White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1917-07-15

came in the form Of n dis.
patch 10 the effect that his eorfez bank
had suspended payment because of Il
run started By the dissatisfied employ
ees Of the railroad. Through Gnrlon's
hamboyani advertising his enterprises
were so well known by tits time that
the story was featured despite his eff
forts to kill H.. Ills frantic cables to
Cortez for u denial oniy brought as
surances that tie report WIS true and
that conditions would not mend unless
"a shipment Of currency WIS immedI-
ately forthcoming.
Harassed hy reporters. driven on by
the need for II show of action. be set
mi to raise the money, but the upport
he had hoped for failed him when II
~transpifed that his banks assets con-
sisted mainly of real estate at boom
prices and stock In bis various compa-
nles which bad been inflated TO the
bursting point. Days passed. q week
or more: then he was compelled to re-
hnquish his option on the steamship
line he had partly purchased and TO
sacrifice all tina. had been paid In ON
the enterprise. This. too. made q big
story for the newspapers. for 1t pune
tured one OF the most imposing corpO-
rations In the famous Gordon sys-
tenn" 1t likewise threatened to im-
volve the others In the general crasl..
Hope Consolidated. indeed. still re-
NAMED. and Gordon's declaration that
the value of its shares was more than
sufficient 10 protect his bank met with
some credenee until. swift upon the
heels of the other disasters. came nn
application for n receiver by the stock
holders. coupled with the promise OF
a rigorous investigation into his va
rious financial manipulations. Then
at last Gordon acknowledged defeat.
Bewildered rs he was. half crazed
with anxiety. Gordon knew that the
avalanche had not only wrecked his
fortunes. but was bearing him swiftly
toward the p~enitentiary. Its gates
yawned to welcome him. and he felt
q chilling terror such as be had nevez
known.
CHAPTER XXI.
Gordon Loses His Mind
NE evening AZ Captain Johnny
Brennan stood on the dock su-
~ perintending the final loading
Of . cargo Tor the s. r. and
y. he was accosted by q tall nerv-
Gus man with shifting eyes and
tw.tching lips. II was hard to recog-
nile In this pitiable shaken creature
the once Respondent Gordon. who had
bent the whole northiand to his ends.
Some tantalizing demons inside the
mans frame were jerking at his sin
ews. Fear was In his rowing glance.
He stammered. He piucked at the lit
tie captains sleeve like q frightened
woman. The open hearted irishman
was touched.
Yes" said Johnny after listening
for q time. ."I1l take you with me.
and they won't catch you either"
Gordon chartered: "IIi pay you well.
handsomely. I'm a rich man. have
interests that demand attention. SO ac-
cept this money. Please. Keep 1t all.
my good fellow"
Brennan stared Mt the bundle Gordon
had thrust into his hand. then regard
ed the speaker ~curionsly.
"Man. dear" he said. this isn't
money. These are stock certificates"
"Eh? Stock? Well. there's money
In stocks. big money. If you know
how to handle them" The promoters
wandering eye shifted to the line OF
stevedores trundling their trucks into
the hold. then up TO the crane with Its
straining burden of bridge material.
Every package was stenciled with his
rivals name. but he exclaimed:
bravo. captain. Well be up to the
Summit by Christmas. No graft. No
incompetence. The utmost publicity
In corporate affairs-thats our plat
form. We're destined for a glorious
success. Glorious success"
go aboard and lie down." Brennan
said gently. "You need a good sleep"
Then. calling a steward. he ordered.
SHOW Mr.. Gordon 10 nay cabin and
give him what he wants"
He watched the tall figure stumble
un the gangplank and shook his head
1.-The utmost publicity Is It? Well.
it's you that's getting 1t now. And 10
think that you're the man with the
mines and the railroads and the wild
ow. I'm afraid you'll be In IRONS when
she sees you. But that's as good n
finish as you deserve, after all"
The building OF the Salmon river
bridge will not 500 be forgotten by
engineers and men of science.
Nowhere else in the history of bridge
building had such conditions been en-
countered: nowhere on earth had work
Of this character been attended with
greater hazards: V had circum-
stances created a situation OF more
dramatic interest. BY many he who'll
venture was regarded as n reckless
gamble: for more than Il million dol
lars had been risked ON The chance not