The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-08-27

reflection that could hardly be more |
unwilling to meet the Wolf than ha
must be to meet me.
had scarcely settled myself in my |
chair when 1 heard the key turn IL |
the lock- The door swung open, and |
in walked Doddridge Knapp.
l had thought to find at least some |
trace of the opium debauch through |
which | had gained the clew to his |
strange and contradictory acts But
the face before me was mask that |
showed no sign of the experiences |
through which he had passed. For |
all that appeared he might have EN-.
ployed the time since | had left here
two days before in studying philoso.
ply and cultivating peace and good.
will with his neighbors.
All Wilton" he said, affably, rub
bing his hands with a purring growl.
You're ready. for hard days work,
| hope
Nothing would please me better,
I said cheerfully, my repugnance
melting away with the magnetism OF
his presence. rs the black flag up to.
day?'
He looked at me in surprise for an
instant. and then growled, still in
good humor:
mo quarter is the motto to-day
And listened closely as the King Of
the Street gave his orders for the
morning.
"You understand now," he said at
the end of his orders, that you are
| to sell all the Crown Diamond that
the market will take, and buy all
the Omega that you can get below one
| hundred
81 understand"
Wen feed Decker about as big
dose as he can swallow, I reckon"
said the King of the Street, grimly.
"One thing" l said, I'D like to
know if I'm the only one operating
for you"
The King of the Street drew his
bushy brows down over his eyes and
scowled at me a moment.
You're the only one in the big
board" he said at last. There are
men in the other boards, you under.
stand"
l thought l understood, and sailed
forth for the battle. At Doddridge
Knapps suggestion | arranged to do
my business through three brokers,
and added Lattimer and Hobart to
Wallbridge, and Bockstein and Epp
ner
Bockstein greeted me affably:
"Velgome to de marget vonce more,
Mr.. -, Mr.. -"
wilton" said Eppner, assisting his
partner in his high, dry voice, with
cold civility. His blue-back eyes re-
garded me as but necessary part OF
the machinery of commerce.
gave my orders briefly.
Dot is a larch order" said Book
stein dubiously.
You don't have to take it" I was
about to retort, when Eppner's high
pitched voice interrupted:
ITS all right. The customary mar
gin is enough"
Wallbridge was more enthusiastic.
You've come just in the nick o
time" said the stout little man, swab
bing his bald head from force O
habit, though the morning was chill
The market has been drier than
fish-horn and duller than fogg.
morning"
Lattimer and Hobart, after polit
explanation of their rules in regar
20 margins, and getting certitieu
check, became obsequiously anxiou
to do my bidding.
l distributed the business with sue
judgment that l felt pretty sure ou
plans could not in any way be el
posed, and took my place at the ra
in the board room.
The opening proceedings were con
b paratively tame. l detected a sa
falling-off in the quality and quantit
e OF lung power and muscular activit
among the buyers and sellers in tn
t pit.
At the call of Confidence, Lattime
e and Hobart began feeding shares t
the market. Confidence dropped fiv
points in half minute, and the pi
!. began to wake up.
There was a roar and a growl tha
showed me the animals were sti
y alive.
The Decker forces were taken b
y surprise, but with hasty consultatio
4 came gallantly to the rescue of thei
stock. At the close of the call the
! had forced it back and one point higl
er than at the opening.
This, however, was but a skirmis
ct outposts. The fighting began q
the call of Crown and Diamond.
1t opened at 63. The first bid wa
hardly made when with below Wal
. bridge charged on Deckers broke
- filled his bid, and offered thousan
- shares at 62.
+ There was an answering roar frol
a hundred throats and mob rushe
on Wallbridge with the apparent II
tent of tearing him limb from liml
Wallbridges offer was snapped up &
once, but a few weakened holder
of the stock threw small blocks o
> the market.
> These were taken up at once, an
Docker's brokers were biding 65.
S (TO BE CONTINUED)