The new era., 1910-07-21
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runs were spiked He had no other local means
Of attacking the franchise or the cardinal. and
any way the deed was done. All wondered what
he would do.
They didn't wonder long AS fast as a rail
road king can get over the rails. Joe Dale came
to Lacedaemon. He almost literally threw the
Daily Planet out Of its oice windows. murdered 1t
and jumped Its corpse. He hred Pat obrien
from the presidency with force and arms. 1t would
have been tragic II everybody had not been grin
ming at Dale's futile wrath. AS 1t was, the only
satisfaction the irate railroad king got out of 1t
was to tell few party leaders who besought
him to continue the paper or sell. that ne would
let the Western Associated press franchise ex-
pire rather than see another fool parer like
that In Lacedaemon Even this small satisfac-
ton was lessened when Pollock insisted on his
salary being continued to the end Of an iron-clad
four-year contract Mr.. Dale went back to New
York with new ideas about city bosses ana tner
ways.
The episode for 1t was only an episode In the
life Of busy Lacedaemon was soon almost forgot
ten The cardinal had shown Joe Dale that he
was boss of the town. Joe Dale had chopped on
the cardinals presidential head in retaliation
John Dale continued his business friend and Gus
TONER and the whole affair was dismissed from
the cardinals busy mind as closed. with honors
l4llHIlall
But Joe Dale was not through with Pat
O'Brien. 1t is railroad kings prerogative to
punish as we'll to reward, and for the punish
ment of OBrien. Dale laid a trap the effective
ness of which lay entirely in its simplicity.
Came John Dale day to the cardinal and
said: pat. I have private tip that big kill
ing is coming off in Nipper stock. Buy me ten
thousand at the market and hold on until l
tell you to let CO."
'All right" said the cardinal and bought an
other ten thousand as well for his own account
Nipper advanced point. He called In few
chosen friends who formed a pool and invested
heavily Nipper advanced two points. five points
Pat bought more; he would pull out when John
Dale did and retire from active business with his
profits.
John Dale himself had gone to New York on
the day he gave his order to O'Brien. Within
day Nipper began to sag. Then 1t dropped below
the buying point. The pool put up more mar
gins. The stock still dropped. swiftly now. and
the other members OF the pool became alarmed.
Pat reassured them. They're shaking out the
small blocks of stock" he said, Then you'll
her skyrocket.
Nipper continued to toboggan. Pats friends
were seriously concerned. They talked of SELL
ing and pocketing their losses. but he showed
them his hand. Look here" he said, John Dale
is in this thing up to his neck and we know where
he gets his private tips. Here's what he
has on my books alone. As long as he holds on
and keeps up his margins. I'm satisfied" His
friends knew the CARDINAL they knew he too
was up to his neck" they held
Suddenly Nipper went down like mercury In
blizzard weather The friends wildly
alarmed They insisted that John Dale was giving
Dick the double cross" Though he did not be-
lieve 1t, he wired to New York for special and
private investigation of John Dales movements
there. And after a little delay tidings came that
made the pool-sharers very sick men. John Dale
had gone to New York had short talk with his
father, then gone straightway to his broker and
sold short ten thousand Nipper at the market The
profits on the sale as the stock went down would
pay his losses the Lacedaemon purchase
Meanwhile Joe Dale would to 1t that Npper
did go down until Pat OBrien utterly
swamped.
OF course the pool made haste to sell out. John
Dale's private tip had been a prophecy. killing
had been made and O'Brien and his friends were
the slaughtered ones. When the debris was hnal
ly swept up the cardinal. who had plunged fierce
ly on his own private account found himself poor
er by some e750,000. It had cost him that much
to disobey the mandate Of . railroad king But
he still owns Lacedaemon-