The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-08-28
A Wall Street Scoop

Ferdy simply gasped. Being a reporter
nothing should have surprised him, bui
this was too much for his training. Jerk
ing the cigarette from his mouth with
Sucn violence that the ashes despatched
MS clothes. he started down the streel
alter the departing couple. Good Lord. q
ne said softly.
The couple walked to the end OF the
street, where they turned the corner
ana their disappearance brought him to
ms senses, Calmly pulling a cigarette
ette. and turning his back on the news
paper office. hurried toward Broadway
itis present task was 10 interview q
lnancier returning on the Cedric" and
nothing short OF an earthquake would
have made him miss the appointment,
when the flnancier was interviewed and
the article turned in for next morning $
edition, he boarded subway train and
rode uptown. He lived far UP on the
west Side with his sister and her hus-
band, and with them he took his dinner
left the house and hurried around the
corner. where, arriving at the flat, he
rang, Lily Beach's bell.
OF twenty-five, with light hair and blue
eyes, but tonight her manner was sc
quiet and serene that Ferdy was ne,tled,
in9rles If you had date with fifty
millions, why didn't you tell me-" he de-
manded.
Lily's room was small. and as she drew
shetcHeS LOT tne newspapers artlcleS were
scattered about 1t In artistic confusion.
Perhaps II was this-the crampiness OF
the room-that made Ferdy's voice sound
loud AT any rate. she received him cold
he was. Besides" she added, when
you speak OF my friends. please be caro-
full what you say
Friends, Ferdy.s gray eyes widened
brown hair that in his excitement, had
fallen across his forehead. Good Lord,
are you and Dudy Gilman friends?"
Why not, I'd like to know"
why not? Well. for one thing. al
ways thought friendships between fnan-
cial kings and young newspaper women
were o1nfned to dime gnasd Of
things. in high-class literature like
IN anything hIgh-c class, the. girl
Don't you suppose II the queen OF Eng.
land took me driving in the park I'd tell
Lily had a sursllng laugh. mo fear
That's it!' Ferdy's anger had passed,
and ,aCidn In its place was an air OF great ds
enough, am j? You've got to rub it IN
Lily's laugh subsidized, Women are not
made OF stone. despite numerous tndica-
Sions that they are. and she bent down dow;
Don't be fool. Fcrdy.' she said II
studio, where his daughter Is learning to
paint He knows all about my engage
ment to you and he only goes with me
because he likes TO talk about art"
Ferdy looked up a little shamefacedly,
$50 that's IT" he said I'm tone suf-
ficiently low to pass for an apology, Then.
as another thought came to him, he
added fiercely: Did you tell him the
reason we can't marry. too? Did you
tell him it's because men like him squeeze
the very blood out OF our veins?"
did you tell your rich uncle from
Cleveland that you voted last year for
guess not But l did something better
Something better" AS he looked at
her, Lily was smiling contentedly and
ner mysterious air annoyed him. What
dln You do?"
Il told him you were terribly bright
and I've fixed 1t for you to meet him
some time, Suppose he takes fancy
TO you and gives you some information
on the market?;'
Out of Terdy's deep distress came the
shadow OF smile "Whatll 1 speculate
You don't have TO, yourself; you can
tell your brother-in-law."
"Newtown? He wouldn't take another
tip from me If gave him the money to
Lily. at this was lost in thought. For
moment she was silent then she sud-
denly cried: Suppose he gives you In
formation and you make 1t into an ar
tcle?"
Something big. you mean9"
Something nobody else knew about-a
by Cod" The idea was so wonderful
:bat Ferdy was lost for a moment in
contemplation OF II. But his thoughts;
when they came. were tumultuous. and
the clump of unruly hair swung back
and forth like a pendulum. If he did.
you know what IT would meant he
shouted IT'D mean that every paper
,r rlf ~
wouldn't have to stick to a Wall street
paper with a few thousand circulation.
I'd go with the Herald or a paper Ike
that; Robinson; our editor. called me a
dub today. Well. let me pull off a
scoop. that's ALL, He'd kow-tow In short
order, I tell you
thusiasm spending its force, Lily ampli-
fled her plan On the following Friday
Dudley Gilman was coming to the studio
10 examine her work and Ferdy must be
there, too To introduce them would be
her part. but Ferdy must manage The
rest.
Leave it to me-" said the young man.
I'll manage it to the queens taste, ~.
Mr.. Gilman had not yet put In an ap-
pearance. but the sound Of his automobile
rose presently 10 the open WINDOW and
a few minutes later he entered the room
He was about go, very tall and thin.
with iron-gray hair and soldierly bear
Ing but although he looked severe. his
manner was exceedingly genial. He was
glad 10 meet Fcrdy, he said-men OF the
journalistic profession, although they
were often annoying in their efforts TO
interview him, were useful and impor-
tant factors in civic lie. AT the frs. op-
portunty Fcrdy and Lily exchanged
gances which said that the initial steps
had been successfully taken.
The later steps were taken. with equal
~ good results. Not only Sid Dudley
Gilman like Ferdys company but he i'm
mediately took him Into his confidence.
telling him how he began life groc-
cry boy in Utica, how he saved his pen
nics. came 10 New York, and rose by
steady degrees. Ferdy said: THAT would
make a. splendid article, Mr. Gilman,
Would YOU mind IF / used it?'
The old man laughed You reporters
are wonderful chaps" he said. But no
found no reason for refusing and the
article was written. II appeared In one
of the Sunday papers and Mr.. Gilman.
whom Ferdy again mst a few days later
at Lily's studio, praised him for It very
highly. You've true literary ability,
Mr.. Hicks he said. "It won't be long
I'm sure. before your career as a mere
reporter Is ended"
Fardy's bosom swelled. and encouraged
alike by the speech and the confidence
Mr., Gilman appeared to place in him. he
arranged to meet the Nnancler oftener.
Once or twice week he encountered
him at Dily's. where the celebrated man
INDUCED his interest IN art, but this waS