The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1916-01-14
CHAPTER xIx-ContInueo.

The neat WASTED caller. with the
first slow motion he had used since
he came into the room. drew the slip
OF paper towards him again,
There followed another banker, a
rudy man whose heavy features
were utterly Incapable OF emotion; and
he sat AZ Allsous table In thick.
1owled solidlty,
There are about TO begin interna.
tioual movements OF the utmost i'm.
portance." Allison told him There
IL a war scheduled for next month.
which Is likely to cmbrol the whole
OF Europe
The banking gentleman nodded his
head almost imparceptibly
Mr. Chisholm advised me that your
sources of Information are authentic"
he stated What you tell me Is most
deplorable"
Quite" agreed Allison. Il am In.
formed that the company you repre-
sent and manage has the practical d.
rection Of the entire banking system
OF Europe. with tho exception OF one
country Besides this. you have pow.
ertul interests. amounting very nearly
60 n monopoly In Egypt. In India. In
Australia. and IN dozen other quar-.
tets OF the globe"
You seem to be accurately In.
formed" admitted the banking gentle
man. studying interestediy the glow.
ing GOALS in Allison's fireplace.
"lf can show you how certain At.
tttude towards the International com.
plications which are about to ensue
will be OF immense advantage to your
banking system. as we'll as TO tho In
terosts | represent. ! have no doubt
that We can come 10 very definite
understanding
The solidly jowled banking gentle
man studied the glowing Goals for two
minutes
. Il should as interested Ia learning
tho exact details" he finally suggest.
ed
Allison drew some sheets OF paper
from an indexed hla and spread them
before the tinancier. 1t Was largely "A
matter ot credits In the beginning ex.
tensions here. curtallments there, and
all on scale so gigantic that both
gentlemen went over every item with
the imaginative minds OF poets, In
every hne thore WAS vista OF vast
empires, Of topping thrones OF altered
boundaries. OF such an endless and
shifting panorama " governmental
forces, that the minds Of men less In.
ured to the contemplation OF CONNER.
cial and political revolutions miSht
have grown tagged. On the third
page, the solid banking gentleman.
who had not made nervous motion
since his grandfather Was boy,
looked up with a start
why. this affects my own couu.
tryl" he exclaimed. 1T Affects our
enormous shipping interests, our great
transportation lines, our commercial
rsmlnest,ors In nil parts OF the globe.
II cripples US on the land aud wipes
Us from the sea II even affects my
own government
quite true. admitted Allison
The banking gentleman drew a
long breath
What you predict may not come to
pass." he maintained. although the Sc.
crpt Information which bad brought
h,m 10 Allison had prepared him 10
take every statement seriously.
Il can show you proofs The war
which Is t. he started next month Ia
only the kevstoue q the political arch
az the entire eastern hemisphere.
There are a dozen wars, each bigger
than the other. slated 10 follow II
needed. like the pressing q a row OF
electric buttons Knowing these
things as you shall. II is only CUES
tion o. whether YOU VII 20 N'th ne
ON the crest. ar In the hollow
The caller mots,ened his lips. and
turned his gaze finally from the s'o"
ing Goals 10 Allsors face
SHOW me everything sou Know
he demanded
rhcy sat together until moFnins'
and they trsssrsed the world and
wsop that visitor had gone, Allison