Norwich bulletin., 1913-07-29

1 buy up B. ". and G. stock at low price.
 The natural inference was that fLudlam needed it in his deals, since I Cole Was his recognized broker, and Cole had passed the commission l on to Frank that the market might
 not become aware that B. w and G.
 was one of the stocks the combine I was seeking to corner
 l Cole was not only Ludlams confl- dertial man, but he was supposed to
 be the man Ludlam had picked out for la son. in- law, and as such fTank douhly disliked him.
 1 Still he was courteous to the agent,
 and when Cole asked permission to l use the typewriter his request was readily granted.
 T did not know you could use a ma l chine" laughed Frank. as Cole sat
 down before the keyboard. Certainly smiled Cole, Nothing
 like a clean impression. and it's been a great aid to me"
 l Frank turned back to his work and did not look up until an exclamation from Cole attracted his attention. Cole had tf- carriage raised and was re-
 garding his work with disgust.
 Whats the matter with this ma
 chine?" he demanded. Frank started.
 Cole had used the machine with the
 changed type.
 That's one the boy broke and tried
 to fix,'' he laughed, unwilling to tell the real reason. Try the next one.
 Cole crumpled the paper and threw it in the waste basket and moved to
 the next machine. Scarcely had he
 left. the room when Frank had the other sheet out of the waste basket.
 He simply had to copy the letter he found and translate the note into Eng fish,
 Dear MT. Ludlam,'' he read. 'T have Keeler all right. He seems convinced that is B. w. and G. we want and that will leave the market clear for the F. and $. we really need. That
 with the B. and G. we have arranged
 for with Mason and the F. M and R. from Richards will give about all we need. I think we shall have no trou- ble in getting-'' The letter stopped abruptly. Cole had found the machine at fault, and it told Frank enough. It is easy to get money in Wall street if one knows how, and by the next afternoon Frank was carrying
 several thousand shares. Somehow the market grew stronger l in those stocks and within two days l his operations showed clear profit of 1 half a million on the stock he had 1 sold again, to say nothing of that which he retained.
 l On the third day he sought Ludlam. i The nanipulator was in no amiable mood, but he was gracious enough to
 Keeler.
 ] T suppose you want to clean up that B. w. and Gl" he said shortly; | Cole has that matter in charge" l "No," said Frank evenly, that goes i to Cole. I have rounded up about a thousand shares. I could have bought
 more, but, you see, T. had a tip to buy other shares and could not give the l commission much attention. I have here shares in stocks you actually
 want to the extent of $237,s70. I want 1 to sell them to you at the price paid''
 Plus commission 2" 'sneered Ludlam. | Plus commission" agreed Keeler. i Jessie is the commission i For half a minute there was abso- i lute silence in the office Ludlam dis ] liked Frank on account of his father, but to let the deal go now would mean the loss of a million. If Frank had 1 been shrewd enough to get the secret of the deal he was not unworthy of the daughter. Ludlam reached for the stocks. Two hundred and thirty seven thousand, eight hundred and seventy dollars. plus commission, Ask Jessie'' But Frank thought 1t more in keep l ing to propose by cipher.-St. Louis I Globe Democrat