The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1915-02-26


Ton 6on't expect No 10 TN ~ CHA
t1zaiirs' hasinsss 10 sssryoAH who -
ssirssl abcas itf-
Dsek cot 1p and walked over to the
brOksR. Hs commanded attantl0R tAia
time, In snah n way that Hennln@ waa
unnhle 10 evAdb iits le0k
-Dont a,iibbQs with NJ. Hennsng.
be eouaseied- -roa kaaw that my 10
ouiries into Rsynoias' business aren't
calculated 10 do him harm. have
heard something which makes me
think be was caught pretty bad today.
Now its yes, or no. II yoa dont want
to Uniightsn ms. nay 50 Don't stall
THAT rnsans." said the broker. ~ Z
don't answer that you'll and out soms-
whers eiss. Wall. thea. he was hit .
plenty. About forty thousand. and n
know anything about Mr., Reynolds
affaire. be was cleaned"
@Ali on enc stock!- Meade asked.
"one was enough" replied the
broker. Consolidated Wire did tho
trick"
Quite an unexpected drop. wasn't
1T" the young journalist commented
oh. By the way" be added lightly.
Mr.. Brand. Of the Hudson company.
has bean trading In Consolidated. J
suppose be took tambis. too"
HeuninG laughed outright.
"yas. hs took tumble all right but
he took II nrst---befors the drup--and
sold. Stocks 90 up on . risinS mar
kst," he said plaeidly, ''Thsy 20 % fax
and then thsy usually 60 down.
And vsry reasonable Of them. too
Dick fsisnsd no surprise at Brands
good fortune. Re rot up and walked
about the room. Inspecting. In turn.
the mural decorations, Thsn quite
casually he nnssrsd Q pad Of paper %
the brokers desk and toysd with osn-
vsnisnt pencil Unwfstinsiy he drew
sons little hnss 90 the paper. two
VERTICAL. and across them. two hexi-
tcntai ones. Then he drew than
again. double cross.
Henninx, q kesn4 observer of thia
artistic tytfing. redeemed eighty. but
hi immoeils features underwent no
change. He watched the writer reach
for HIS hat and neither spoka A Dick
opened the door the broker offered no
commonplace good.by. His words
might have seemed somewhat irreie
want. but for the little cross Dick had
scratched upon the pad
Meade" he said, without rising.
you're wasting your time at that
magazine stun. Why don't you come
down here and get in with the live
ones! You could make your fortune
In the street beyond a doubt"
Thanks" answered the journalist
complaeently. Coming from you that's
quite q compliment But even broker
can't ignore some truths, II you don't
mind I'll give you a motto for Wall
street. Unto him that hath shall be
given and from him that hath not shalt
be taken even more than he hath A
slight revision Of the original text but
for the purpose just one. Good-by,
Henning."
Waltz" called the broker.
Dick turned.
Wait. / didn't know Reynolds was
such a friend OF yours Maybe he isn't
fiat. Maybe We can nx him UP Bit"
I'm afraid not" Dick answered.
From what knew and from what I've
learned nov. fear he's past fxing"
He went out into the crowd. II was
four O'Clock. Wall and Broad streets
were filled with 4 hurrying. scurrying
throng.
Dick. in no mood for haste. was
showed and tostled. as be Rugged the
sides Of buildings In his more leiaurely
progress toward the subway. When he
saw the mobs pouring down into the
tube at Wall and at Dey streets he
wormed his way northward along
Broadway till he found taxi and head.
ed for the Thirty-fo street ferry.
The boat made it's slip at Ions
Island City and he caught train for
Bayside where tho Reynolds lived.
,Whsra they lived. but would live no
more. Poor Bob! he thought, and poor
Janet For his heart went out to Jane
az much az to his friend, she was but
girl, blinded by the giamor with
which the trap had been baited and
Dob Was a man who had stepped bold.
ly into Il.
The end had come quicker than Dick
thought II would 1t was but matter
OF time. he knew. but he would have
given Bob more than year.
He learned that the Reynolds house
was some thirty minutes walk from
the station He could find no mean,
of CONVEYANCE, 30 he set out on foot