The Washington times., 1909-10-15
CHAPTER XVI.
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matters soon dropped back 10
their usual routine after Eo-
dimes departure The type
writers clicked rhythmically away
customers came and Went ana clerks
fieured over their Iecgers. ana the boy
chalked up his quotations on the STOCK
Thsn Ralph Davis droppod in, and
hndfng his regular associaI# cut, held
a somewhat lengthy conferencs with old
Immediately a subtle electric thzin
seemed TO pervade the entire establish
nent Without being told, all the SUD
ordinates, even down TO the office boy
OF from that sagacious individual no,
would perhaps be the better way TO put
it-knew something was doing.
Along about noon, and again AFTER
the midday luli. the senior partner
fGiCht have been seen rotating con-
stantly between the telephone and the
ticker, his fOX-lilSe grin becoming more
pronounced, ana his white whlslSers
standing out more sunny ~ bodhle
Eve steadily climbed the scale.
Andrus & BOdine were making thelF
supreme effort 20 drive the stock 10
Is. and all the indications seemed to
point 70 the success Of their manipula-
ton.
II Davis told the truth, ana Gabriel
was all cooked and primed 10 BUY, as
he claimed, then the firms great coup
would be an accomplished fact before
the end OF that days session
a
divided responsibility, was quite con-
tent 70 see Bodine remain away while
things ran so smoothly. and paced the
floor with the proud step. Of an ad-
miral upon his quarterback.
But shortly after the resumption OF
trading IN the afternoon session, his
keen old eyes began TO note certain
fluctuations on the tape which made
him wish thar his younger and more
strenuous partner was present
Some one was selling Double Eye
"a quantities sufficient TO hold 10 from a
further rise and even 10 depreEs ~ a
point or two. What did the mysterious
operation portend2 Was II merely =
passing gust, or would Il develop into a
destructive hurricane
Where is Mr.. Bodiue7 Do you know
how I can get hold Of him?" he nerv-
ously inquired, one after another, Of
each member OF the force. But all shook
their heads, untl IL came to the office
swell. he's got a dame up At one
Of dem upper Broadway hotels re-
sponded that fuuct1onary5 The sent me
up dere onct wid a package. Mebbe you
could catch him wild her, MI. Andrus.
I've got her name AMI de number Of
her suite IN my book here, an If you
wait a minute III git yer de phone
Thank you, that IS not necessary,
James" The old man glanced at the
entries In The crumbled notebook. i
have friends stopping in the same house
md know the telephone number well.
Dorothy BreutZ" he muttered as NE
turned away. THE famous beauty. en-.
No wonder BOdiue has spent small
sized fortune in the last year. Prob
= DIV the hole We are I'm al present NAV
be directly charged up to Miss Dorothy
Brent"
He had no time then to exDatiate upon
bis partners 0ellnqueucies- The thing
10 90 now was to get hold OF HOdiue
and see III something could not Ire done
10 cheek this unt0ward selling. new fast
growing ominOus. But 10 clue TO tht
whereabouts Of the missing EOdint
could be CLEANED az the hotel. He had
been there. came the answer. but had
eft some time before, and no one could
cay where ne had gone.
All that Andrus could do was 20 stiff
fen 40 his iieurenants, call out his las
reserve forces and hope for the sudder
death OF the mysterious seller,
Bus the ticker continued TO bring Onla
6 tales OF disaster. The old mans arm
hung limp and detected. lie constantly
mOpped his brow as he cent over th'
4 tape
A. a matter OF fact. the strain o.
s-oh 4 sottle was entirely zoo much TO
= man OF his years He weakened un
der IL perCeptibly, and became wilde
and more az loss every moment 1
lasted.
The end was Of course a foregon'
conclusion. Against the cardboard
hurled the solid impact of the Gabrie
millions.
II was merely a question as 10 wheth
- the firm could held out TO the tap o.
the closing gong and 80 live until an
other day.
Everybody In the office kept his eye
upon the clock, marking the seconds ~