Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1908-05-22
The Roupell Mystery
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ture can be given hint when to unload
their holdings"
But ultimately the loss falls on some
body"
And that somebody is the public who
cares for us-well-about as much as we
care for them"
M. Chabot remained closeted with the
banker for nearly an hour, settling the re-
manning details OF the dock scheme. A
printed draft of the prospectus had to
be gone over the first directors of the
company had to be chosen, care being TAX
en- to place upon the board the names Of
such capitalists as would inspire the pub
lie with confidence.
Let me see," said the banker running
his eyes rapidly over a list which he
held in his hand. 1--WE have Liquelet,
Bousent, of Bousent; the elder Paltois-
he is good and Max Raumont says he Is
with us in case we get to an issue. The
remainder of the board must be given to
the dock people. They will, of course,
expect some representation"
TO be sure" acquiesced Chabot, but
we must contrive to have with us only
those who are open to arguments"
Yes, that is it, my friend; open to
arguments" echoed the vicomte.
"Of your usually persuasive kind" add
ed Chabot. Every man has his price, to
be sure, nowadays"
And always did have. In these times,
commercial enterprises, my dear fellow,
assume proportions of which our ances-
tors never dreamed. They were Just as
| dtchO h..
dishonesty, which / candidly confess
don't-but their ideas were smaller.
Hence the difference. Besides" he added,
laying his hand impressively upon the
others sleeve, this thing must go
through. l think you, above all others,
are aware of the necessity. The fact is,
my dear Chabot, there have been many
heavy pulls on the Mutual Credit bank
lately. One cannot offer eight per cent on
special deposits and always be sure OF
making more by using the depositors
money. Then there was the dividend on
the Ardennes Charcoal and Peat Com.
pany. You know it was never earned
but we decided that it would be best tc
pay one."
well, the consequence was yox placed
the bonds at par, didn't you?"
"At par to the public, of course bu
Herr Goldstein's commission took the gil
off the gingerbread. However, he tool
them all at eighty-fve. l could not hav'
placed them to such good advantage"
1.-The interest comes due on the six
tenth. 1 suppose it is useless to eros
that bridge until we come to it,"
Before the sixteenth this dock com
pany will be foated. The banks prof
on that will more than meet the interes
of the Charcoal and Peat Compan
bonds"
And If it isn't hoated?" hazarde
Chabot.
, IF it isn't floated the inevitable cras
will begin, or it can be averted in an
other way, my dear Chabot about whic
| cannot talk at present. But we will nc
anticipate evil. Come, you must accom-
? pany me to the Bourse this morning.
q have heavy deal pending, and shall nee
your assistance"
r As the Vicomte de Valiar and julie
Chabot left the office of the Mutuf
o Credit and Trust Company small-size
: man issued from a cafe on the opposit
side of the street and walked in an al
parently careless and preoccupied mann'
=, in the same direction. He followed the
= until they turned into q brokers' ofic
Presently they came forth again, and
company with a third person continued
Il walk in the direction of the Bourse.
This third person was Herr Max Col
stein, one of the shrewdest dealers in S
g curities in the whole of Paris. He wi
the broker to whom the vicomte had e.
- trusted the sale of the first mortgaI
- bonds of the Ardennes Charcoal and PEI
- Company. He was a heavy, thickset ft
= low with little, cunning eyes, which hs
l. been set together as closely as natu
=, would allow; had not an enormous 10
~ grown between them, he would perha
have had only one large eye in the cente
He had a habit of cooking up his he'
= when in conversation, and of listenil
. with his mouth wide open. He had col
menced life in Berlin as a bootblack wi
secondhand outfit. At the conclusi'
of the first days work he had accum
lated enough to buy the best outlt IN t
y citv. In a week he had concluded tn
=. =. omen air work was not to his liking, al
% took his business off the street into
y basement. where he thrived apace.
~ Then the brilliant idea struck him
'' buying and selling theater tickets at c
rates From this he gravitated into i
Us tories from lotteries into small cuI
stone speculations. Hardly able to wrf
y, his own name, the trading instinct was
gu strongly developed in him that in
20 years he had accumulated very cons
II cradle fortune.
Why Herr Goldstein had not eontinu