The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-03-23

That kid calculated Watson, du
biously. What's he got to do with
it?"
Everything. You remember l got
him his position with Vermilye & Co
: He is grateful little fellow. He al
ways boasted he would do great things
for us some day. Well. he comes into
the Office this afternoon, all excite,
ment. I've got the straight tip he
declared. 'Vermilye & Co. are going
to run corner in stock feed and
! broomcorn. They are going to rush
the market up twenty to thirty points
delivery day, and hold it there. It's
sure play-any good to you?' Mr..
Watson. it is more than good to us-it
| is the salvation of our business!"
Allowing we can depend upon the
| tip, where is the capital coming from
| to carry the stuff until settling day?'
Il have thought it all out" respond,
ed Marcia. THE Dalton credit is
good-isn't the Dalton word a power
everywhere? We will go to the bank
| and borrow sufficient to cover carrying
charges. Then-oh! l have blocked
it all out. We cannot fail. We will
send confidential word to all our
clients. We will give them the tip Of
a corner. We will guarantee ten points
profit within thirty days"
"A daring scheme!" fairly gasped
Jerry. And how about the payments
to the broomcorn people?"
why, that is simple. As we sell
to our clients, we will borrow on our
bills Of lading. That will make us
square all the way around. We can
certainly place half our consignment
for cash. The amount we realize will
satisfy our shippers. When the
squeeze comes in this market we will
release the actual stun in warehouse
to supply the shorts, get the highest
price and close out at big profit"
ITS a drean" spoke Jerry, musing-
| ly-"but it looks tangible. I'm willing
Go ahead with the scheme"
| hiCO WcChS ItUlduu DdIlOH
/ left his remote solitude, which no Cos
sip or newspaper had invaded. On
| the train bound for the city he sat
| spellbound, as his eye scanned the
! commercial column Of the first news
paper he had seen for nearly month.
1t was the graphic story Of the
broomcorn corner in Chicago 1t told
of the wonderful coup that had given
Dalton & Co. practical control of the
market and profit of quarter of a
million dollars!
Dalton burst into the office two days
later. 1t wore an air of briskness
and prosperity. Jerry beamed upon
him, Marcia stood flushing, eager,
trembling like a child who had as
sumed a daring initiative and won
dered II the result would be punish
ment or appreciation.
What have you two been doing
here?" challenged Dalton. and then
Jerry told, and Dalton added, Come
into my private Office until discipline
you"
Out Of 1t Jerry came few minutes
later. His eyes were aglow. He held
in his hand little strip of paper. It
was a check for more money than he
had ever thought Of possessing. He
nodded to Marcia, who took her way
to the "inquisitorial ROOM"
Roland Dalton poured forth his surg.
ing soul to the loyal girl who had
saved the house on the point of col
lapse.
Dalton & Co. were to take in two
new partners-herself and Jerry. She
was to send to her widowed mother
in distant country town sufficient
to make her comfortable for life.
Further:
II say. they're in there long time!"
murmured Jerry Watson, and then, as
the door finally opened and Marcia
and Dalton came forth hand in hand.
, the chuckling old fellow understood
that love as we'll as success had come
to the house OF Dalton & Co.