The Irish standard., 1911-04-29

man. Eve are bound up with them,
owing to some recent deals. like SIAM
ese twins" Pellmans hands were
nervously cropping from pocket to peck.
et
! II was afraid OF it," he said husk.
fly. then suddenly harcd out again.
you fellows have done this, tell
| your
| NO doubt we rrecipitated the break
at this particular moment" agreed
Ashburn. "but you and your kind are
responsible. for the break itself. 1t
was bound to come, for Wall street is
diseased. This thing will turn out
right, Pelman. In the end you will
md 1t to have been good medicine for
business at large"
ITO hades with business at larger
exclaimed the other, grown vicious in
his big rage. What do care for
business ut large If go bankrupt
When are you going to stop this in
fernal nassacre?"
II don't know" said Ashburn calm
~. "Orders do not come directly from
me. They merely go through me-"
"They come from Forest Lakes"
asserted Pellman. Ashburn only smil-
ed.
you're actually gloating over itr'
charged Pellman, white with anger.
1.-THE whole thing is carefully made
panic by which Breed and you head
bakers Of his profit. Well, there are
ways to make you do something, and
I intend to evoke them"
! Ashburn shrugged his shoulders. go
ahead and evoke" he invited. I'm the
meantime l would like to call your at
tention to the beautiful little fact that
I have personally cleaned up over
100000 In the past week. and
stand to make another handsome profit
II all you manipulators don't 60 to
pieces before can collect It,"
Pellman returned again and again
20 the attack. but finally was compelled
to give up In despair. AS he walked
away he was impeded by two men car
rytng an iron bound wooden packing
case. and his eye mechanically noticed
that there was cut in the edge Of
one Of the sheet iron bands. the point
Of this cut turning up in an ugly fash
ion. He called up Henry Galleon to
find out the status of his affairs there.
Mr.. Galleon was very cold about It,
II must have more margin Mt once
to protect your purchases" he declar-
ed. "Your balance with me ia now
less than $4,000. and it will be wiped
out In an hour unless you send me a
check"
"Who Is my principal creditor7" ask
ed Pcllman.
young Kelvin. He has been buy
ing outright all day and demanding alb
solute delivery Of stock. l think 1t is
his intention to force delivery upon all
purchasers to whom he has previously
sold"
''Where is he to ne foundT'
I'm his apartments Mt the Espla-
made" replied Gulleon.
Pellmnn hung up the receiver and
hurried over to the apartments Of
young Kelvin. He found Phillip
checking of certain items from a thick
pile of memorandum slips. Seen here,
he suddenly looked ageless pcllman
had given him credit only for youth
and consequent lnexperience. He
moistened his lips before he spoke.
II understand you sold ME 10000
shares of N. p" he said.
Kelvin consulted card index and
nodded his head YES" he replied.
Through Henry Gnllcon & Co."
"1f you force delivery on that Stock
said Pellman. II can't save breakfast
money out Of my operations in Gal
Icons Office. I have come to ask of
denl now: let me give you my note
for the difference between selling price
and present market price. you to hold
fthe stock as security"
Impossible. Mr.. Pellman." Kelvin
announced mo compromise can be
made on this stock. have just pur-
chased for spot cash 10000 shares OF
N. p. at sixtyfour. You purchased
from me at 1923. You must TAKE the
stock ut that figure and you can sell 1t
for sixty-four II you hurry. Or I will
keep the stock and you can pny me the
difference in cash."
II can't possibly do It," said Pell-
man.
II can't possibly do anything else"
! replied Phillip dryly.
| Pellman, desperate to try some other
means Of protecting himself. was turn
| Ing away when two men came into the
room with small wooden packing
case bound with sheet iron. Pclman
| might not have noticed this circum.
stance but for his recognition of the
men. Els eve for smaller detail saw
a cut upon one OF the sheet iron bands
and an ugly upturncd corner.
"Now understand" he said. II SEQ
how you came TO be called the Cash
Bear That box is full OF money col
lected by Breeds company and fur
nished to you to conduct this cam.