The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1916-03-23
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or the direction one goes. nosed out
the plrser and discovered that the
younc man was r. Schmidt Of Vienna.
he Wgs busy thereafter mixing with
The .arone, volunteering information
Thai had NOT been solicited. but which
appeared 90 be- welcome Especially
were 'hc young women on board
grateful 20 the he gossip when be ac-
cos'od th.m as perfect stranger to
ic'l them fle name OF another and
even ore perfect stranger
- $50 sorry We lost those rooms on
'ho Slllmmbo." said the younger OF
bis two companions. Il had them
positively engaged. money paid down"
some one else came along with
more money Dank." observed r.
Schmidt "Wo ought TO be- thankful
that wD received anything at all. Has
70 occ.-rod 10 you that this boat isn't
cr rd.d'F
"N.' more than half full" said the
old.r m0r IAN Of The others appear.
od FOO packed from hold TO funnel.
7fH mH boz an unpopular boat"
o don't know where we'd be, how.
.F.r H SIR Blihcr hadn't thought OF
'he Jupiter almost al the last minute"
a.d To schmidt
"N.1c da, boat. though" growied the
ol1 rr
3 'wtmud that To the least. She's
% ar n'i tub and that's some
rn.
..'th tells me that IL is most ex.
ruurl.aay 90 find the eastbound
crowded az this season OF
Il. said ulnk Gle can't under.
STAN. Iatau The crowds 20 over in
'W Hl July and by This time thoy
should Do. starting Tor home thought
we'd have no difficulty 10 getting on
ans 600 % thy big boats. but. by love.
y.-".Dre ! went they said they
Hg. al up"
'l' r.s Wc0mmunly decent Of Blith-
ers . coming down 20 see US or"
Said rl. elderly man. who was down
uu '.. passenger list as Totten. Il
vs ..Hrahcusye. pom my soul. He
stur. Ike "a lecch up 20 the last min.
Iie
! Is schmidt was rejecting. 1T struck
me U ar hat be- had not heard OF
! 'hD transfer oi our securities in Lon.
| ZION
q cannot understand bernstein a
Son selling ont 90 time when the
| pro u. our bonds Is cons iderably be.
loss ...r actual value" said Totten
| fuHu- a million pounds sterling
is What their holdings really repre-
en',i according 20 the dispatches
.hey must have sold al los, OF nearly
| C5nU.U
w hould have a MarCouirram 10
nigh. nr tomorrow in regard 20 the bid
made .n Paris for the bonds held by
the French syndicate" said Dank. pull
inr al his short mustache Mr. Blith
erf is investigating
There Is something sinister In all
this" said r. Schmidt Who Is buy
ing up all OF the outstanding bonds
and what Is behind the movement
London has sold an that were hel,
there. and Paris Is approached oa IA,
same day. u Paris and Berlin shout,
sell. nearly e4O00O00 in Graustarl
bonds will be IN the hands OF peopl,
whose identity and motives appear {,
be shruuded IN the deepest mystery"
And Ei000.000 represents 'he an
tire amount of orr bonds held boy out
aide parties said Tottcn. with sig
nihcant shake OF his grizzlcd head
THE remainder are in the possession
OF our own institutions and the peopl,
themselves We should hear from
Edelweiss. too. In response to my ca
blegram. Perhaps Romano may b.
able 70 throw light on the situation.
confess that ] am troubled
A steward was politely accosting tn
trio.
4 beg pardon. IL this Mr Touen'"
Yes"
, Message for you, sir at tn
, purser's"
Bring II TO my stateroom. Totten.
said r. Schmidt briefly. and the oil
man hurried away on the heels u tn
messenger.
The two young men sauntered car,
/. lessly In an opposite direction an
soon disappeared from the deck.
few minutes later Toiten entered Ia
luxurious parlor o. r. Schmidt an
. laid an unopened wireless message %
= the table at the young mans elbow.
"Open Il. Tottou."
The old man slit the envelope an
glanced az the contents. He nodde
HIS head in answer 10 an unspoke
question
Sold" asked 4 Schmidt
4 paris and Berlin. both Of then
prince. Every bond has been gobble