Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1912-01-12
CHAPTER VII.

In no blaze of glory did Burning
Daylight descend upon San Francisco
Not only had ne been forgotten, but
the Klondike along with him. The
world was interested in other things,
and me 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
graphs of notice for twenty-four
hours.
Several months passed in San Fran
cisco, during which time he studied
the game and it's rules, and prepared
himself to take hand
THING OF being merely an onlooker,
he ran up to Nevada, where the new
gold-mining boom was fairly started
Just to try a fiutter," as he phrased
It to himself The nutter on the TO-
nopah Stock Exchange lasted just ten
days, during which time his smash
ing, wildbull 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 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 a big-letter headline again In
reviewers flocked about him Old
files of magazines and newspapers
were searched through. and the ro-
mantle and historic Elan Harnish,
Adyenturer of the Frost, King of the
Klondike, and Father of the Sour
coughs, strobe upon the breakfast ta-
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 flotsam and
jctsam of the sea of speculation
surged upon the shores of his eleven
millions In self-defence he was com
PEELED to open Offices He dabbled in
little things at "stalling for
time" as he explained it to Holds
worthy, a friend he had made at the
Alta-Paciflc Club. Daylight himself
was member Of the club. and Holds
worthy had proposed him. And it was
well that Daylight played closely at
first, for he was astounded by the
multitudes of sharks" ground sharks
he called them-that locked about
him He saw through their schemes
readily enough. and even marveied
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
net understand how any one could he
taken in by them
SO it was that he resolved to leave
the little men, the Holdsworthys,
alone: and, while he met them in good
fellowship he chunmed with none
ard formed no deep friendships. He
did not dislike the little men. tie men
Of the Alta-Pacihc. for instance. He
merely did not elect to choose them
for partners in the big game in which
he intended 10 play What this big
game was, even he did not know He
was waiting to find It, And in the
meantime he played small hands, in.
resting in several aridlapds reclama.
ton projects and keeping his eyes
open for the big chance when it
should come along
And then he met John Dowsett. the
great John Dowsett II was the first
big magnate Daylight had met face to
face, and he was pleased and charmed
There was such kindly humanness
about the man, such a genial demo,
craticness. that Daylight found it hard
TO realize that this was the John Dow
sett, president of string of banks.
insurance manipulation. reputed ally of
the heutenants of Standard Oil, and
/ known ally Of the Guggenhammers
Nor did his looks belle his reputation
and his manner. Physically. he guar
/ anteed all that Daylight knew of him
! Despite his sixty years and snow
white hair his hand-shake was firmly
| hearty anu he showed no signs OF
decrepitude, walking with quick.
snappy step, making all movements
definitely and decisively.
1t was not long afterward that Day.
light came on to New YORK. A letter
from John Dowsett had been tho
cause-a simple little typewriter let.
ter of several lines. But Daylight