Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1912-02-22
CHAPTER VII.

In no blaze Of glory did Burning
Dayhght descend upon San Francisco.
Not only had he been forgotten. but
the klondike along with him. The
world was interested in other things
ana the Alaskan adventure, like the
Spanish War. was an old story. He set.
ted down in st. Francis Hotel. was
Interviewed by the cub-reporters on
the hotel-run, and received brief para.
graphs Of notice for twenty.four
hours
Several months passed in San Fran.
cisco. during which time he studied
the game and its rules, and prepared
himself to take hand.
firing of being merely an onlooker.
he ran up to Nevada, where the new
gold-mining boom was fairly started
Just TO try flutter," as he phrased |
1t TO himself The futter on the To-
nopah Stock Exchange lasted Just ten
days. during which time his smash |
ing, wild-bull game played ducks and /
brakes with the more stereotyped |
gamblers. and at the end of which /
time. having gambled Floridel into
his fist. he let go for a net profit OF
half a million. Whereupon, smacking
his lips. he departed for San Fran
cisco and the St Francis Hotel. 1t
tasted good. and his hunger for the
game became more acute.
And once more the papers sensa.
tionalized him. BURNING DAYLIGHT
was big-etter headline again. In
reviewers focked about him. Old
files Of magazines and newspapers
were searched through. and the ro-
mantle and historic Elan Harnish.
Adventurer of the Frost, King of the
Klondike. and Father OF the Sour
coughs. 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 fiotsam and
jetsam o: the sea of speculation
surged upon the shores of his eleven
millions. In self-defence he was COM
/ PEELED to open offices. He dabbed in
little things at "stalling for
time" as he explained 1t to Holds
worthy, friend he had made at the
Alta-Pacifc Club. Daylight himself
was a member OF the club, and Holds
worthy had proposed him. And it was
we'll that Daylight played closely at
first. for he was astounded by the
multitudes of "ground-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 II 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. lie
d did not dislike the little men. the men
/ Of the Alta Pacific. for instance. lie
O merely did not elect to choose them
5. for mariners in the big game In which
4. he Intended to play. What this big
pome was. even he did not know. lie
10 was waiting to find 1t. And IN the
"a meantime he played small hands, IN
a ,osting in several arid-lands reclama
Ia tion projects and keeping his eyes
=, onon for the big chance when II
should come along
,na then no met John Dowsett. the
en- great John Dowsett. II was 'he mrs.
- hic masnate Daylight had met face t1
,,co and he was pleased and charmed
rhora WAS such kindly humannes'
~ ahout the man. such a genial demo
us s,,.ross that Daylight found 1t hare
." 20 realize that this was the John 10"
49, sett president of string OIL umnN .
ice ,.svrance manipulation. reputed any o
Die 49,. uortenants of Standard OH AM
ep- ,'orr ally of the Guggenhammers
eu- Nor did his looks belle his repu'a' 'S,
lily and his manner. Physically lie quo,
"n,0od all that Daylight knew oil mn
ght m~N,,,,o his sixty years ana SNOW
ipe l~s ,,' hair his hand-shake was nrmi
ole hearty S",yt and he showed no signs n,',o :
ling Socronitude, walking win uu.0,
anne snappy step. making all Ho''
eek. definitely and decisively, am, IA,
ueu Vas not long afterward tha' "a "a.
to urs, came on to New YORK '', ~
on. from John Dowsett n"u lie
new ,noa simple little Vpe"''
they CAUSE raI lines. But DOhe'
mas Ter OF ~'"