had depended on my errand. l had
witnessed such scene before. 1t rep
resented a certain phase of stock OK
change gambling procedure, where one
man apparently has every other man
ON the floor against him. understood
Bob against them all-he trying to
stay the onrushing current of drop
ping prices; they bent on keeping the
sluice gates open. He was backed up
against the rail-not the Bob of the
morning; not a vestige of that cold
brain-nerve-and-bo gambler
remained. His hat was gone, his col
lar torn and hanging over his shoulder
His coat and Waistcoat were ripped
open, showing the full length of his
white shirt front, and his eyes were
fairly mad. Bob was no longer a
human being, but monarch of the
forest at bay, with the hunter in front
of him, and closing in upon him, in a
great half circle, the pack of barriers
all gnashing their teeth, barring theiI
fangs, and bowling for blood. The
hunter directly facing Bob, was Barry
Conant-very slight; very short, mar
vellously compact, handsome, NINA
ture man, with a fascinating face, dark
olive in tint, lighted by pair Of spark
ling black eyes and framed in jet
black hair; black mustache was
parted over white teeth, which, when
he was stalking his game, looked like
those of wolf. An interesting man
at all times was this Barry Conant
and he had been on more and fiercel
Sattlefields than any other half-scort
members combined. The scene was &
rare one for student of animalizet
men.
While every other man in the GROVE
was at a high tension of excitement
Barry Conant was as calm as though
standing in the center of a ten-acrt
daisy field cutting off the helpless flow
ers' heads with every swing of hi
arm. Switching stock gamblers int
eternity had grown to be pastime t.
Barry Conant. Here was Bob thunder
ing with terrific emphasis "7S for g.
OOO," "77 for $1,000" "75 for 5,000," ~
for &, OOO," "73 for 5.00O," "72 for 5000.
seemingly expecting through shee
power of voice to crush his opponen
into silence. But with the regularit.
Of trip.hammer Barry Commits RICH