The Ordway new era., 1916-03-17
CHAPTER xlx-con.inued.

CHAPTER xIx-continued.
The neat-waisted 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
ruddy-faced man whose heavy features
we're utterly incapable OF emotion: and
he sat at Allison's table In thick
jowied solidity.
There are cbout to begin interna.
tional movements of the utmost i'm
portance." Allison told him There
is war scheduled for next month.
which Is likely to embroil the whole
OF Europe"
The banking gentleman nodded his
head almost imperceptibly
-Air 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 the exception of one
country. Besides this. you have pow
erful interests. amounting very nearly
TO monopoly. In Egypt. in India, in
ters Of the globe"
You seem to be accurately In
formed" admitted the banking gentle
man. studying interestedly the glow
Ing Goals in Allison's fireplace.
IF I can show you how certain at.
titude towards the International com
piications which are about to ensue
will be Of immense advantage to your
banking system. as well as to the in
terests I represent. have no doubt
that we can come to very definite
understanding"
The soiidly jowied banking gentle
man studied the glowing Goals for two
minutes.
II should be Interested in learning
the exact Details" he finally suggest
ed
Allison drew some sheets of paper
from an indexed file and spread them
before the financier 1t was largely
matter Of credits in the beginning ex
tensions here. curtailments there. and
all on scale SO gigantic that both
gentlemen went over every item with
the imaginative minds of poets In
every line there was vista OF vast
empires. Of toppiing thrones. of altered
boundaries. OF such an endless and
shifting panorama of governmental
forces. that the minds of men less In.
ured to the contemplation of CONNER
cIai and political revolutions might
have grown tagged. On the third
page, the solid banking gentleman.
who had not made a nervous motion
aince his grandfather was a boy.
looked up with start
why. this affects my own coun.
try." he exclaimed. 1T affects our
enormous shipping interests. our great
transportation lines. our commercial
ramifications in all parts of the globe,
II crippies us on the land and wipes
eus from the sea! 1t even affects my
own government"
-Quite true" admitted Allison |
The banking gentleman drew a
aoug breath
-What you predict may not come to /.
pass." he maintained. although the Sc !
cret Information which had brough.
min 20 Allison had prepared him to
take every statement seriously.
~ can show you proofs! The war
which u 70 be started next month is
onIy the keystone OF the political arch
u fhe entire eastern hemisphere.
There are 4 dozen wars. each bigger
than The other. slated to follow II
nSs1ed. Ike the pressing Of row OF /
electric buttons. Knowing these
4tltaess ~ you shall. II = only . ques-
~ " Nhethes you win be with mo
ssslls5es in The hollow"
I fnoastt6ed hts lips. and |
- ansily from the glow
( kllieea1 facs
y <! X - iytAint IN kpov.-
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