Charlevoix county herald., 1908-05-23
CHAPTER XII.
The Den of the Wolf.

The street had changed its appear
ance in the two or three hours since
| had made my way from the Elk
change through the pallid, panic
stricken mob. There were still thou
sands of people between the corner OF
Montgomery Street and Leidesdorff
and the little alley itself was packed
full of shouting, struggling traders
But there was an air of confidence, al
most of buoyancy, in place of the
gloom and terror that had lowered
over the street at noon. Plainly the
panic was over and men were in
spired by belief that stocks were
going up"
| made few dispositions according
ly. Taking Doddridge Knapp's hint
| engaged another broker as a relic:
to Eppner, a short fat man. with the
baldest head | ever saw, black bearC
and a hook-nose, whose remarkable
activity and scattering charges hac
attracted my attention in the morning
session.
Wallbridge was his name, found
and he proved to be as intelligent as
| could wish-a merry little man, will
a joke for all things, and a flow o.
words that was almost overwhelming
Omega? Yes" chuckled the stout
little broker, after he had assured him
self of my financial standing But
you ought to have bought this morn
ing, if that's what you want 1t was
hell popping and the roof giving way
all at once" The little man had ar
abundant stock of profanity which he
used unconsciously and with suct
original variations that one almost for
got the blasphemy of it while listen
ing to him. You ought to have been
there" he continued, and watched
the boys shell 'em out"
yes, heard you had lively times
Boiling" he said with coruscatine
additions in the way of speech anc
gesture. If it hadn't been for Deck
er and some fellow we havn't had 8
chance TO make out yet the bottom OF
the market would have been resting
on the roof of the lower regions
The little mans remark was slightly
more direct and forcible, but this viii
do for a revised version.
Decker" | exclaimed pricking ur
my ears. Il thought he had quit the
market"
AS had never heard of Mr. Decker
before that moment this was not ex
actly the truth, but | thought il would
serve me better.
Decker out of it," gasped Wall
bridge, his bald head positively glist
ening at the absurdity of the idea
He'll be out of it when he's carried
out"
II meant out of Omega. Is he get
ting up a deal?"
The little broker looked vexed, as
though it crossed his mind that he
had said too much.
"Oh, no. Guess not. Don't think he
is" he said rapidly Just wanted tc
save the market, | guess. If Omega
had gone five points lower there would
have been the sickest times in the
Street that we've seen since the Bank
of California closed and the shop
across the way"-pointing his thumb
at the Exchange-"had to be shut up.
But maybe it wasn't Decker, you
know. That's just what was rumored
on the Street, you know"
L suspected that my little broker
knew more than he was willing tc
tell, but | forbore to press him further.
and gave him the order to buy all the
Omega stock he could pick up under
fifty.
In the Exchange all was excitement.
and the first call brought roar OF
brokers. l could make
nothing of the clamor. but my nearest
neighbor shouted in my ear:
"A strong market"
at looks that way" / shouted back
1t certainly was strong in noise.
made out at last that prices were
being held to the figures of the morn
ing's session, and in some cases were
forced above them
Forty-fve- forty-seven -fifty-five-
Omega was going up by leaps. ]
piCHSCu IhS iOIcllOuSlI tudt "du SuS
gested TO me to put limit on Wall
bridge at fifty. The contest grew
warmer. | could follow with difficulty
the course of the proceedings, BIZ ]
knew that Omega was bounding up.
ward.
(To BE CoNTINUED)
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Abstemiousness Pays.
The future is to the people who are