The Red Cloud chief., 1911-12-28
CHAPTER wi.

In no blaze OF glory did Burning
Daylight descend upon San Francisco
Not only had he been forgotten. but
the KlOndike along with him The
world was interested In other things
and the Alaskan adventure. like the
Spanish War, was an old story. lie set.
tied down In ST. Francis Hotel. was
interviewed by the cub-reporters on
the hOtel.run and received brief para.
graphs OF notice for twentyfour
hours.
Several months passed In San Fran.
cisco. during which time he studied
the game and it's rules. and prepared
himself to take hand.
Ttrtng Of being merely an oniooker,
he ran up to Nevada. where the new
goldmining boom was fairly started
"just to try a flutter." as ne phrased
It to himself. The fiutter on the To-
nopah Stock Exchange lasted just ten
days, during which time his smash.
ing. wild.bull game played ducks and
brakes with the more stereotyped
gamblers. and mt the end OF which
time, having gambled Floridel into
his INST. he let 90 for a net profit OF
half million. Whereupon, smacking
his lips, he departed for San Fran.
cisco and the st. Francis Hotel. It
tasted good. and his hunger for the
game became more acute.
And once more the papers sensa.
tionalized him. BURNING DAYLIGHT
was a big-letter headline again. In.
reviewers aocked about him. Old
hles Of magazines and newspapers
we're searched through. and the 70.
mantle and historic Elan Harnish.
Adventurer OF the Frost, King OF the
klondike. and Father OF the Sour
coughs, strobe upon the breakfast Ia.
ble OF a million homes along with the
toast and breakfast foods Even be.
fore his elected time. he was forcibly
launched into the game Financiers
and promoters, and all the fiotsam and
5etsam OF the sea OF speculation
surged upon tho shores OF his eleven
millions. In self-defence he was com.
PEELED to open Offices. He dabbled in
little things at first-"stalling for
time." as he explained It to Holds.
worthy. friend he had made at the
Alta'Pacific Club. Daylight himself
was q member OF the club. and Holds.
worthy had proposed him. And II was
we'll that Daylight played closely at
nrst. for he was astounded by the
multitudes OF sharks-"ground.sh sharks" 4"
he called them--that focked about
MIN. He saw through their schemes
readily enough. and even marveled
that such numbers Of them could find
suhcient prey to keep them going
Their rascality and general dubious.
ness was 30 transparent that he could
not understand how any one could be
taken In by them.
SO 1t was that he resolved to leave
the little men. the Holdsworthys.
alone; and. while he met them In good
Fellowship. he chummed with none.
and formed no deep friendships. He
did not dislike the little men. the men
OF the Alta-Pacific. for instance He
merely did not elect to choose them
Tor partners In the big game In which
ne intended to play What this big
game was. even he did not know. He
was waiting to find It. And In the
meantime he played small hands. in.
vesting In several arid-lands reclama.
ton projects and keeping his eyes
open for the big chance when II
should come along.
And then he met John Dowsett, the
great John Dowsett. II was the first
big magnate Daylight had met face ia
face. and he was pleased and charmed
There was such a kindly humanness
about the man. such genial demo
craticness. that Daylight found It hard
to realize that this was the John Dow
sett. president OF string of banks
insurance manipulation. reputed ally OF
the lieutenants of Standard Oh, and
known ally OF the Guggenhammers
Nor did his looks belle his reputation
and his manner. Physically. he guar
anteed all that Daylight knew of him
Despite his sixty years and snow
white hair. his hand-shake was firmly
hearty. and he showed no signs ol
decrepitude, walking with quick
snappy step. making all movements
definitely and decisively.
1t was not long afterward that Day
light came on to New York. A letter
from John Dowsett had been ths
cause--a simple little typewriter let
YER Of several lines, But Dayligh,