Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-12-28
CHAPTER X.
At The Kino,s Command


cbfn OF Mainmon ih America has O
kfIlg and that the present ruler is very
Irurh alive. A man OF few words. Of
Iron will. OF 6ery temper. OF keen in.
teiiect. proud. ambitious. resourceful
held sncressfui. a giant In physique
and a giant IN personality. l..
q happeBs that MS majesty Is an old
time Wall street bunker. with inherited
ttEdltions about banks and the way
tn4fr funds should be handled BE
had ioue held n pet Aversion. The Van
Dum Trust company had become an
0ffense to his nostrIls lt had built Q
huge palace far up town and its presi-
dent had attempted 10 SET up a court
Of bis own. he had gathered about
him following. among them an ex.
president or the United States Gold
had poured INTO the treasury of the
great marble palace IN q constant
stneam until It's deposits had reached
the, uuprecendented sum OF $000o0.0 900.
SUN greater than the royal bank It.
self could boust
when the king heard the first rumor
Of the fact TINT the rnn Dan Trust
was backing the schemes of the Allied
Bankers IN their sensational RAID on
the market his BIG nostrils suddenly
dnafpd.
AZ last be had them Just where lc
wanted theiA ne signed the denfh
warrant OF the bank and handed It to
hia exscuticner without word of CON-
mept. And then most curious thing
happeLed. The king summoned to his
presence little, dark. swarthy man.
When Blrens received this order to
appear at court he was dumfounded.
He hal long worshIned and feared
the king with due reverence and al
ways spoke his name with awe. To
be actually called Into his august pres.
enee IN such a crisis was an undream-
ca of honor. He FASTENED into the
royal presence with beating heart The
sovereign glanced up with quick en-
erey.
-1ir. Blseps. ! believer
The little man bowed low.
= near tnat sou are about 20 ava tine
Van Dam 1rust VIII TOUT Wihions ~
casnf
bivens smiieo Win prioe.
MY secretary will deliver the money
20 TIE panK Wi.hin an nour.
Inc ting suddenly Wneeieu IN nls
bic armenian. raised MS eyebrows ana
n1eu the HUE nan WIN q s.are lnal
Iroze tne blood 10 nls VEINS Wnen ne
spoke at length nis tones were smooth
40 veivet
~ may give Jon suggestion. MT
IliSens. ! would venture to say that
the Van Dam Trust company Is be
You'd aid. The larger Interests OF the
nation require the elimination OF this
institution and its associates.
= have heard good reports OF you.
and wish to save you from the dis
aster about to befall the gentlemen
who have been conducting the present
campaign IN Wall street II your sec
rotary VIII report TO me ut once with
the four millions gou have set aside
for the Van Dam company shah be
pleased to plate yonr name on my eS'
ecntiye council In the big movement
we begin today The. other gentlemen
whom / have thus honored are now
waiting for me In the adjoining room
They represent a bankfng power that
Is feSistless at the present moment.
when the Van Dam Trust closes its
doors today temporary panic will
follow. We viii give the gentlemen
VITO started this excitement taste of
theif own medicine. render service
TO the nation and incidentally. or
conrse. earn an honest dollar or two
for ourselves trust l nave your
hearty support 10 this program
bivens again bowed low.
Ny hearty support and my pro-
iounoest graptuue'
III expect your secretary WIN your
check TOT TOUR miiiions wi1nn thirty
minutes -, - ..
of dismissal. and the little dark figure
ordered to stab his associates.