Carrizozo outlook. [volume] (Carrizozo, N.M.) 1910-1945, 1920-10-15
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without exactly knowing why. he went
on the door" for n few minutes. A
man shouted In his enr:
"July's gone to a dollar and n hnlfr'
without answering, without even
looking at the man, he stood watch.
Ing the monster turmoil. The uprOnr
was %denfenlng.
The old Spectator turned away.
Very carefully, very slowly, he made
his way through the hurly.burly, de-
seconded the steps thnt led 10 the
ground floor, his hnnd sliding jerklly
along the banlster. when he entered
his brokers Office his hair was no more
white than his face. and MS he sat
down aud held his hnnd n moment over
his eyes his fingers trembled as one af-
hictcd with pnlsy. Il was the first time
In his twenty.odd years OF specializing
that he had been seen u%nnerved. He
looked at his broker and shook his
bead.
Hes done IT," he said. with n pltin-
hle p%rctense Of smiling. Hes done
u, Howard. He's got us. He's cor
nered the market"
Authoritative news OF the corner
went out over the land. The name of
Daniel Randolph Fitzhugh doomed
gigantic on the financial horizon. He
controlled all the wheat. He could
exact Cor It whatever price he wanted,
n he chose, he could get fifty dollars
a bushel.
lie was the King Of Wheat.
His name became II household FORD.
Scarcely n man, woman, or child In the
middle West hut prnttled OF him. The
farmers lauded him MS n benefactor OF
humanity. Others condemned him as
II thief. Thousands Of letters OF every
description flooded his mail. Lonves
of bread dwlndled In size. Mutterings
reached him. His life was threatened.
Ills wealth multiplied with prodl-
gtous leaps. At no time could he tell
now much he was worth. He knew It
was more than fifteen millions and less
cham thirty.
Then there came n day when he was
~ settle with Otis. The defeated
gladiator made the appointment for
eleven o'clock that morning In Fitz-
hugh's office.
At five minutes To eleven Fitzhugh
was alone awaiting him. lie had given
orders that none but Otis was to be
admitted, and that afterwnrd they
wore not 10 be disturbed. As he lolled
Incl. In his cushioned chair before the
mahogany desk. and gazed round the
luxurious room, n reverle came over
him. lie recalled his first venture In
whcnt, made with n few thousands
won In Il poker game; be remembered
the time he had worked for Qulgg for
four hundred dollars n month. And
then, his memory slipping his control
aud lenplng back further still. he
Thought Of the time when-No! Had
he been u dlshwnsher? Had he shaved
IN the s~cullery OF n filthy kitchen for u
miserable weekly %plttance7
The door opened. S%ymIngton Otis
entered.
In these days Of his monarchy Fitz-
hugh saw many sorts Of characters OK.
posed raw and naked TO his gaze. lie
Jaw men come cringlng to him, begging
and pleading. He saw others enter,
clustering ana trying TO OUTAGE him.
otis behaved In neither manner. lie
walked IN quietly, and closing the
door. remained standing, with no greet
Ing whatsoever. He looked ten years
older than his actual age. Fitzhugh
returned to his chair. Ihe silence had
lasted fully half a minute before he
spoke.
"It has been agreed MIR Otis. that I
shall deal with you as / see m"
OTIS nodded. He dld not speak.
MY rule has been to give 40 quar-
Ser and ask none. ! see no reason why
your cnsc should mark an exception.
see every reason why II should not.
For eight years or more your hand has
been against me. You have opposed
my ventures, INSTRUCTED my path, him
dercd me In every way"
Il came here INTERCEPTED Otis cold.
49, eco tnlk business not tc discuss
ur personal affairs"
and W. are going 10 discuss those
nnairs. Mr. otis Fitzhugh rose, and.
with his hands resting on the desk In
front Of him, leaned toward his visitor,
who now stood opposlte-T win let
YOU out OF my corne on only one CON
alton"
(which isT'
THAT you tell your daughter"
you need not 60 furtherl I will
consider nothing that involves my fam
~"
i.Then Won refuse IN dapv On hor-u