Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-12-21


IN give mp my music. 60 to work
and help yon right away"
The father placed his hand gently
over her lips. and the tears sprang Into
his eyes in spite OF his effort to keep
them back .=.-.s.
Don't talk sacrilege. my child, Snch
words are blaSphemy. God gave me q
mans body for the coarse work OF
bread winning He gave you the 81.
preIne gift. voice that throhs with
eIoqnence. a power that can lift and
inspire the world. T
Promise me. dear-it's the one wish
Of my heart. the one thing worth
working and struggling for-promise
me that you will never stop until the
training OF your voice Is complete;
that no matter what happens yon win
obey me in this. II Is my one com.
maDd. You will obey mey'
"Yes. papa. promise. II It will
make you happy" .....-....
It's the only thing ! live for. All
! ask IL that youNdo your level best
with the gift OF God"
''I1l try. papa dear" was the quiet
answer as she kissed him again and
softly left the room.
Harriet bad scarcely reached her
room when Adams, the cashier OF one
OF the allied banks. who owed the
doctor for three months rent entered
the library with quick. nervous tread.
live news. sir" he said excitedly
i've q big DIP on the stock market"
The older man grunted contemptu
ously.
'ies. that's what ais you. know.
You've been getting them foo some
time That's why you owe me for
your rooms. That's why there's some
thing the matter with your accounts"
II swear 70 yon. doctor. my accounts
are clean I've bought a few stocks
I've made q little and lost little
I've got the chance now I've been
waiting for. I've a real piece OF In
formation from the big insiders who
are going to make the market tomor-
row. | got 1t from Blvens' private
secretary. The little weasel has made
millions on this break. and he has
been selling the market short for two
weeks. Tomorrow morning he In 80
Ing TO smash II for the last tims and
1t noon throw his millions on the bull
side. The market will go down three
points on the break In the morning
Ii will jump 6ve points In ten min
utes when II turns the other way
There are stocks on the list that will
recover ten points before the market
closes"
"Riyens Is going to do thisf" the
older man interrupted Then It's a
trick. It's lie. Take fiy advice and
do Just the opposite from what yon
understand Rivens will sell out his
partners In the deal"
Man. ne cant sell ont. the cashier
insisted. -It.s his own deal He's In
It for all he's worthi"
The doctor rose with sudden excite.
ment.
Adams, this Is the first time In my
life I've ever been tempted to huy
stocks, I'm In desperate need OF
money. rye a note for $1,000 due
I've $1,000 set aside to finish my little
girls. musical studies I've got to
meet that note somehow. and I've gut
to have the money for her; II Iooks
ike chance ri go IN and watrii the
market tomorrow"
IF II don't act exactly as say don't
touch Il Tilt does. go In for all you're
worth. II stocks start down rs ! say
they will. sell short. cover at noon and
they buy for a rise. Don't listen to
foois-just hay. buy, buy! You can sell
before the market closes and make
$4,000
"rll drop into brokers' Office and
watch tile market open. anyway.
Adams. Thank you"
The next day the more optimistic
traders on the stock exchange expected
a change In the market Stocks had de
cliped for two weeks with appalling
swiftness and fatality: Every hour had
marked the ruin of men hitherto bul-
warks OF solidity Experienced men
reasoned and reasoned from experience
that there must be turn somewhere
The bottom surely had been reached
The time for rally had come.
Stuart slept late. He was up until
O'clock writing reply to peculiarly
venomous attack on his integrity which
a morning paper bad printed. The
writer had boldly accused him OF be
ing the hired tool Of the group OF finan-
ciai cutthroats who were coming nlii-
lions out OF the ruin Of Others In the de
struction Of public faith.
His reply was simple. and his con.
Guiding paragraph was unanswerable
except by an epithet. ~.
My business Is the enforcement OF
Justice. am the servant Of the people.
II Wall street cannot stand the en-
forcement OF law so much the worse
for the street II is no affair OF niue
Dr. Woodman hurried downtown to
the office Of n friend OH Pine street. an