The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1908-06-04

the ridge overlooking the water
4 III Il climax Of architectural hid
eousness and extrayagant cost. The
grounds of Charles Wainwright. finan-
cier stretched out into countless acres
of landscape gardening. The whole es-
tate of Charles Wainwright. financicr.
ecliosed those of his neighbors in the
fashionable suburb, even as the name
OF Charles Wainwright, fnancier,
eclirse. almost every other in the city
world where money ruled as undis
puted and absolute monarch
Even when he turned from the bus
tie of city and fellow money builders
and sought for Il space the simpIe life
on his S2,a2o.00o country place. with
its modest equipment of forty-one serv-
ants, Mr.. Wainwright so far carried
into the wiids the atmosphere of bust
ness and the burden of other mems
wealth as to have avery complete lit.
tie steekbroker room fitted up adjoin-
ing his big library and to keep il man
night and day at his private wire.
Charles Wainwright, tinancier. was
bachelor. No obese or statueslue wife
carried about with her portable nd
vertisement of his wealth in the shape
of fabuioisly valuable jewels; or made
his name renowned in opera box. New
port casino or I-enoX cottage His Only
brother had died years before Leaving
mere beg&drly million dollars or SO
and two children to divide it. These
children = Dallas, Il strikingly pretty
and still more strikingly Independent
girl Of twentyfour. and Perry. de-
lightfully laZy, loyable lad of twenty
one-liyed with their uncle, who man
aged their affairs. let them go pretty
much rs they chose and-as they were
more or less ornamental and enter
tanning and decidedly popular was
rather fond of them.
The trio had passed Il pleasant, un-
cventfEl month ut the big house on the
hill early In the summer Of 10, when
day daWned whereon fate booked
number Of decidedly interesting fateful
happenings TO occur
Wainwright himself was up betimes
and ut work in his library, porting over
market reports. cipher kilograms and
dozen other details of deals which his
simple life cult did not prevent him
from operating at long range With
him was his secretary. Thompson,
pal'id. earnest looking young fellow.
whose unohtrrsise efficiency had long
since won the finauciers admiration
This morning affairs in the financial
world had gone more than ordinarily
d Mr.. Wainwright's liking Moreover
a paragraph in one Of the city papers
that had caught his eyes had set his
lean gray face to twitching with as
near an approach to smile as the
great man ever permitted. Altogether
he was in an unwontedly genial mood,
and some of his good nature so far ex-
banded as TO include his busy secre-
tary.
Thompson" he remarked as the last
batch of correspondence was cleared
away, you're looking pale. Do work
you too hard?"
NO, indeed, sir" replied the score
tary, with a promptitude that had
something almost slavish in it.
Feeling all right! went on VAIN
wright. You need more exercise, WHY
don't you get out of doors oftener?"
THE work, sir
Get another man to help you do the
telegraph part OF it, then. r.
Thank you, sir. You are very kind
indeed; but, if its just the same to you,
I'd rather handle it all myself. | hope
the works perfectly satisfactory, sir:"
Perfectly, Thompson. You're the
only employee have who seems to
love work for works sake Seen any
thing of Mr.. Gibbs this morning."
Ne SIR don't believe he's up yet.
Coming By speh a late train last night.
you know. Sir. ana"-