Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1910-09-21

ton walked out into the customers
room, and Joined the other unfortu-
mates who had come slowly struggling
in, and who now stood around the
ticker, waiting gloomily and apprehen-
sively for the opening bell to ring.
The tension of the moment was
| plainly enough to be read in the at
| titudes and expressions of the mem
bers of the little group not one of
whom failed in some manner or other
| to betray the fact that he was far
from possessing his usual poise and
calm. Most of them. either consciously
or unconsclously, showed their nerv-
BUSINESS so plainly and even painfully
that it was impossible to misinterpret
| the anxious glances cast first at the
clock, then at the tape, as the moment
of the opening drew near. One or two,
indeed, essayed a nonchalance so obvf-
ously assumed as to render even more
apparent the emotion IL sought to con-
ceal One young fellow with hat
showed far back on. his head. hair in
disorder and restless, frightened look
in his eyes, glanced at Carleton as he
approached.
How you standing it, Jack?" he
| QutIleut Will ldlul dlltlHPI Ut JO1d-
larity. Bad night to sleep last night.
called 1t; guess most likely twas
something In the air"
Another man. he of the toothpicl<,
stout and coarse, held forth at some
length for the benefit of the rest. "Oh,
1t was perfectly clear, the whole thing,
he was saying, with the air of one to
whom all the mysteries and marvels
of stock fluctuations are but as mat
ters writ large in print the most plain.
you see Rockman and Sharp and
Haverfeller got together on this thing,
and then they had conference with
Horgap, and got him TO say that he d
keep his hands off, and let things
alone; then they had a clear chance,
and you can see what they've done
with 1t; oh. they're clever all right;
when those fellows get together, it's
time to look oct; You can't beat 'em.
He spoke with a certain condescend-
ing finality, as If ne had somehow
once and for all fixed the status of the
panic. After a moment or two a gray
scholarly looking little man, with gen
tle puzzled eyes, addressed him, speak
ing with an air of timid respect fol-
the stout mans evident knowledge.
do you imagine, sir" he asked, that
securities will decline still further ir
value? If they should, l am afraid
that l might find myself seriously in
volved. l cant seem to understand
this whole affair; l was led to be-
lieve-"
The big man, Charmed with the
novelty of having a genuine, voluntary
listener, interrupted him at once.
"Oh, you don't have to worry" he
said largely, they might open 'em of
a little lower, perhaps, but they'll &C
back again. Don't you fret; the coun-
try's all right; they'll come back; they
always do
The little man seemed vastly com
forted. I'm very glad to hear you say
So" he answered. 1T would come
very hard-I had no idea the risk was
SO great was led to believe"
The young man with the rumpleo
hair turned a trifle disgustedly tc
! Carleton. Heard from London?" he
asked abruptly His brief, and not
wholly uninteligent connection with
the game had led him to believe firmly
in facts and figures, not in the dan
gerous pastime of theorizing ovel
valuess, or speculating as to what the
next move of the big fellows" might
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