The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1913-10-17

<1lon 0SA&N u " LID d1lAA1ot1
up desk, looked at his watch and then
up at Rives-
Can you wait 10 minutes2 I guess
I'd better go. though 1 haven't got
time. You can have me motored back
so as to get here by 1870 o'clock in
the morning
.Itn be easy-that or special
train"
All right, them" agreed Allan with
hesitation. his eyes still on his desk.
II haven't seen Maud and the little
one for a month. 1t seems to me. but
certainly hate to leave this pile of
work, Well. L
The phone rang. He answered it
and winked at Rives as he caught the
first few words.
Certainly. Come right along he
said. Its Mptrie." he laughed tri-
umphantly. He has been commits
stoned to buy thousand feet of
wharf front for the Transoceanic
people. What did I tell you? Oh he
was still standing. II told him to
come along. It'll probably be an hour
or so of job, and others are likely
to come through, SO l better not try
to go with YOU"
And Maud?"
We'll" hesitated Allan, eyou ex-
plain ii to her, old man. She'll I'M
derstand; and tell her I'll be down in
few days at the least"
Rives looked at him curiously and
in silence for few moments.
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long"
RAISING ss,ooo,ooo,ooo
And now a new power was felt IN
the affairs of the great tunnel prof.
ect TO the world ' at large Allan
was still the big figure, the tremend-
Gus force that brought forth the
mighty plan and was driving IL
ahead. But those back OF the scenes
felt a new hand on the controlling
levers. This new power was Money.
ana its tangible form was Sidney
Wolf.
This man was Lloyd's other self.
But a few years before he had been
obscure. Then he found himself
across the board from the terrible
money-vultures in a minor chess game
of finance and had played his hard
est. Lloyd admired his skill and
made him his chief of staff
His name originally had been Saio-
mon Wolsolm. in his lean days in
Berlin. Moving to London in increas-
ing prosperity he had become Sidney
Wolfson, and in New YORK ne had
finally appeared as Sidney Wolf He
was not genius of finance. He was
a master general of dollars, which is
different thing. AS Allan knew
the working capacity of drill, SO this
man knew the working capacity of
dollar. He could not dream great
visions of finance, but when shown
the head OF millions he was an in
vincible fighter.
| From a dog-poor student Wolf had
become a multimillionaire while still
a comparatively young man. He had
made money his one aim, and was
bitterly disappointed when he found
out that its possession was not the
recipe for content He was black
haired. thick-lipped and trifie stout.
with fishy eyes and a heavy voice
| the type of man particularly repulsive
/ to the men with whom he most
desired TO associate. He hated Allan.
not because Allan moderated his
money skill. but because In all the
months of their association in the
planning of the financial campaign
| Allan had never treated him as a So
cial acquaintance. He had never
asked him to lunch or dinner, he
had never introduced him to Mrs. AL
Ian or intimated that he might be
desirable as a guest at his home even
| in a vague. noncommittal way. Rives
treated him with formal politeness,
and Allan's other acquaintance ig-
nored him.
Allan. hail fellow well met with
half the underlings about the offices
OF the tunnel company, invariably
addressed the money master as Mr..
Wolf" The Mr." grated every time
Wolf heard 1t, for he knew 1t was not
a mark of respect. He resented AL
lan's familiarity with the others. a
| familiarity that never lessened their
respect for him or the promptness OF
their obedience. Wolf was obeyed