Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1912-09-19

check Daylight had received. rcRme
to him with q shock that II the thing
were so he was broken man. And
1t also came to him that all this colos.
sal operating Of his was being done
on his own money. Dowsett, Gug-
genhammer and Letton were rlsking
nothing. 1t was panic, shortliyed, 1t
was true, but sharp enough while II
lasted to make him remember Holds.
worthy and the brick-yard, and to I'm.
pei him to cancel all buying orders
while he rushed to telephone.
Nothing In it--only rumor,"
came Leon Guggenhammsr's thfoaty
voice In the receiver. AS you know"
said Nathaniel Letton, II am one OF
the directors, and should certainly
be aware Of 1t were such action con.
templated." And John Dowpett: ~
warned you against Just such rumnrs.
There is not an iota of truth In tt
certainly not. Itell you on my honor
as a gentleman" y.
Heartily ashamed Of himself for his
Temporary loss Of nerve. Daylight re-
turned to his task. The cessation Of
buying had turned the Stock Exchange
into a bedlam. and down all the line
Of stocks the bears were smashing
Ward Valley, as the apex. received the
brunt Of the shock. and was already
beginning to tumble Daylight calm.
ly doubled his buying /orders.
And all through Tuesday, We'd
nesday and Thursday morning. he
went on buying. while Ward Valley
rose triumphantiy higher. Still they
sold. and stili he bought, exceeding
his power to buy many times oyer.
when delivery was taken into account.
What Of thati On this day the double
dividend would be declared. he as
sursd himself The pinch OF delivery
would be on the shorts They would be
making terms with him.
And then the thunderbolt struck.
True to the rumor, Ward Valley levied
the assessment. Daylight threw up
his arms. He verified the report and
quit. Not alone Ward Valley. but all
securities were being hammered down
by the triumphant bears. As for Ward
Valley, Daylight did not even trouble
to learn II II had fetched bottom or
was still tumbling. Not stunned. not
even bewiidered, whiIs Wall Street
went mad. Daylight withdrew from the
field to think 1t over. After a short
conference with his brokers, he pro
ceeded to his hotel, on the way pick
ing up the evening papers and glanc
ing at the headlines. BURNING
DAYLIGHT CLEANED OUT. he read /;
DAYLIGHT GETS HIS; ANOTHER
wEsTERNER FAILS TO FIND EASY
MONEY.
He passed up to his rooms. ordered
q Martini cocktail. took Of his shoes
and sat down to think After half an
hour he reused himself to- take the
drink, and % he felt the liquor pass
warmingly through his body. his fea
lures relaxed into slow. deliberate
yet genuine grin. He was LAUGHING
at himself.
"Buncoed. by gosh!" he muttered.
Then the grin died away, and bill
face grew bleak and serious. Leav
ing out his interests In the severa
Western reclamation projects (which
were still assessing heavily. he was
ruined man. But harder hit than thi
was his pride. He had been 80 easy
They had gold-bricked him, and -
had nothing to show for 1t. The sim
plest farmer would have had docu
ments, while he had nothing but
gentleman's agreement. and verba
: one at that. Gentleman's agreement
He snorted over It. John Dowsett'
voice. Just as he had heard 1t in III
telephone receiver, sounded In hi
ears the words. ION my honor az
gentleman" They were sneak-thieye
and swindlers. that was what the
were. and they had given him III
double-cross. The newspapers wer
0 right. He had come to New York
s be trimmed, and Messrs. Dowsett, Ls
/ ton and Guggenhammer had done 1
He was little fish, and they ha
; played with him ten days-ample tim
d In which to swallow him. along wit
l. his eleven millions. or course, the
9 had been unloading on him all h
u time. and now they were buying War
;. Valley back for . song ere the ma
" ket righted itself.
{. And Daylight sat and consum.
Q cocktails and saw back In his life 4
g Alaska, and lived over the grim yea
In which he had battled for his clevs
7. millions. For awhile murder O
l. at his heart. and wild ideas Al
1t sketchy plans of killing his betraye
p flashed through his wind. Daylight U
IT locked his grip and took out his au.
70 matte pistol-a big Colts ~. He !
n leased the safety catch with his thum
y and, operating the sliding outer bi
II rel, ran the contents Of the cl
X through the mechanism. The Gig
N cartridges slid out In q stream. I
10 refilled the clip. threw cartridge in
"a the chamber. and with the trigger
L full cock, thrust up the safety rate
* ct. He showed the weapon into 4
n. side pocket Of his coat, ordered Z
ID other Martini. and resumed his seat,
As At ten o'clock he arose and por
ie over the city directory. Then he .
IN on his shoes. took cab. and depart
a. into the night. Twice he changed cal
to and finally fetched up at the night
IT. iice OF detective agency. He sup
~ intended the thing himself. laid do'
p money In advance In profuss guar
e. ties. selected the six men he need,
en- and gave them their ipatructioi
M Never. for so simple task. had III
Ia been SO well paid; for TO each In
ey ditiogto once charges, he gave q a
nj hundfed;dollar bill. With the prom
IN OF another II he succeeded. Hoi
ny time next day. he was convinced,
lg' not sooner. his three silent partn.