The Irish standard., 1911-04-29
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Copyright 1893. BY the Bobb.- merrill, Co.

Young Eldridge took a great fancy
to him and before he had been on
the market week had him in at Ker-
rvs for dinner with a lot Of the big
guns Of the market. 1t was discovered
that Kelvin distinctly knew how to
comport himself in any company. The
only thing Of note he said during that
dinner was that he confidently looked
very shortly for the biggest crash in
the history Of the street. They heard
this remark in amused silence, but in
the main they liked him. Rollins, one
Of the conservatives Of the railroad
group and Of vast experience, was
the only one who studied Kelvin Sc
nously.
ION what do you base that queer
prophecy" he wanted to know.
"Tm not ready to tell you just yet"
returned Phillip, smiling, "but it is
coming
II know why" put in Pellman, one
Of the more reckless operators Of the
railroad group. cts because our
young friend is on the short side of
the market for all the real cash in the
country. There must come panic.'
They were quite content to laugh at
Kelvin. He was necessarily "green,"
being young and new to the street.
Rollins got Phillip to one side after
the dinner.
I'm very curious about the slump
You predict" he said. IL hope it's
true. want to buy some railroad
stock, and it can't go any too low to
suit me-"
Phillip looked at him in musing ST.
hence. He liked Rollins, clean, well
yet up man, with clean life and an
honest one written all over him.
"You buy outright only, I believe,
Mr.. Rollins" he observed.
COPYRIGHT only" replied Rollins.
seThen wait. There will be some
bargains by and by" declared Phillip,
80 seriously that Rollins was i'm.
pressed.
Kelvin had been in the market more
than month, steadily selling all that
time, when one evening in private
dining room with almost the same
crowd Rollins found that he had no
cash and sent down a check to the
manager with request that he send
up tho c,1rtency. The manager him
self came up with the check in hand
md very much worried.
every sorry, Mr.. Rollins" said he,
shut I have not the currency in the
house. We have had no currency to
speak Of for several days. I don't
know why it is, but there seems to be
b tremendous scarcity Of cash."
"What seems to be the matter?"
IT don't know, SIR" responded the
manager. "Trade was never better.
Our regular customers seem to have
plenty Of money, bu no currency.
don't believe have seen thousand
dollars in cash in week, except what
drew myself for our payroll here"
''That seems to be a general COM
plaint," remarked Pellman after the
manager had left the room. "There is
4 scarcity Of money everywhere. Yes
terday my check was refused at two
hotels. don't understand it."
II can tell you," said Kelvin quietly.
"Within the past year nearly billion
dollars Of actual currency has been
entirely withdrawn from circulation"
They were slow to understand how
this could be.
II have seen no mention Of such a
withdrawal" urged Pellman. "Where
and how has this amount of money
disappeared?"
I'm bread" declared Kelvin. 'The
one commodity in this country which
must invariably be paid for in cash Is
the five cent loaf of bread"
A short laugh ran around the board.