The Oklahoma miner. [volume] (Krebs, Okla.) 1912-192?, 1920-07-29

OTIS received the mandate with
mingled ustonishmcnt and admiration
Then he smiled and did as Ae was
told. While Fitzhugh looked down
into Otis steclgray eyes, shaking th,
feun hand and exchanging porfunctory
words OF pleasure, he thought of that
other time, less than two years ago
when he had faced this man, had
Threatened his life, had forced him
10 sign check for ten thousand dol.
mrS Less than two years--but how
much had happened sincel The in.
PRODUCTION led to dinner invitation .
for tnut evening
ave dine at eight" were Otis part. /
ing words.
While Fitzhugh entered his brokers /
Office Il minute or two later his mind /
dwett not upon :he wheat deal he had
GU hand, not upon the whirligig of
Fat", nor yet upon the man whom he
had just left. He was thinking solely
OF Kathleen Ous
BE dressed with such extraordinary
care that Uaki despaired of ever
pleasing him.
Yet it was scarcely soven when, at
last satisfied that his appearance
could not be improved upon, he
swung out of the marble entrance Of
/ the apartment building aud walked up
/ the drive toward Otis home, quar-
ter Of mile away. The same stout
| butler whom he had once roughly
treated met him at the door, Otis re-
! ceived him in the library. In little
/ while dinner was announced, and
host and guest repaired to the spa
ciOus dining room, furnished in the
style Of the Ellzabethan period, and
dned-alone.
A black pail enveloped Fitzhugh
All his sparkle and snap vanished. lie
could not, or would not conceal his
chagrn, admirable actor though he
WAS.
Not until dessert was over did Otis
reveal the basis of his hospitality. "t
had purpose in meeting you today
Mr.. Fitzhugh, us | had in inviting
you here tonight"
81 had surmised as much"
Otis lighted cigarette and extln-
guShed the wax match with elabo-
rate care. 81 understand, Mr. Fuz-
hugh, that you are very wealthy
mau."
Fit2hugh inclined his read.
Briefly what | have TO say is this
In the Chicago wheat pit there is a
certain clique of bulls whom | and
three other men desire to rout. Al
ready we have them on the run, but
= to make our victory complete and
thorough we must have more capital
five millions more, at the least" lie
stood up. "If' you will pardon me {
moment have something shouIC
, like to show you"
He went out, returning present.!
f. with a large envelope and pad o
writing paper. Taking "A seat near his
guest, he removed the contents of the
envelope and spread them upon the
! table, now cleared Of everything save
! n vase Of flowers and some brandy
) and cigarettes. with characterised,
! precision he began detailing his rea
e sons for believing the then panic
! stricken condition of the wheat mar
t ket would continue until May, or ever
: beyond, selecting, as he talked, diver
e papers from the array before him
y submitting them to his auditor. or re
3 ferring to them for cOrrobOratlon.
= FitZhugh, however, seized som
slight excuse for soon interruptin
n him. and taking up the thread of tn
: argument where he had broken II
a carried II along with surpness tina
= displayed an Irreproachuble knowledg
/ of the subject In hand. When he fin
ished several sheets Of the paper wer
g covered with figures and Otis wa
Il regarding him In quite a new light
: You show most thorough knOwl
e edge Of the wheat market. Mr.. Fitz
l. hugh. | can see you have studied
e very eXhaustively."
ave studied 1t for a little over
u year"
Otis smiled. "Of course you ar
\ jesting?"
81 sOlemnly assure yOu that all
q know about wheat | have learned (
that length Of time. There are som
20 men, Mr.. Otis, who can learn NOR
Is about Il given subject in few month
> than others can In as many years. 1t
rs rs much a matter Of work as 1t Is 1
ID brains. Now, when | am sufficient
enthused over n thing I apply myse
| to il, concentrating upon 1t every ia,
ulty Of my mind for eighteen. ye