The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1912-02-23

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What had he come fOr7 To trim the
New Workers as he had trimmed the
Tonopah crowd in Nevada
They we're prepared for him to play.
and. when heavy buying Of Ward Val.
leg began. II was quickly decided that
ne was the operator Financial goBsip
buried and hummcd lie was after
tho Guggonhammers once more The
story ~ Ophlr was told over again
aud sensationalized until even Day.
light scarcely recognized Il. SIN. IL
was all grist To his mill. Tho stock
gamblers we're clearly bcioolcd Each
day he Increased his buying, and no
eager were tho sellers that Ward
Valley rose but slowly. A wildly en-.
citing time was his during the week
preceding Thursday the eighteenth.
Not only was no gambling az he had
never gamblod before. but he was
gambling at the biggest table In tho
world for stakes 30 large that even
the casc'hardenod habitues Of thu, tn.
bic were compelled to ait up. In spite
OF the unlimited selling. his persist.
ent buying compelled Ward Valley
steadily 10 rise. and az Thursday ap.
proachcd. the situation became acute.
Something had to smash. How much
ward Valley was this Klondlko gam.
bier going to buy7 How much could
he buy7 What was tho Ward Valley
crowd doing all this timer Daylight
/ appreciated interviews with them
that Rppeared -Interyiov. dott,h,,,tI.
placid and non.commI,,ni Iaon nrs.
gonhammer even haznrdcd Tho on,nIn,
that this NortblnnJ croesus mich, -
sibly be mixing n mistake n,1 no,
that they cared Jobn Dov.o,, ax.
planned. 1T ia puroly gambling from
beginning TO end =" were Nntbnnioi III.
toms words; "hnd We refusc ~ hay.
anything 10 do with n or IN ,nbo no
tice Of n In INV v.yY
During this ,Imo n,v,,.,, h.,
ernl secret mee,ings Win h,, nar,aa'.
one with Loon C,..ar,aa,, ~,
with John Dowao,, ana ,wn a,,h a.
Ilowlson. ncyond congrntuln,lons ,hov
really amounted IN no,bing, ,or a. h,,
was Informed. eyerytbing wos .o,nr
satisfactorily uut on 'ruosdoy ,,o,,,-
ing a rumor TINT WINS di,conoa,,tn,
came TO Daylirh,'a enr. =, .as to
published In the Wall strec, JonrnaI
and Il was 10 the offect ON anna,an,I,,
straight inside Information ths, on
Thursday. when the dIrec,or. ~ W.
Valley met, instead OF tho eustomary
dividend being declared. nm arsoss.
mont would ne i.s,.A. ~ "a. an. as.,
check Daylight had received. II came
TO him with n shock that n tho thing
were so he was broken man. And
II also chmo TO him that all this colos-
sal operating OF his was being done
on his own money. Dowsett, Gug-
genhammer and Letton were rlskinE
nothing. II was panic. shortllved, Il
was truo. but sharp enough whllo II
lasted TO make him remember Holds.
worthy and the brlck.yard. and to I'm.
pei him TO cancel all buying orders
while he rushed 20 telephone.
Nothing In it-only rumor." D.
came Leon Guggonhammer's throaty
voice In the receiver. AS you know"
said Nathaniel Ietton, II am one OF
the directors. and should certainly
be aware Of II were such action con.
templhiod.' And John Dowsett. Il
warned you against Just such rumors.
There ~ not an iota Of truth In It.
certainly not tell you on my honor
as gentleman"
Heartily ashamed OF himself for his
temporary loss Of nerve. Daylight TO.
turned TO his task. The cessation OF
buying had turned the Stock Exchange
into n bedlam. and down all the limo
~ stocks the bears were smashing
Ward Valley. ns the apex, received tho
brunt Of the shock. and was already
beginning to tumble. Daylight calm.
~ doubled his buying orders
And all through TUESDAY. Wed.
nesday and Thursday morning ho
went on buying. while Ward VALLEY
rose trlumphantly higher. SIN they
sold. and sun he bought. exceeding
his power TO buy many tImes over
when delivery was taken into account
What Of that9 on this day the double
dividend would be declared, he as.
,ured himself The pinch Of delivery
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