Putnam patriot., 1910-04-29

handed hfin u5essag res .tIieh be read sisurelg aad as ie.aurely reduced t9 fragments Just as tne session elosed Top Rimlner passed near blB and turned 10 favor him with h1 apelike leer The Cherub bliHEed uBfespoud. lngly. He seemed too dazed by mis- fortune even to disguise bis chagrln.
 4 somewhat different cherHb De vine f was. however. who met his half dozen lleutenants that night be- hind the ascinsieH of safely locked doors on the tenth floor of gaufy big hotel. He bad beeone an alert. ,uastefful. confident person. who thrill sd those about him by revelation of qnguesaed resources and unsuspected reserves 0f force.
 The ellmax of the struggle Uas reached during Thursday Aloug about the noon hour fhe members of the Bates Rimuer combination were fereed to admif that the cbernb was stiil ln tbe HEht. They made the nd missieH with pfefane u1efion. They 
 fHey oaIf knew ttat h some nysteri- on4 manner tbeif triumphant career had heen ehectsd.
 gbss f weHe Aii that afternoon fha eeafeaf wHeed SsW thr price ef r. z aaa <. afneks slumpad deaper ateig. now f aagroeseted anazineif Other staeks were affected The haie la qaaked and a6i.efed as the struggling eiaHta of finance wfestled HeraiHssi7 about Che arena
 i'iaeidi2 smetins q fat. hiaek cigar and tlltiHa comfortably back In one Of Waiioway $ Co \ mahogany office chairs. Cherub pefi0e received but ieflhs from the front Thai Ras the position in which Nick Walleway foune tim .dea. after the day was over. he righed in. haggard of face and with an anxious look in his eyes
 We iaek fifty shares he announes cd briefly
 "Then thats 6fty we must get to morrow morning. responded the chernb
 Tt can't be done" declared Wailo way. dropping hepelessiy inro chair ''The country has been raked with q fine toothed comb. We can't get hold or another share. I'm sorry. Cherub. but I've done my best for you. The P, z and Ms annual meeting Is held at noon tomorrow. and the Bates Rim ner crowd has practically got IN beat. en now If we only had fifty shares more We could wipe them off the face of the earth"
 You're as bad as the countess. chnckled the Cherub nmicably, Then IS this reflection recalled something to hls mind he thrust hs hand into au inner pocket of his coal and drew out q long envelope. at which he stared hiankiy
 \ ivlnge ef guilt hrieked his con science There=-he Ind completely for potIen the first erraud with which she had iutrustei him. Doubtless II was ta exchange thls stock fur cash that she had been Ao anxious to come to the city Perhaps she had been ex. pectlng remittance by every mall. Shamefaeedly hr opened the envelope to make an Idle examination of the contents At the first glimpse hls es- precision changed Hastily he ran through the documents. then showed them back Into the envelope.
 A moment later he asked quietly. How many sharcs did you say We lacked. Nick 2.
 .Fifty." gloomiiy responded Mir. Wal loway. his head between his hands. And about how much would they be worth to me Just now !"
 Worth. Why. anything three hun. l tred. five hundred. thousand dol lars share If you could get them which you can't
 "Noq" responded the Cheruh. Well l what do you say to thesef and he i tossed the loag envelope to Walloway 1 Tint young man touk hts head from i between hls hands aud siauved re l nroaehfliiy at the Chernh II was no l time for Ioklag. Hut he tuck the pack ., and began splritless investigation Suddenly hc jumped to hls feet 1 .peetneM he exclaimed hearsess ~rhese are r. z and \ pfeferredf .sare. The ebefuh was watching him with caim interest And there are twents .nve-hfty ! one hundred shares'"
 Right again. Nick"
 sRut where on earth-cherub, are you a wlxardy'
 Just make a note af Ii that l owe the Countess xecchi hundred thou sand dollars. Guess l can afford to bull the market little en her ac count. ehY'
 sAfford tol Why. pevine. this gives you control of the road, You've got the Rates -Rimmer crowd under your thumb. You've wen. man. you xe | wont'