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

raising prize poultry. and these engrossing mad
nesses were a source of perpetual joy to Daylight
who looked in tolerant good humor. Such amiahle
weaknesses okened the healthfulress of the man and
drew Daylight closer TO him. prosperous success
full business without great ambition, was Day
lights estimate of him-a TOO easily satisfied
with the small stakes Of the game ever to launch
out in big play.
On one such week end visit Holdsworthy let him in
OH good thing, a good little thing, brickyard at
Glen Ellen. Daylight listened CLOSELY 10 the others
description of the situation. II was a most reason
able venture, and Dayght's one objection was that
II was so small matter and far out Of his line;
and he went into it only a matter OF friendship,
Hodsworthy explaining that he himself az
ready in bit, and that, while it was a good thing,
he would be compelled TO make sacrifices in other H
rectiOns i'll order to develop it. Daylight advanced
the capital $4,000, and he laughingly explained
aIterward i was stung all right, but il wasn't
Noteworthy that did it half much those
blamed chickens and fruit trees Of his"
IL was good lesson, however; for he learned that
there were few faiths in the business world and that
even the SIMPLE hOmely faith of breaking bread and
eating salt counted for little in the face of worth
less brickyard and fifty thousand dollars in cash.
But the sharks and sharks of various orders aLS
degrees, he concluded, were on the surface Deep
down, he OWNED, the integ-ities and the
Dites. These big captains OF industry and masters
OF finance, he decided, the to work with By
the very OF their huge deals and enterprises
they had to play fair No there for little sharpers
tricks and buneoT games. 1t to be expected
that little should salt gold mines with a
their friends, but in high finance such methods were
not worth while. There the men were engaged III
developing the country. organizing its railroads,
opening up its mineS making accessible its vast nat
ural resources Their play bound to be big and
stable. They sure can't afford tin-horn tactics"
his summing up.
So it was that be resolved to leave the little men,
alone; and, while he met them in
good fellowship he chummed with none and formed
no deep fHaf1ships He did not dislike the little
men, the men OF the Alta Pacific, for instance. He
merely did not elect to choose them for partners in
the big game In which he intended to play What
that big game was, even be did not know. He was
waiting to find 1t. And In the meantime he played
small hands, investing in several arid land reclania.
ton projects and keeping his eyes open for the big
chance when it should come along.
And then he met John Dowsett, the great John
Dowsett The whole thing was fortutous. This can
not be doubted. As Daylight knew himself 1t was
by the merest chance, when in Los Angeles. that be
heard the tuna were running strong Santa Catalina
and went himself instead of returning directly
to San Francisco as he had planned There he met
John Dowsett resting of for several days In the
middle of a flying Western trip. Dowsett had OF
course, heard Of the spectacular Klondke King and