Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1920-10-22

He's taken a fancy to you. Otis
Is the biggest man in La Sale street"
Fitzhugh glanced ut his watch.
Bring him over" he said. Il can
spare couple of minutes"
Bring him over? Bring him to
you?"
by all means"
Such staggering Indifference Hunt
could not understand.
well, I'll be -"
Don't do it. Hunt. My times very
| precious this morning"
Otis received the mandate with
mingled establishment and admiration.
| Then he smiled and did as he was
| told. While Fitzhugh looked down
| into Otis steel-gray eyes, shaking the
lean hand and exchanging perfunctory
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
to sign check for ten thousand dol
lars. Less than two years-but how
much had happened since! The in
PRODUCTION led to a dinner invitation
for that evening.
1--WE dine at eight" were Otis part
ing words
While Fitzhugh entered his brokers
office a minute or two later his mind
dwelt not upon the wheat deal he had
on hand, not upon the whirligig of
Fate, nor yet upon the man whom he
had just left. He was thinking solely
Of Kathleen Otis.
He dressed with such extraordinary
care that Haki despaired of ever
pleasing him.
Yet it was scarcely seven when, at
last satisfied that his appearance
could not be improved upon, he
swung out of the marble entrance OF
the apartment building and walked up
the drive toward Otis' home, u quar-
ter Of mile away. The same stout
butler whom he had once roughly
ceived him In the library. In little
while dinner was announced, ant
host and guest repaired to the spa
cious dining room, furnished In the
style of the Elizabethan period. ant
dined-alone.
A black pail enveloped Fitzhugh
All his sparkle and snap vanished. II,
could not, or would not, conceal hi
chagrin, admirable actor though h
was.
Not until dessert was over did Oti
reveal the basis Of his hospitality. Is
had purpose in meeting you today
Mr.. FitZhugh as l had In inviting
you here tonight"
81 had surmised as much"
Otis lighted cigarette and extin
guished the wax match with elabo
rate care. 81 understand, Mr. Fitz
, hugh, that you are a very wealth.
man."
? Fitzhugh inclined his head
Briefly what l have to say Is this
In the Chicago wheat pit there Is
certain clique of bulls whom l an
three other men desire to rout. A
E ready we have them on the run, Blu
to make our victory complete an
thorough we must have more capital
five millions more, at the least" II
. stood up. IF you will pardon me
s moment l have something l shoul
: like to show YOU"
He went out, returning present.
i with large envelope and pad {
writing paper. Taking seat near h
d guest. he removed the contents of I'll
d envelope and spread them upon IL
5 table, now cleared of everything sa,
q vase of flowers and some brand
( and cigarettes. With characterize
d precision he began detailing his re-
It sons for believing the then PAM
t stricken condition of the wheat ma
e ket would continue until May, or eve
y beyond selecting, as he talked, dive
& papers from the array before hi
S submitting them to his auditor. or r
ferring to them for confederation.
n Fitzhugh however, seized son
IS slight excuse for soon interrupti1
u him, and taking up the thread of Il
II argument where he had broken
J. carried it along with a sureness tn
n displayed an irreproachabIe knowled
lg of the subject in hand. When he fl
"a ished several sheets of the paper we
4 covered with figures and Otis w
'e regarding him In quite new light
II You show most thorough know
ie edge of the wheat market. Mr.. Eli
hugh. can see you have studied
~ very exhaustlyely."
I've studied 1t for little over
year"
Otis smiled. "Of course you a
NJ jestingY
~ solemnly assure you that all
~ know about wheat | have learned
as that length of time. There are sol
i men. Mr.. Otis, who can learn mo
% about a given subject In few mont
~ than others can In as many years.
= us much a matter of work as II Is
brains. Now, when | am sufficient
enthused over thing I apply mys
u TO ii. concentrating upon II every f:
y ulty of my mind for eighteen, y
twenty, hours day, and begrudge
ii few hours | must give TO SlpeD. III