Bisbee daily review., 1911-11-12
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There is not an iota of truth in it. certainly not tell you on my honor as a gentleman"
 Heartily ashamed of himself for his temporary loss of nerve, Daylight re- turned to his task. The cessation of buying had turned the Stock Exchange into a bedlam, and down all the line of stocks the bears were smashing. Ward Valley, as the apex. received the brunt of the shock. and was already beginning to tumble Daylight calm. ly doubled his buying orders. And all through Tuesday Wed nesday and Thursday morning. he went on buying, while Ward Valley rose triumphantly higher. Stin they sold, and stil he bought. exceeding his power to buy many times over, when delivery was taken into account. What of that? On this day the double dividend would be declared, he as sured himself. The pinch Of delivery would be OR the shorts. They would be making terms with him.
 And then the thunderbolt struck. True to the rumor, Ward Valley levied the assessment Daylight threw up his arms. He verified the report and quit Not alone Ward Valley, but all securities were being hammered down by the triumphant bears. As for Ward Valley, Daylight did not even trouble to learn fl it had fetched bottom or was still tumbling. Not stunned. not even bewildered. while Wall Street went mad. Daylight withdrew from the field Co think 1t over After a short conference with his brokers, he pro- cseded to his hotel, on the way pick ing up tho evening papers and glane- Ing st the headlines. BURNING DAYLIGHT CLEANED OUT, he read; DAYLIGHT GETS HIS; ANOTHER WEsTERNER FAILS TO FIND EASY MONEY.
 lie passed up to his rooms, ordered ! Martini cocktail took of hls shoes. and sat down to think. After half an hour he reused himselE>to take the irink, and as he felt the liquor pass warmingly through his body, his fea- .ures relaxed into g slow, deliberate, ret genuine grin. He was laughing at himself
 "Buncoed, by gosh,' he muttered.
 Then the grin died away. and his lace grew bleak and serious Leav-
 ng out bis interests in the several Western reclamation projects (which were still assessing heavily, he was a ruined man. But harder hit than this was his pride He had been so easy. They had goId-bricked him.. and he had nothing to show for it. The sim olesf farmer would have had docu- nents, while he had nothing but a gentleman's agreement, and a verbal one at that Genileman's agreement He snorted over it. John Dowsett's voice. just as he had heard it in the telephone receiver, sounded in his ears the words, 'On my honor as a gentleman" They were sneak-thieves and swindlers. that was what they were, and they had given him the 1pUble-cross.. The newspapers were right He had come 10 New York to be trimmed. and Messrs. Dogsett, Let ton and Guggeuhammer had done 1t. He was a little fish, and they had played with him ten days-ample time in which 10 swallow him. along with his eleven millions. Of course, they had been unloading on him all the time, and now they were buying Ward Valley back for a song ere the mar ket righted itself
 And Daylight sat and consumed cocktails and saw back in his life to Alaska, and lived over the grim years in which he had battled for his eleven millions. For awhile murder ate at his heart, and wild ideas and sketchy plans of killing his betrayers | flashed through his Wind Daylight un locked his grip and took out his auto matte pistol-a big Colts A. He re- ! leased the safety catch with bis thumb. and. operating the sliding outer bar rel, ran the contents of the clip. ' through the mechanism The eight i cartridges slid out in a stream. He rehlled the clip, threw a cartridge into the chamber, and with the trigger at ' ful cock, thrust up the safety ratch- et He showed the weapon into the ! side pocket of his coat, ordered an. other Martini. and resumed his seat.
 At fen o'clock he arose and pored over the city directory. Then he put on his shoes. took cab. and departed | into the night. Twice he changed cabs. and finally fetched up al the night of [ fee of a detective agency. He super. intended the thing himself. laid down ! money in advance in profuse quanti- : ties. selected the six men he needed and gave them their instructions Never. for SO simple a task. had they been so well paid; for to each in ad ! dition to office charges. he gave a i've : hundred-d0llar bill, with the promise ' of another if be succeeded. Some time next day. he was convinced. if ] not sooner, his three silent partners ! would come together. To each One I taO of his detectives were to- be st tached Time and place was all he | wanted to learn.
 Stop at nothing. boys" were his | final instructions. T must have this
 information. Whatever you do,
 whatever happens. I'll see you