The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1908-04-12

and that's interested me in you. For
instance that deal Of yours in South
Sea copper
yet that was the deal the papers
ALL
"All denounced you for? What do
you care? You were within the law.
They've been hammering me for years
and attributing all sorts of low mo-
tives to me. AS long as the law doesn't
interfere I'm going to get all | can. SO
are you. SO is every sane man. AS
long as il can be done without any
fuss or shouting A mosquito could
bite twice as often If only he didn't
sing song about it. BY the way,
have you seen the papers:'
mo. Anything new?
"One thing at least that ought to in
terest you. Listen TO this: The engage
ment of the niece of world celebrated
financier to d prominent young broker
is about to be announced. The young
lady and her brother are orphans and
are not only their famous uncle'S
wards. but also the sole heirs to his
vast wealth They are summering at
his magnificent country place, where
the fortunate broker is said to spend
every one OF the very few moments
left vacant BY his daring stock manip-
ulations No mistaking that eh,
Gibbs?'
Tit ought to bring matters to a
head should think
1T certainly should" assented Vain
wright. In fact. it's such an auda-
cious master stroke that I've a notion
you may possibly have been at the
bottom of it. Now, confess Weren't
your"
'Well, of course didn't exactly
write it. But
Clever boy! Dallas will have to
show her hand now or never She's
kept you on the anxious seat too long
as it is That's the reason | asked you
up here for the day. She must settle
+ 1t today If can manage it. She knows
/ how anxious I am for her to accept
you
But I'm sometimes afraid she does
not care for me-"
Then make her care. AS long as
she cares sor no one else you can per
suade her 70 believe she adores you"
How do you know? You're a bach
elor''
Perhaps that's how l know. And
she doesn't care for any one else"
You're sure? There's Bennett. foI
instance"
"Alwyn Bennett? Why absurd
She's known him all her life. They're
just good friends; nothing more He's
our nearest neighbor here. and its
only natural. Besides. ne isn't the sor
of man she wants. He's an idler
She likes men who have made some
thing of them selves-like yourself. TO
instance. So make yourself easy OF
that score If Bennett loved her, he't
have proposed long ago"
Not necessarily. He's not man t.
get started easily, but once start hin
snd'-
Then don't start him. Go in and
win What is 1t, Thofnpson:"
The secretary entered from the Of
; flee with a dispatch.
There's an answer, SIR said he
Here's blank"
Wainwright read the message, scrih
! bled a few lines and handed the repl.
to the secretary, who hurried on
! with it.
$50 Thompson is not only secre
tary, but telegraph operator as well.
remarked Gibbs as the clicking of
Morse instrument sounded from tn
office.
He's everything" replied Vain
| wright. "He's a wonder. He hear
me say wished had a good operate
up here whom / could trust, so with
out a word to me he goes and learn
; telegraphy. I've had him nine year
E now and tested and tempted him fift
ways, but he's as true as steel, the on
employee l ever had that could trus
BY the way. the message he jus
: brought me ought to interest YOU
tells me Borough Street railway stoc
: is offered now at 63. I've given order
: for your Office to take all they can 81
hold or at that price quietly and viii
out making any bids or attracting a
tention. TAat'll be the biggest deal Z
my career II can carry it through
You understand your part perfectly
to take for yonfself 20 per cent OF u
! s1sal, AAnole tAN whole affAfr On d
: noor ara not by any 81 the stoek Il
= your eFn private account? suck
:. tAat aAa thersis just - thzno ~