Putnam patriot., 1908-06-19
CHATTER 1.

the rid ge 9SeitGoa llS llle Ndttf it, .,. s.ll.iii:, : of1r1t1iteetural hid eousness and eXuavagant cost. The grounds of Charles Vain wright finan- eier stretched ont into countless acres Of landscape gardening The whole es- tate of tHlrles NaiHwr ght, finaucier, esliased fIiese ef his nefghbors i'll the fashionable sHt1rh. eveE as the name o Charles NaigWriGit, finaneier, e,ip~ed almost every other ill the city world where money ruled as undis- patesl ant absolute monarch.
 Even when be turned from the bus te of city and fellow money builders aud sought for space ths simple life oa his S2.5eo.oe0 country place. with it's modest equipment of fofayone serv- ants Mr Wainwright so Far carried into the wiIds the atmosphere of busi- ness and the burden .of feyGher mems wealth as 10 have q very complete lit- tie stoekbroker reeme fitted tap adjoin- Ing his big library sapd tc keep man night and day at his private wire.
 Charles Wainwright. finaneser. was q bachelor. No obese sar sta atuesque wife carried about with her q eerxable ad- rertsement of his wealth ire tLe shape of fabulously vafua ble jewels sr made bis name renowned .nseI,era box. New port casino or ilenex cottage. His only brother had died years before. leaving mere beggariy uiilieE .iollttss or so and two children to deaae it. These ehildren = Dallas, q strikingiy spretty and still mofe strillingiy independent grl Of twenty four. and Perry. de- HshtfnHy IszY lovabie lad of twenty ene-iived Yiih their uncle. who ikan- seed their affairs. Jet. stilein go Ristty aueh as they chose and-as they were more or less ornameatai snd ehter- flaming and decidedly popular Was fstber fond of them.
 lbe trio had passed a pleasant, hsl eyentful month. at the big house on tue all early in tue summer Of 19--. when day dawned whereon fate beoked il number of decidedly iRteresting sateful happenings 10 occur Wainwright himself was up beemes fsd al work in his library, boring over tfsfset reports. cipher telexrams ahd a acsfsn other details of deals which fis | slhste life cult did not prevent him | 'ron ofefating at long range Wfts 1 lsa vas his secretary. Thompson. [ l laAld earnest looking young fellow. 1 snose nhottrusive efficiency had long ssaee Won rhe 6Raneier's admiration. ms morning affairs in the financial | e'Fa Dad gone more than ordinarily 1 p Ar. Wainwrght's liking. Moreover. paragraph ih one If the city papers ,aa' Rad caught his eyes had set his 'Aa gray face ia twitching with as -sa' ah approach to q smile as the s'eei mar eFer permitted Altogether A Aas ia an unwontedly genial mood. .u some Of his good nature so far ex- try. ''' 'e's .aoiht'Sen he remarked as the last .'sh et correspondence was clea red
 ss' you're looking pale. Do work sOn too hard:"
 " Indeed. sir" replied the score ny With q promptitude that had
 7eins almost slavish in if.
 ~aeg all right;" went on wafH-
 You heed more exercise. Why
 =. ., ses get out of doors oftener?"
 ie Work. sir '~' anethar man to help you do the ssft | "hA Soa. sir You are very kind |rs out fl it's just the same 10 you. |ss. 'a'nft handle it all myself. hope perfectly satisfactory. sir?"
 .sneetly, Thompson. You're the ays employee 1 have who seems to ,s,s ork Tor works sake. Seen any \. '" MT Gibbs this morningr"
 s,r l don't believe he's up yet. as es such late train last night, - show. sir and"-
 r,x .. as as late as he was. and l
 ., Hors by s But when a man
 @ afsi holiday in six years. as
 suppose provisioning is "ae tun. There's a man 10 pat- ,,9aesef after Thompson. re-
 . 'eh iie started out he hadn't
 - 'i'thsiig but the resolve to II - aad then to get more of i.
 ,s. A II him. At thirty-ivs tsas. head If one of the busiest sse honsas iu--
 u ,, A,efulas" broke in a voice Frusx ,e = Foot of the broad stairway
 vs. s' si''si- Sorry to be so late.
 AaeE bow the market isY'
 w~a. ss eTen stronger than
 ,. s~d Wainwright. Take q 1
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