New-York tribune., 1911-02-05
Chapter XXI. The Caldron Bubbles

Chapter XXI. The Caldron Bubbles
CAILLARD came into his office u --it'e
~ pale and more than -ritie ag-atec. |
The news received at bis bank had been |
--agge-ing: yet had served % arouse q rage /
in his breast that s,itfencd al. the -ineWs ot |
his being The first ,n,iwatlon ~ Fiascm /
double dealing had come thus 0clatcd o. his /
ken He found himself practically under |
mined before his suspicion had been aroused. /
HI secretary glanced up at him lnstlnN- |
lively. wondering II the warning note re- |
or'sed that morning from the bank -a9 |
been confirmed. He saw that II had.
GaiIard threw down q bundle oi paper /
and leaned on the desk. 81 nigh, have
known better than 20 deal with an internal |
Count hc said. ~Thev are born 10 ia,tcn /
IN the world a. large. and The L. =. IN parIou- /
lar. Has the list improved since noon,
The secretary rose and went 20 tle ticker /
where the white paper tape Was o0lel wards |
long IN basket ~It was gong ott when /
looked al /, last De impaired scanning t1e |
figure printed on the narrow strip ~ rHhDn. |
"Stil, dragging q little heavily.
I'D expect that AS part ~ The luck, -aic |
Gaillar5 seating himself beside the desk ana |
,Glv drumming with his nngers. III
something. / suppose. 90 have found our a-
soon as this what my olive oil associate Is
doing. II, put q crimp in him for this thar
Satan himself couldn iron out.
81 hope YOU will sir. exclaimed his Sec
-e-a-r earnestly "Ive felt all along tna, |
YOU were trusting the Coun, TOO TAR putting |
too much Of the management n his hands.
GaTa-t sc0wled. "Wirhout him and his |
uncles connections in Paris we cou-dn
have put "a finger IN the PIE.
"Ouirc right. sir; but hasn De g., .D |
% put IN more than q finger mean id l-e
last few days,
~Trat's the ioker." Gaillari admitted.
~NI- share before was comparatively small
ali he would let me have. Now I've got
AN arm in the pie. and maybe part oi my
shoulder He must have held me oH DtloI'
10 make me eager. and now he has le, me
in I'D % the hiit-tor this.
But about Your notes, SIR SAD INC
eager assistant. returning from the ever yu7.
ticker which was blithesomely tapping ou.
fortune or ruin on the tape I-et -''
not vet fallen into his hands,
~That's the one uncertainty. i sha- N'.
De- able 10 determine where they are -.'
several 5avs Tyson has let them go-t...r.
ing~ate II Fiaschi gets them a. al-' =. WI, ~,
5,. IN "a roundabout manner. ] doubt ne "
TAX. -rer personally. He'd prefer 70 nave
some one else put on the screws.
~Bu- you'll beat him, ot course q, ,-'
40 pulp said Gaillard, rising and
striking the desk with his fist. 81 rather
go Stone broke and get our in the tree. y.
f,g sewers than % have him down me NON.
The trcacLerou- hound. .-,..
~perhaps.~ said thc secretary ilmAi.s..
",o. might 5c wiser 20 let me sci. your .a.. u.
-,.l-itie- while the Joss Is reasonably snl"'..
.\o- saare'" GaIllari told him te.'--
iyerv. aIvc taken losses enough. IBIS
merely Dip In the market. That ",.
known everywhere. I shall need ONE pro'.-.
IN that tohght this busines through.
And Mc,al Reductions is due for a rise .I-
rao dividend payable this week ! ]. take d.
prof, on them both.
IL went TO his inner Office res, ,.e-....
II closed the door behind him. ana began
20 pace the floor. His thoughts had gone
Straight 10 Thurley and Fiascm asplra.i"il,,,
for Ter hand. He was instantly pot '.,
through recalling scene Of the "Pnn.t-
and tr, Count together al Alice Van hlIA 10
n. had likewise read Of her adventure WIN
S,ar.era-. car. and this aaa increased
h. wDaucuce.
H. ......l+ 81 ff. letter written IuC -ti-. /