The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-06-01
THE CASH INTRIGUE
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he had7 stuned full of greenbacks!
There couldn't have been less than
100000 in it!'
Rensselaer, whistled, and they were
both silent for little while.
"Well," Rensselaer, finally observed,
''however he got 1t, he didn't steal it.
More power to him. hope he digs up
two million more" He paused mo-
ment and then chuckled. Kelvin used
to have some queer IDEAS" he went
on. HE used to tell me about them,
lying awake at night in camp. could
never make out just whether he really
meant it or II he was doing a lot Of
dry kidding. My ambition at that time
was to become a great general, but his
loco point was that republican form
Of government was bound to fail. Said
he wss crazy for power and that the
way to get it was to secure control Of
all the money In the United States.
With that he could do anything over
throw the government, make himself
emperor, correct all the abuses in the
world. He promised me my general
shin when the time came. Funny Jum-
bic of stuff. but sometimes 1t sounded
reasonable too"
Old Henry Galleon whistled softly to
himself a, homely tune Of long ago and
tapped a pile Of money with his lead
pencil. Hes got hold Of so much of
the money he was after that he'll for
get the rest Of the program" he sage
'ly observed.
Four other brokerage firms young
Kelvin visited, and with each one he
concluded an arrangement precisely
like that entered into with Galleon,
except that at each ONCE he left diff
ferent list Of stocks to be sold on
twenty point margin, backed up by
$50 cash per share; then, with Sans
suit case half empty, he directed bis
chauffeur to drive back up Broadway
to the Esplanade. Upon that marvel
GUS thoroughfare he looked about him
with the frank curiosity which marks
the wondering stranger.
"Only fifteen years, SAM" he said,
turning to the negro, land see what
has been done. This 10 the most won
derful city in the world"
LCS, ouug ACRAC0 OdAAS AOOhAh6
briefly from the suit case between his
feet and Immediately concentrating
his gaze upon it again.
Kelvin laughed. Nothing so won
derful to you as that suit case, is there,
SamF'
mo, sah," agreed Sam, permitting
himself a slight grin. "Ah done reck-
on tha's about all the money in the
worl'g'
mot quite" dissented Kelvin with a
smile, then turned again to study the
changes time had wrought. at is
marvellous" he presently resumed,
talking more to himself than to the
negro. when I was here fifteen
years ago could not appreciate what
all this meant, but now / know that
this street is the concentrated nervous |
energy Of America gone mad In the |
race for supremacy. l guess you didn't |
think you'd see anything like this,
Sam, when saved you from the mob
in the Tennessee woods"
Sam shuddered. "'Deed All didn't"
he admitted 'Mistah Phillip, Ahll
neveh fohget that as long as All live.
Nah life was plum gone. boss. An
suah would been han'led like they ,
done the right man when they-all GOT
i'm eff yo' hadn't come along in 70
automobile Nah life belongs to 20
boss. Yo' kin-yo' kin kill me-1es
any time yo git good an ready. cause
All done live now three yeahs longen
than nah time"
(O. I
They've been fairly happy years tor
both Of us. SAM" said Phillip. Out
now we really begin to live. ne
unused while longer, then, going pack
to his original thought, added WIN
curious smile: ut is strange TO me
that, with all these advancementS In
science, business and politics nave not
advanced one whit, except along the
line Of their logical ends. The same
Anticipated methods are used that were
in vogue fifty years ago. guess. that
after all, those are the two most con
sentative institutions in the world En-
Sam?"
eyes. sah.s Sam again readily agreed
whereupoD phillip laughed heartily.