The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1920-08-12
CHAPTER KIN,

CHAPTER XIII.
Selling his long line of spring and
summer wheat, Fitzhugh bought three
million bushels of the September OPP
ton. He was now become known as
the greatest OF the bulls. Every big
buying order was laid to. him. His
appearances in the pit grew more in
frequent. He distributed his COM
mands aTlOng six or seven different
brokers. Crops were universally bad.
The United States had not yet felt
the European demand, but it would
come soon, and he knew it would be
heavy. He knew wheat would rise
still higher. and he gradually increased
his holdings in September to six mil
lion bushels.
> Then came the cry from European
insisfent cry-the cry for bread. He
received a code-cable from his agent
i'm Liverpool: "Can negotiate five mil
lion wheat. Name price"
He sold his six millions at an adj
vance of twenty cents bushel, and in
one vast swoop bought In eight mil
lion bushels of July. And Hunt so far
forgot his pledge as to demonstrate.
Aren't you forcing your luck, Dan?
IL seems to me"
And it seems TO me- cut In the
''piunger." locking up from the work
on his desk, ''that 1 know Just what
I'm doing That wheat cost seventy
five cents. It'H go UP to a dollar be-
fore july"
But what il it doesn't?"
But e will. It'll go to dollar if
I send 1t to dollar. And I'll send it
to dollar And then"
"Huh!'' Hunt started. ..You don't
mean"
Never mind. I'll tell you later"
lie told him then, however; had so
intended doing when he entered his
office that morning. 1t was quite the
biggest thing thus far in his career.
and of late he had worked on it,
quietly, indefatigably, youchsafng
Hunt, because he was not for while
sure Of 1t, hardly more than hint of
what he was planning. He had sta
toned correspondents In ell the Euro
pean markets. He mad held many Sc
cret conferences with two Packing
town millionaires, big gamblers both,
who played hidden game. And now,
this morning, the thing which had
been building these months past was
no longer nebulous to bis vision. 1t
stood forth wildly, markedly, complete
and beautiful in every detail.
Today" said he. leaning across the
fiat topped desk and regarding his
auditor fixedly. you and own, and
control. approximately eight million
bushels OF July wheat Within two
months shall control fifteen million
bushels. By July expect to control
over forty million bushels"
But. Dan! How the dickens"
Marsh and Airport are In the pool"
Hunt subsidized. nodding understand
Mgly.
you've seen the harvesting returns,
Hunt7 You know Americas crops are
going to be small Same In Europe.
French crops are poor; Germany s
worse Argentine's will be the small
est for the last ten years. Europe will
have to look to America for her wheat.
But America won't be able 70 give it
to her. There'l be mighty little wheat
in Chicago by July; and that little will
he locked tight in my. pool Do you
begin TO understand"
The way Hunt chewed and pulled al
his cigar proved that he understood
Yet he dared not utter what he al
ready knew.
aSynington Otis is bearing the mar.
lzet,'. he said, his hands gripped tight
ly round the arms Of his chair ssHe
knows you're long on July wheat, too
and" He checked himself. strucI
by sudden thought: I'm hanged Il
you're not doing this to beat him r.
Fitzhugh's iron jaw tensei. "HN
thinks I'm doing 1t alone. He'll lght
me for all he's worth. SO much the
worse for him."
Hunt gave full vent to bis excite
,ment: where's he going TO get hi:
wheatf That's what want to know
ne showed back his chair, unabl.
Ilonger TO restrain himself unable
iionger to keep unvoicea the thing up
permost In both their minds. 1--WE car
do &c. Dan, we can do It'll Wen cornel
the markell"
Daniel shook his head. 81 will cor
ner the market
Hunt pounded his fist into his opei
pallss. 'And smash Otisi" he cried
exuItautly. you owe him one, Dan
S,.,as.h Otist g
"snlsIl 9t.s7" Daniel laughed