The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-05-27

HHuhr' fiunied 91leon TNneis o'N /
be- get hi1 money
II didn't know ho had any, return
"a Rensselaer, In surprise.
cnlleon With bis thumb iiuiiered me
edges Of the packages o. money.
AHe Just ltft tliis here S2oooOo' 20 /
margin those 1900 shares Of stock
afty points bid you SEE That suit case
he had7 stuffed full of greenpacks'
Tbete eouldnt haye been less than
90. 900 il ttiis
9tist tied, and they Were
bofh silent Tor Al Ilttlc while;
ssweil. 4 Rensselaer, finally Observed
oEeyer3 lie cot ii, be didn't steal tts
More mower TO him. hope he digs PIP
NO million more, he paused q mo
mont and then chuckled sKelytnallsels
TO have some queer ideaslv he Went
on .tHe used to tell me about them:
wing awake at night in camp. Icould
never make out just whether he really
meant 4 q II he was doing a lot Of
dry klddilse Ny ambition at that time
Was TO become a great general, but ms
loco point was that a republican form
az government was bound 10 fall. said
lie was crazy for power and thatlthe
way to get It was to secure control o.
all the money in the United States;
with that he could do anything over
throw the government, make himself
emperor, correct all the abuses In the
world. He promised me my general
chip when the time came. Funny jun.
bic Of stun, but sometimes It sounded
reasonable too
Old Henry Galleon whistled softly @ !,
himself 4, homely tune Of long ago ana
tapped d pile Of money with bis lead
nnencil. "Hes got hold Of SO much OF
the money he was after that he'll for-
i ret the rest of the program" he sage
IN observed.
-Four other brokerage firms young
Kelvin visited, and with each one he
Concluded an arrangement precisely
IKE that entered into with Galleon,
except that at each office he left a DIFF
ferent list Of stocks to be sold on a
twenty point margin, backed up by
$50 cash per share: then, with Sans
suit case half empty, he directed his
chauffeur to drive back up Broadway
10 The Esplanade. Upon that marvel.
ons thoroughfare he looked about him
with the frank curiosity which marks
4 tt,r S,,ondarinnr stranger,
"only fifteen years, SAM" he said,
turning to the negro, "and see what
has been done. This is the most won
> derful city in the world"
0Yes, sah," replied Sam, looking
briefly from the. suit case between his
. feet and Immediately concentrating
his gaze upon 1t again.
Kelvin laughed Nothing 50 won,
: derful to you as that suit case, is there
i sam?"
.No. sah," agreed Sam. permitting
:, himself a slight grin. eAh done peek
on tha's about all the money in the
$ / wcrl'" III, Va ~ k,
"Not quite" dissented Kelvin with .
smile. then turned again to study the
! changes time had wrought 1T ~
: n,aryelous,,' he presently resumed
: talking more to himself than to thu
. negro. Hwhen 1 was here fifteen
Years ago 1 could not appreciate wha
q ali This meant, but now I know tina
this street Is the concentrated nervous
\ energy Of America gone mad In tn
race for supremacy. Fguess yorl didn
Z think you'd see anything like this
!. SIM, when I Sediyoui from the mo-
. In the Tennessee woUds% pya.j 9
|. sam shuddered. "Deed All didn't,
q he admitted. "MIstah Phillip, All
neyeh fohget that as long as All live
i. Nah life was plum gone, boss AZ
d suah would been han'led like the
" done the right man when they-all go
= i'm ef yo' hadn't come along in v
q automobile. Nah life belongs to V
boss. Yo' kin-yo' kin kill me-je'
,e any time go git good an ready, 'cqus
All done live now three yeahs longe
r. than nah time
re "They'ye been fairly happy years io
10 both Of US, SAM" said Phillip; "6I
20 now we really begin to live" b
7 unused a while longer, then. going bac
to bis original thought, added with
curious smile: ut is strange to n
that, with all these advancements
science, business and politics have NJ
advanced one whit, except along Il
line Of their logical ends The san
> antiquated methods are used that we
IN vogue fifty years ago. guess Una
after all, those are the two mos! Co :,
seryatlve institutions In the world. u
sam?n =, !, ,,,oo
whereupon Phillip laughed Heartily.
CHAPTER II.
n RR1vEp at Phillips aP 9,l