Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1911-07-14

In their deep sockets my God!" he
cried. Have they lied to me? Isn't
It true that Belden@"
"Belden," said Hollwedel, recovering
hastily. lis meek as little lamb.
He's been taught lesson all right, but
i didn't have much to do with II.
don't understand this" Indeed. he
was evidently somewhat bewildered.
Hasn't Mrs. West told your"
Mrs West looked at him beseech-
inly; this time he saw It, and stopped
agape.
why, never suspected but that
-" he Numbered.
"I'll go mad" West began. an
grily
His wife interrupted
Tell him all, Mr.. Hollwedel." she
said. family IT you don't mind. Tom,
I'll go"
mo, stay!" he commanded. There's
something funny going on. and pro
pose to know what It is. Now. Holl
wedel-"
Hollwedei stammered.
well, 1t isn't much," he said, that
had to do with the DEAL" he added,
hastily Matter of fact, l only acted
as an agent. under orders. OF course,
you understand, thought they were
your orders. and obeyed them i'm
plicitly."
"Orders?" queried West.
Mrs. West averted her face.
I'll hope you won't be angry,
Tom," she faltered, TREMENDOUSLY.
'I'n be angry II don't get this
straight from the beginning" said
West Go on, Hollwedel. / promise
to control myself and not to inter
rupt."
WELL" said Hollwedel; and stop
ped "Well!" he plunged desperately
at his narrative, 1.-THE morning after
you we're sunstruck, Mrs. West called
at the office. Mind you, hadn't any
notion that you were even ailing. She
said that you had broken your arm
your right arm"
"Why?" demanded the startled con
valescent.
ITO explain why you couldn't send
me written instructions, by your own
hand" suggested Hollwedel.
YES" assented Mrs. West, timidly
And" the broker continued, ut was
necessary to get around Belden. You
had given her full details of how was
to go about the business. Mrs. West
instructed me. thought that 1t was
mighty risky, but that made It seem
all the more as though 1t came from
you, West. It was scheme to knock
the bottom out Of Net Common, in or
der to keep Belden on the anxious
seat while we quietly bought UP ma
jority Of the Bennington Fours. l OBJ
jected because we hadn't ready money
enough to put It through, but Mrs
West overcame that by pledging her
personal fortune to old Winant. That
gave us enough to operate with"
'Bess." cried West. ''you-you did
that"
Watt" advised Hollwedel. You
promised to go easy. Mrs. West start
ed the ball rolling by going to Wise's
uptown room and selling FIVE hundred
Net Common short Inasmuch as you
were known to have been comforting
with Belden the day before and Mrs
West being your wife, presumably ia
king a flyer for pin money on your
advice, young Wise jumped at the con.
elusion that Net Common was due to
breakfast as we had figured he
, would He telephoned his papa, and
the Wise clique unloaded on the min,
ute That staggered Belden, and be
fore he got over 1t, everybody was
bearing Net. sold ten thousand
I short, Just to help things along and
J Belden took the count. Then I soaked
them with twenty five thousand shares
! and Net dropped like a sinker. She
: closed at eighty-three, with Beiden
choking to death; and we covered and
cashed in to beautiful tune.
= "In the meantime, I'd been cabling
the English investors for their Ben.
2 ningtons, and got big block from
. over there. besides what I picked up
s on the Street during the slump and
. while Belden was getting his second
{ wind Finally, had corraled over
:, half the bond ISSUE which Mrs. West
8 and locked up In our safe deposit
I vault Pretty soon-day or two
Belden came around; said he's recon
l. sidered, that he'd take our block at
: the price agreed upon-eighty. I told
him just how things stood. We held
/. the majority OF the Fours: but we
4 didn't want them. We didn't care to
b foreclose. told him he could have
/. them at par He swore he'd have
]. your blood. West-and gave in. He
e had to. don't know where he got the
r, money, but do know that we cleared
nearly a million on the operation. And
d your wife's responsible"
d Hoilwedel stopped abruptly. Mrs
It West started, and quivered a little
i. with fearful gladness-that she had
n done this thing for him. for her hus
d band But she feared to meet his eye
e West remained still in his chair star
e ing at the ceiling. After a while-s
Q tense, silent interval-he passed hit
hand over his eyes.
|. my wife," he said. softly, and
It arose. He took a step or two towart
!" her, and paused "A million!" he whis
}. pered "oh. good Lordi" He ad
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