The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-09-01

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So Daniel like a true lover, stuffed
his pride away down IN the bottom
drawer, underneath his shirts and
socks, and bought slateville a May
dale.
He had been very quietly aooumu
lating a line OF Statewide & Maydalo
shares for week or more. IN the face
Of a tive.point rise IN the stock
caused by the buying Of the Slate
Brick Company insiders and by an
ephemeral stampede of the Shorts"
TO cover, when the stock dropped
back and started on a downward
course that brought Joy TO the hearts
of the "Bllss Company"
The cause OF this slump was that
Alexander Calvin Wheatly had dis
covered, after a characteristic careful
investigation, that the Slate Brick
Companys scheme for making a slate
brick would cost more than any brick
ever employed outside Of the street
paving department Of Paradise.s Con-
sequently he had not only, declined to
father the company, but proceeded to
sell Slateville & Maydale short,
He was moved TO this latter course
by the statement of a member OF the
Slate Brick Company to the efect
that, although their patent process
was not perfected, they would yet
show him that they could make slate
bricks at a profit, and intended to
hold all the Slateville & Maydale
stock they had and TO pick up more
when It reached bargain prices.
or course, Alexander Calvin Wheat
~ said nothing to Eta about his resig-
nation Of the presidency Of the Slate
Brick Company; and since his asso'
citation with the enterprise had not
been made public, no one but the IN
siders knew Of the severe blow that
the concern had received.
Still, Daniel bought Statewide g.
Maydale, Still, Alexander Calvin
Wheatly sold Slateville & Maydale
short. Still, the Street wondered.
As the price sank lower and lower,
an enterprising newspaper man fell
afoul Of the story Of Alexander Calvin
Wheatly's intended fathering of the
Slate Brick Company and his subse-
quent resignation of the presidency.
Then there was more short selling,
and a terrific drop in the price of
Slateville & Maydale.
When Dan and Eta saw the story
in a morning newspaper they began
to talk about a receivership for the
Bliss Company"
The outlook was gloomy, but as
they owned a majority Of the stock
they decided to reorganize the road.
Dan formed a board of directors,
! chosen among his friends, who elected
him president and Eta Calvin Wheat
" secretary and treasurer.
This astonishing change in the man
agement of the Slateville & Maydale
so incensed Alexander Calvin Wheat
ly that he showed Daniel the door and
cut down Etta's allowance.
Upon the heels Of the reorganization
of the company came a rumor that the
Swabbash railroad, seeking an en-
trance into Pittsburg, was thinking of
buying the Slateville & Maydale.
Immediately there was a stampede
on the part Of the Slateyille & May
dale shorts to cover, and the stock
in days trading lea2ed up to so, its
par value.
Il wish l could kiss you through
the phone" cooed Eta, as Dan, at a
safe distance from the parental cane,
told her of a conference he had had
with President Harwood of the Swab-
bash, when that official had offered to
buy the stock of the Statewide &
Maydale at par. You're going to sell,
aren't you?" she asked.
Sure! but not at par" answered
Daniel. They've got to dance for it
first then pay the fiddler! How's
papa?"
900 h." Dan heard her piquante
laugh ripping over the wire. "O-o-oh,
he's furious! You know he's terribly