Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1916-01-14
CHAPTER XlX-contlnued.

The neat-waisted caller, with the
MT slow motion he had used since
snme into the room. drew the slip
tmper towards him again.
There followed another banker, q
sslyfaced man whose heavy features
weutterly incapable of emotion; and
h sat at Allison's table in thick
8ed SOlidity.
There are about to begin interna-
nns movements of the utmost i'm
malCe," Allison told him. There
ts war scheduled for next month,
hCh is likely to embroil the whole
Europe"
The banking gentleman nodded his
had almost imperceptibly.
M Chisholm advised me that your
ErceS Of information are authentic"
b stated What you tell me is most
i9Orable."
Quite" agreed Allison. II am in
hined that the company you repre-
E and manage has the practical d.
EtOH OF the entire banking system
sEaEOpe, with the exception of one
EVltTy Besides this, you have pow
EHl interests, amounting very nearly
ia monopoly, in Egypt, in India, in
australia, and In a dozen other quar-
M Of the globe"
You seem to be accurately In
hned' admitted the banking gentle
Hl, studying interestedly the glow
u Goals in Allison's fireplace.
Il can show you how a certain at
nude towards the international COM
a@tOns which are about to ensue
vii be OF immense advantage to your
mixing system, as well as to the in
nests | represent, l have no doubt
aA We can come to a very definite
ndestanding."
lAe Solidly iowled banking gentle
I'D studied the glowing Goals for two
tlVtes.
should be interested tn learning
10 exact Details" he finally suggest
Id
Allison drew some sheets of paper
'an an indexed file and spread them
@0fe the fnancier 1t was largely a
-''IF OF credits in the beginning, ex-
SasOnS here, curtailments there, and
on a scale SO gigantic that both
eluehen went over every item with
y imaginative minds OF poets, In
WI! hne there was a vista of vast
spires OF topping thrones, of altered
%.AlaFles' Of such an endless and
~-'Hs panorama of governmental
YVES mat the minds of men less in
~ 10 the contemplation of CONNER
and political revolutions might
~F grown tagged. On the third
y ~ NE solid banking gentleman,
~ nad not made a nervous motion
I've his grandfather was a boy.
@ied up with a start.
-, Sny this affects my own coun-
- ne exclaimed. 1T affects our
s ,'-OuS shipping interests, our great
saa lines, our commercial
S .., in all parts of the globe!
! NIPPLES US on the land and wipes
=. +OI the sea! 1t even affects my
" SoVernment!"
S1'Ve true" admitted Allison.
hs banking gentleman drew q
~, y You predict may not come to
4, ~. ss maintained, although the Sc
~ IlloFmation which had brought
d. Alison had prepared him to
= "srF statement seriously.
si,s '1u SHOW you proofs! The war
On = Is 70 be started next month is
4 ~ -9 keystone of the political arch
.Ss,a - entire eastern hemisphere.
d, =. Sts a dozen wars, each bigger
lss.su s other, slated to follow, II
Gset,;a axe the pressing of a row Of
ea,. buttons. Knowing these
h Is you shall, it is only q Ques-
chs whether you will be with me
n. UeSt or in the hollow"
sssa tsi'eF moistened his lips, and
/, sa = us gaze finally from the glow
ESo s 70 Allison's face.
! dsr ne everything you know"
d sat together until morning.
Vi, y, uaVersed the world; and.
visitor had goae. Allison