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

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T%HE country house of Charles
Wainwright financier. topped
the ridge overlooking the water
q in 4 climax of architectural hid
eousness and eXtravagant cost The
grounds of Charles Wainwright, finan-
cier. stretched out into countless acres
Of landscape gardening. The whole es-
tate of Charles Wainwright. financier,
eclipsed those Of his neighbors in the
fashionable suburb even as the name
of Charles Wainwright, fnancier,
eclipsed 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 space the simple life
on his s.. 300. 900 country place. with
It's modest equipment of forty serv-
ants, Mr.. Wainwright so far carried
into the wilds the atmosphere, of bust
ness and the burden of other mems
wealth as to have Il very complete lit
tie stockbroker room fitted up adjoin-
ing his big library and TO keep a man
night and day at his private wire.
Charles Wainwright, fnancier, was
bachelor No obese or statuesque wife
carried about with her a portable adj
vertiser0ent of his wealth in the shape
of fabulously valuable jewels or made
his name renowned in opera box. New
port casino or LenOX cottage. His only
brother had died years before. leaving
mere begTariy million dollars or so
and two chii.ren to divide it. These
children r. Dallas, a strikingly pretty
and stin more strikingly independent
girl of twentyfour, and Perry. de-
HghJfulIy lazy. lovable lad of twenty
one-lived with their uncle, who man
aged their affairs. let them go pretty
much as 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 a pleasant I'M
eventfuI month at the big house on the
hin early In the summer of 80, when
a day dawned whereon fate booked a
oumber Of decidedly interesting fateful
happenings to occur.
Wainwright himself was up hetimes
and at work in his library, porting over
market reports cipher kilograms and g
dozen other details of deals which his
from operating at long range. With
him was his secretary. Thompson. 8
pallid, earnest looking young fellow
whose unobtrusive efficiency had Ions
since won the financier's admiration.
This morning affairs in the financial
world had gone more than ordinaril,
to Mr.. Wainwright's liking. Moreover
para graph in one of the city paper.
that had caught his eyes had set hi
lean gray face TO twitchmg with a.
near an approach 10 a smile as tht
great man ever permitted. Altogethe
he was in an unwontedly genial mood
and SOME of his good nature so far ex
banded as to include his busy score
tary.
Thompson" he remarked as the las
batch of correspondence was cleare,
away, you're looking pale. Do worl
you too hard:'
No, indeed. SIR replied the secre
tary, with a promptitude that. ha,
something almost slayish in it
Feeling all right?" went on VAIN
wright You need more exercise. VIII,
don't you get out of doors oftener?"
The work. sir
Get another man to help you do tn
telegraph part of it, then. r.
Thank you, sir. You are very kin,
indeed; but. II it's just the same to you
I'd rather handle 1t all myself. Il hop
the works perfectly satisfactory. sir?
Perfectly. Thompson You're tn
only employee / have who seems I
love work for works sake Seen any
thing of Mr.. Gibbs this morning.
No, sir. l don't believe he's up We
Coming by such late train last nigh
you know, sir. and"-
II was mp as late as he was, and
was at work by s. But when ma
takes his first holiday In six years. q
he is doing. I suppose oversleeping
part of the fun. There's man to pa
tern yourself after, Thompson! 4
member whom he started out he hadn
penny-nothmg but the resolve |
get no1fey and then t. get moxe of /
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