Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1912-09-19
Z Copyright 1910 by the New York Herald Company
p Copyright, 1910, by the Macmillan Company,

Adventurer of the Frost, King OF the
Klondike, and Father OF the Sour
doughs, strobe upon the breakfast ia
BILE. Of 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 fotsam and
jetsam OF the sea Of speculation
surged upon the 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 1t to Holds
worthy, a friend he had made at the
Alta-Pacific Club: Daylight himself
was member of the club, and Holds
worthy had proposed him. And It was
well that Daylight played closely at
/ first, for he was astounded by the
multitudes OF sharks-"groundsh Sharks"
he called them-that flocked about
him. He saw through their schemes
readily enough, and even marveled
that such numbers OF them could find
sufficient prey to keep them going.
Their rascality and general dubious
ness was so 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-Pacihc. for instance. He
merely did not elect to choose them
for partners in the big game In which
he 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
tion 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 frs,
big magnate Daylight had met face tc
face, and he was pleased and charmed
There was such kindly humannesi
about the man. such genial demo
craticness, that Daylight found It hare
to realize that this was the John Dow
sett. president Of string Of banks
insurance manipulation. reputed ally o.
the lieutenants of Stabdard Oil. ant
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 firml,
hearty. and he, showed no signs o
decrepItuoe, walking with a auick
snappy step, making all movement
definitely and decisively.
II was not long afterward that Day
light came on to New York. A lette
from John Dowsett had been tn,
! cause-a simple little typewriter lei
ter OF several lines. But Dayligh
had thrilled as he read II. The bal
sentences seemed gorged with my
terry. Our Mr.. Howison will call VI
on you at your hotel. He is to
trusted. We must not be seen I,
gether. You will understand after "
have had our talk" Daylight come
the words over and over. That was |
The big game had arrived. and
looked as II he were being invited
: sit In and take a hand. Surely. for u
other reason would one man so pereml
torily invite another man to make
journey across the continent.
They met-thanks to "our" M
., Howison-up the Hudson. In a ma
: nificent country home, Daylight. a
: eoFding to instructions, arrived In
: private motor car which had been fu
!, plshed him, powsctt was alread
? there. and another man whom Da
light recognized before the Introdu
tion was begun. It was Nathaniel lie
ton, and none other. Daylight had see
= his face a score OF times In the ma
: azlnes and newspapers. and read abo'
bis standing In the financial worl
: and about his endowed University