The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-06-08
THE CASH INTRIGUE
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: commemorate ua1SdCLlO0S Will NcuA
money, and Henry Breed. whose greed
had made this possible, was the most
profound scoundrel of the century,
While he was still reading these &C
counts the Stock Exchange opened, and
Il opened with a rush, with practically
every trader on the floor wanting to
sell and few wanting to buy. Within
five minutes of the opening the place
was a pandemonium, and he had to be
a Hercules who held buying orders.
The peculiar part of the movement
was that it started simultaneously In
nearly every trading group upon the
floor. Men with orders to sell 5000
shares of u. p. would no sooner exc
cute that commission than they would
plunge into the Steel Common group
with equal frenzy. Men with orders
to wait for a price beloved in sheer
nervousness. 1t was a roaring, shrek
ing, cursing hell. in which clothing
was rent and men fought Ike fero-
cious dogs for a mere glance from a
man who had buying orders.
By 8 o'clock every security listed on
the Stock Exchange had dropped TWEEN
fy points a share. Many Of them had
gone still lower. That afternoon the
private dining rooms of all the exclu-
stve cafes were filed with grave men,
certain groups planning to go with the
movement and others. more far seeing,
devising ways and means to stem the
oncoming tide.
Pellman took q train to Forest
Lakes, the country home of Henry
Breed. The six biggest railroad oper-
ators in the street had decided that II
I any man could influence Breed Pell-
man was the man. Pellman himself
/ was dubious. He had once angered
! Breed; but, for that matter, Breed had
+ engaged In some quarrel or other with
every man in the market.
Pellman approached Forest Lakes
with a confidence that diminished as
he came in sight Of Breeds immense
estate.
At the great iron gates a grizzled old
woodsman with a gun took Pellman's
card through the grill and. stepping
inside small lodge, telephoned to the
( house. He came out again in q few
+ moments.
''AIr. Breed is ill.," he said '@The
doctor has forbidden him to see any
one"
'Is the doctor In the houseY' asked
Pellman.
ayes, SIR"
PelIman proffered bin. Telephone
the doctor that i would like to see
him"
"All right. SIR" said the gatekeep-
er and turned slowly away, but he
did not touch the money. He was
gone about five minutes. "Dr. Zelphan
says that You may come up to the
house." he announced upon his return.
Pellman frowned as the big gates
swung open. admitting bis limousine.
AT the door an almost decrepit servant,
not in livery, ushered him into dim
old parlor, where rusty horsehair fur
niture bulged and crinkled with the
everlasting dampness. There was a
rustic of silk in the hall, and girl
Of about twenty stopped for a moment
in the door She was of unusual beau
", dark haired and dark eyed. with a
certain quick, 1.-THE movement that told
of nervous energy gone riot for want
OF outlet. For just a moment she
stood, startling figure in her semi
fitted house gown of wood brown silk;
then she moved swiftly away, and her
place In the doorway was taken by
DIR. Zelphan-
'Dr. ZelphanY' asked Pellman, ris.
ing.
81 am, sir" replied the other, with a
bare trace of foreign accent. ''You
wish to see Mr.. Breed"
"on a matter Of the greatest i'm
portance."
impossible" declared the doctor.
cit is not only my orders, but his own,
that no one be admitted on any ex-
citing Grand"
Pellman considered few moments
In silence.
ATs he able to talk at all?'' he asked.
eyes," admitted the other. and for
q heeting instant Pellman thought that
he had detected twinkle in Elephants
eye.
"Then must see him." insisted Pell-
man. 1--WE are in the throes Of ma
tionaI calamityr'
He held out to Zelphan a copy Of an
afternoon paper, aflame with the ter
Eor OF the withdrawal of currency from
circulation, with the panic Of the morn
Ing, with dire prophecy for the future.
''Mr. Breed is In no At condition to
talk over such matters" said the doc
i tor.
"He must be IN condition." insisted
Pellman. ''Mr. Breed alone could stop
this"
ZeIphan turned suddenly and strobe
TO the door across the hall. ''Come in"
he invited.
Pellman followed him into a great
dim library. Near the window, but
facing the fire, sat the remarkable man
who by his ingenuity and enterprise
had built up the most enormous bust
ness in the world and who through Il
had gained control Of not less than
one-thirtieth OF the capitalized indus,
tries of the United States. He breath
ed Pellman's name and gave him q
limp, fish cold hand
sat sunnoSa Won have heard Broad .