The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1912-02-02
CHAPTER VII.

In no blaze of glory did Burning
Daylight descend upon San Francisco
Not only had he been forgotten. but
the Klondike along with him. The
world was interested in other things.
and the Alaskan adventure. like the
Spanish War. was an old story. He set.
tied down in St Francis Hotel, was
interviewed by the cub-reporters on
the hotel-run. and received brief para
hours.
Several months passed in San Fran
cisco. during which time he studied
the game and Its rules. and prepared
himself to take a hand
firing of being merely an onlooker.
he ran up to Nevada. where the new
goldmining boom was fairly started
lust to try a flutter." as he phrased
II to himself The fiutter 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
hall 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
tionaiized him. BURNING DAYLIGHT
was hig.!etter headline again. In.
reviewers fiocked about him. Old
files of magazines and newspapers
we're searched through. and the 70.
mantle and historic Elan Harnish,
Adyenturer OF the Frost. King OF the
klondike. and Father of the Sour.
doughs. strobe upon the breakfast Ia
BILE of a million homes along with the
toast and breakfast foods Even be
fore his elected time. he was forcibiy
launched into the game Financiers
and promoters, and all the fiotsam and
Jetsam of the sea OF speculation
surged upon the shores of his eleven
millions. In self-defence he was com.
PEELED 10 open Offices lie dabbled In
little things at hrst-'stalling for
time" as he explained II to Holds,
worthy, 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
nrst. for he was astounded by the
multitudes OF sharks ground sharks. q"
he called them-tbat fiocked 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
ehe little men. the Holdsworthys
alone: and. while he met them 10 good
fellowship. he chummed with none
and formed no deep friendships. lie
did not dislike the little men. the men
Of the Alta. Pacific. for instance. lie
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 Tic
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 first
big magnate Daylight had met face t.
face. and he was pleased and charmed
There was such kindly humanness
about the man, such a genial demo
eraticness. that Daylight found ii hard
20 realize that this was the John Dow
sett. president of string of banks
Insurance manipulation. reputed ally o
NE lieutepants OF Standard Oil. ant
known ally of the Guggenhammers
Nor did his looks belle his reputatio,
md els 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
1oerepitude. walking with quick
0appy step. making all movement
0o0nitely and decisively.
u was not long afterward that Day
Nit came on to New York. lette
6om John Dowsett had been III,
onDao-a simple little typewriter let
~ = several lines. But Dayiigh