The Arvada enterprise., 1916-03-02
CHAPTER xlx-Contlnued,

Tho neat twais,ed caller. with the
hrst slow motion he had used since
the came into the room. drew the slip
OF paper towards him again.
There followed another banker. n
Tuddy.faced man whose heavy features
were utterly Incapable OF emotion: and
he sat at AIlison's table in thick.
jowied soiid!ty.
There are about to begin interna.
tlonai 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
MIR Chisholm advised me that your
sources OF information ure authentic"
he stated what you tell me is most
deplorable
Quite" agreed Allison. 81 am In.
formed that the company you repre-.
sent and manage has the practical di.
rcction OF the entire banking system
OF Europe. with the exception OF one
country. Besides this. you have pow
cr!ul interests. amounting very nearly
ia monopoly. in Egypt. In India. In
Australia, and In a dozen other quar-
tcrs OF the globe"
You seem tn be accurately In.
formed" admitted the banking gentle
man. studying interestcdly the glow.
lag Goals In Ailison's fireplace.
III can shon you how a certain at.
utudc towards the International com
piications which are about to ensuc
viii be of immense advantage to yout
Ganking system. as well as to the In
tcrcsts | represent. have no doubt
that we can come to a very definite
understanding.
The soiidly iowled banking gentle
mnn studied the glowing Goals for two
minutcs.
II should he Interested In learning
the exact details" he finally suggest.
cd
Allison drew some sheets OF paper
from an ,ndaxed Tile and spread them
before the huancicr II was largely n
matter OF crcdlts IN the beginning cx.
tensions here. curtailmcnts there. and
all on IA scale 40 gigantic that both
gentlemen went over every item with
the imaginative minds OF poets. IN
every line there was Vista OF vast
empires. or toppilne thrones. of altered
boundaries. OF such ap endless ana
shifting panorama OF governmental
"A. In 10 NJ L..
urcd to the contemplation Of CONNER.
c,nl and political revolutions might
have grown tagged. On the third
page, the solid banking gentleman
who had not made a nervous motion
since his grandfather was u boy.
looked up With "A start
why. this affects my own coun
iry'" he exclaimed. 1T Affects our
enormous shipping interests our great
transportation lines, our commercini
rami,ica,Ions in all parts OF the globe
Il crlpplcs Us on the land and wipes
us from the sea- It even Affects my
oxn government"
quite true admitted Allison
The banking gentleman drew a
long breath
"Wha, you predict may not come to
pass" he muintliued although the Sc.
crct Information which had brought
him to Allison bad prepared tim 10
lake every statement seriously
II can show you proofS' The war
which Is TO be started next month Is
only the keystone OF the political arch
OF tho en,irc eastern hemisphere
There are a dozen wars, each bigger
than the other. slated to follow II
needed. Ike the pressing OF ro" OF
electric buttons Knowing these
things as you shall. Il Is only a oucs
ton OF whether you will be with me
on the crest. or In the hollow"
The caller moistcncd his lirs. and
turned his gaze finally from the glow
lug Goals to Aillson's face
show me everything you know
he demanded
rhey sat together until morning,
and they traverscd the world: and
when that visitor had gone, Allison