The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-11-06

was prone to lapse into 'youall' "knowed" "sure"
ana similar solecisms He learned to eat and dress
ana generally comport himself after the manner OF
civilized man; but through 1t all he remained himself
not unduly reverential cOnsderatiVe and never
hesitating 10 stride roughshod any soft faced
convention If 1t got in his way and the provocation
were great enough. Also-and unlike the average
Of weaker coming from back countries and far
places-he failed TO the particular tin gods
WOrShpped varOusly by the civilized tribes of
He had seen tOtems before and knew them for what
they were.
firing of being merely an onlooker, he ran up to
Nevada, where the new gold mining boom was fairly
started-"just to try a hutter" as he phrased 1t to
himself. The futter on the TOnOpah Stock Exchange
lasted just ten days during which time his smashing.
wild bull game played ducks and brakes with the
Stereotyped gamblers, and at the end Of which tme
having gathered Forde into his fist he let go for
net profit of half million. Whereopen, smacking his
lips he departed for San Francisco and the ST. Francis
Hotel 1t tasted good and his hunger for the game
became more acute
And once more the papers sensationalized him.
Burning Daylight was a big letter headline again.
Interviewers focked about him. Old dies OF maya
zines and newspapers were searched through and
the romantic and historic Elan Harnisb Adventurer
of the Frost kmg of the Kondike and Father Of the
SourdOughs, strobe upon the breakfast table OF a
million homes along with the toast and breakfast
foods Even before his elected time he was foreiby
launched into the game. Financiers and promoters
and all the otsam and jetsam Of the sea of specula-
ton surged upon the shores of his eleven millions.
IN self-defenee he was compelled to open Offices
He had made them sit up and take notice, and now.
willy-nilly they dealing him hands and clanor-
ing for him to play. Well play he would he'd show
EN- even despite the elated prophecies made of how
swiftly he would be trimmed-prophecles coupled
with descriptions of the bucollc game he would play
and OF his wild and woolly appearance.
He dabbled In little things at hrSt-"stalng for
time," as he explained it TO Holdsworthy friend be
had made at the Alta-Pacifc Club. Daylight him.
self was member of the club and Holdsworthy had
proposed him. And it was well that Daylight played
closely at first, for he astounded by the multitude
of sharks-"ground sharks he called them-that
fOcked about him. He saw through their schemes
readily enough and marvelled that such num-
bers OF them could find sufficient prey to keep them
going. Their rascaIity and general dubiousness
so transparent that he could not understand how any
one could be taken in By them
And then he found that there were sharks and
sharks. Holdsworthy treated him more like
brother than mere fellow clubman. watching over
him, advising him. and introducing him to the mag
mates OF the local financial world. Holdsworthy's
family lived in a delightful bungalow near MenlO
Park. and here Daylight spent a number Of week
ends seeing ineneSs and kindness of home life OF
which he had never dreamed. Holdsworthy was
an enthusiast over flowers and half lunatic over