The Harrison times., 1920-04-10


less, weI-a.IurgI. expensive; bis lue
lypo.u.gJ beard and musuche brushed
away from his lips i'm "a French fash
ion, even ,he red flower in his buttons
hole lent TO- his inches au air of dis
tinc-ou foreign 90 ChIcugo's hIgglyIy-
pIgg.uJy financial district He was
acting perfectly the popular conception
of gentleman of leisure" and
quick, sideIoug gIances of surreptiuous
interest were east his way by The hur-
ryiug clerks and traders pressing
down La Sale street toward the board
of trade, as he entered the building
where was the abode OF Quigg and
Peeyy.
On a narrow platform before the
blackboard which extended the length
Of the customers room" a phleCmutic
youth walked up and down chalking
mystical figures, while the telegraph
instrument in a little box at one end
chartered its interminable tale In
the three rows Of chairs, also spanning
the rooms length, sat men, welt
dressed and nondeScript the latter jot-
ting in dog-eared memorandum books
with stub pencils, the former watch
ing the blackboard and cOnyerSing
earnestly about market conditions
Messenger boys scuttled to and fro
across the floor, clutchlng at their
caps, slapping their books shut, enter
ing and leaving some inner Office
whence issued the clickety-click-click
Of battery Of typewriters.
And in all this feycrlsh animation
there was something vaguely artificial
too subtle for the casual onlOoker,
perhaps, but there nevertheless.
As Fitzhugh entered casting a bored
glance around the place, he was met
by uniformed negro, who said: "Mr.
Quigg says tell you please sub, step
inter his private Office at once, suh."
The preceding night in Quiggs
rooms in a hotel, FitZhugh had been
thoroughly apprised Of the nature of
his post. There had even been IRE
hearSals." He was therefore not m-
prepared for what followed his en-
trance into Qugg's sanctum.
Mr. Quigg, large and prosperous,
held a large cigar in a laree hand, aud
occupied a large chair before a large
desk near which sat a cOlOrless, COM
monpIace, incOnSpicuOus man whose
weak face was at once inquiring and
impreSsionable. Near by a stock
ticker unwound its tape into wicker
waste-baSket, and from a partly-open
door came the furious gathering Of
many typewriters. And here, rs in
the outer room, there was an I'M
natural note-faint almost indistin.
guishable, but dscordant all the
same
AS Fitzhugh entered Quigg glanced
up, then leaned toward the cOIorleSs
one and said something in a low voice
Not so low, however, but that Fitz-
hugh caught some fragments: Pat
tington Eastern capitalist q.
Worth ten millions il he's worth q
nickel"
This was Ftzhughs cue. Instantly
his bearing changed. His tired air
vanished. His eye, languidly super
clious a moment before, became cold,
arrogant, alert He was no longer tie
blase aristocrat He was now TIE
high-tensioned fnancier, whose min
utes were diamond-Studded He stood
at the door, a slight scOwl gathering
between his brows, his right thumb
and second finger swapping inpatient
ly. Thus until he received his next
cue.
"Ah, good-morning, Mr.. Pattington.' y
Quigg rose, smiling deferentially, ard
motioned to chair "Won't you sit
down? | shall be at leisure presently"
Fitzhughs frown grew a little heay
Ter, his eye a little harder, 81 was
told | could have an interview with