The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1908-05-22
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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"
ITO be sure" acquiesced Chabot, ''but
we must contrive to have with us only
those who are open to arguments"
Eyes, 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
dishonest then, if you call manipulation
dishonesty, which l candidly confess l
don't-but their ideas were smaller.
Hence the difference. Besides" he added,
laying his hand impressively upon the
others sleeve, this thing must 60
through. 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 depositsrs'
money. Then there was the dividend on
the Ardennes Charcoal and Peat Com
pany. You know it was never earned ;
but we decided that 1t would be best to
pay one"
well, the consequence was you placed
the bonds at par, didn't your
"At par to the public, of course, but
Herr Geldstein's commission took the gilt
of the gingerbread. However, he tool
placed them to such good advantage"
"The interest comes due on the six
tenth. 1 suppose it is useless to cross
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 foated?". hazardet
| Chabot.
IF it isn't foated thu inevitable crasl
will begin, or it can be averted in an
other way, my dear Chabot, about whicl
l cannot talk at present. But we will no
| anticipate evil. Come, you must accom-
| pany me to the Bourss this morning.
have a heavy deal pending, and shall Nee
| your assistance
| As the Vicomte de Valiar and julie
| Chabot left the Office of the Mutua
Credit and Trust Company a small-size
man issued FROM cafe on the opposit
side of the street and walked in an az
parently careless and preoccupied name
in the same direction. He followed thel
until they turned into a brokers' ofic'
Presently they came forth again, and
company with third person continued I
walk in the direction Of the Bourse.
This third person was Herr Max Golt
stein, one of the shrewdest dealers in s.
curities in the whole of Paris. He wa
the broker to whom the vicomte had Ell
trusted the sale of the first mortgas
bonds of the Ardennes Charcoal and Pes
Company. He was heavy, thickset fe
low, with little, cunning eyes, which ha
been set together as closely as natul
would allow; had not an enormous nol
grown between them, he would perhal
have had only one large eye in the cente
He had habit of cooking up his hes
when in conversation, and of listenir
with his mouth wide open. He had cor
menced life in Berlin as bootblack vii
secondhand outfit. At the conclusie
of the first days work he had accum
lated enough to buy the best outfit In Il
city. In a week he had concluded tn
open air work was not to his liking, al
, took his business off the street into
basement, where he thrived apace.
, Then the brilliant idea struck him
, buying and selling theater tickets at C
! rates. From this he gravitated into Il
teries; from lotteries into small cur
. stone speculations. Hardly able to wri
his own name, the trading instinct was
strongly developed In him that in b
years he had accumulated a very consi
cradle fortune.
Why Herr Goldstein had not continu
, his uninterrupted career Of prosperity
4 Berlin was a mystery to his friends
q Paris. As he seemed to have plenty
q money, however, none Of them had ev
d dreamed of inquiring why he PREFER
{ the French to the German capital as
base for his financial operations. AT.
a all, was it any of their business?
Herr Goldstein was about forty-f
!. years of age, but looked considerat
h older. Constant fighting with all Sol
|. and conditions of men had left deep f,
y rows across his forehead. Ladies Sc
|. that without doubt he was a very imp
possessing man. He seemed to have Sol
+ extraordinary influence with the vicom
i and people were lost in conjecture as
n what that could be.
l. The small followed de Valiar, NJ. CT
II bot and Herr Goldstein to the very
l. trance of the Bourse. Unable to obi,
vs admission to the floor, he had recourse
the gallery. 1t was nearly empty.
n old lady and young couple from
country, evidently on their honeymc
It trip, were it's sole occupants. He sat
d the gallery for upward Of an hour,
it gaze constantly on the floor of the
a change, where the vicomte, the bro
e. ever ut his elbow, moved restlessly FIR
se group to group, manipulating his deals
D. When Herr Goidstein left the Bou
a twenty miDufes later una coon, m MAD