The Oklahoma miner. [volume] (Krebs, Okla.) 1912-192?, 1920-07-22

ing in Lincoln parkway. II was for |
bachelors exclusively, this building, |
and if It's smart elevators, smarter ut
tendants and pOtted plants and costly
appointments were any criterion, 1t
was also exclusively for wealthy
bachelors.
The japanese servant served dinner,
after which Fitzhugh and his guest
sauntered to a front room, evidently
intended for a library and study, and
there ensconCed themselves before a
low bay window commanding a mag
nifiCent view Of the lake. Hunt settled
himself cCntentedly In a chair, whose
soft cushions embraced him In a de-
licious manner lazlly emitted stream
of cigar smoke and allowed his gaze
to wander about the beautiful room,
replete with soft tones and colOrs.
Suddenly FitzhuGh stood up. Tets
get down to business, Hunt" He
spoke very hriskly and, crossing the
room, took from the round safe en-
bedded in the wall several packets Of
papers secured by thick elastic bands.
These papers contained a mass OF
data covering the past seven weeks,
consisting OF crop reports, statistics
from many different sources. newspa-
per clippings and kilograms and cable
grams that had exhausted his ready
money to the last cent. He walked TO
heavy desk Of solid mahogany,
switched on the light that was a mini
| ature Of the gorgeous one on the table,
] 4 4, Nhn HnN
of the desk And while Hunt sat op-
posite. following him with conCen-
| trated attention, he went over them
point by point, dwelling fully on every
| detail. explaining clearly the reasons
for his belief. SO lucidly did he do
this that a child might have followed
! him.
"My deductions are substantiated,
he summed up, "by the fact that Otis
and his following are not bulllng the
market as you supposed they would.
What's more, they're not going to bull
It. I've put myself In their place. Otis
and company will make their attack
when the enemy Is In Its most vulner-
able state. and that's just the condi-
tion the enemy's in now"
There was conversational pause,
while Hunt reperused some OF the pa
pers scattered about the desk.
$50 you think we'd better unload ?"
he said finally, sitting back and mo-
tioning to HakI to fill his champagne
goblet.
"As though our lives depended on
It,"
Hunt watched the servant fiIl his
glass, then lifted II and surveyed his
host solemnly across Its rim
$50 be It," he rumbed In sepuI-
chral voice. "The blame be upon your
head if we lose"
Fitzhugh's prediction was bounti'
fully fulfilled next day. December
wheat went tumbling and crumbling.
Hunt, thanks to Fitzhugh, managed
to squirm from under with whole
skin and II few thousands profit. Hur'
rying through the outer Office Of Bur
ton K Burton, he spled Fltzhugh and
fell upon him with open arms, pressing
into his hand check for thirty thou
sand dollars.
What had we better do now, DanT
Sell December wheat. It's going tC
zero. This slump will keep up lndeh
nitely."
"Rlght-ol" Hunt was fairly burning
with excltement-the gamblers ex
element, than which there Is none
more feverish.
you may sell half a million for me
YU1'd better sell an equal amount
yourself" Fltzhugh produced a slen
der check-bOok and started to all Ou
a check. Abruptly he paused, bit hi:
lip, made as II to return his fountain
pen to his pocket. Il forgot some
thing" he said slowly.
whats wrong, Dan?" Hunt IOOkeC
properly scllcitOus.
"My--a draft. Should have beer
sent from New York day before yes
terday. My brother has 1t, but he's sud
denly fallen i'll. Probably forgot al
about II. That's all. I'm sorry, Hunt
but can offer you nothing except m!
personal check. and thatll be only fO
few thousands"
In fash all OF Hunts reverenc,
for wealth and his desire to toady t
II were to the front. What an OppOr
tunity to be of service to this man o
millions He could have wished 10
nothing better. Don't worry absu
that for a minute. Dan" He apOkI
with the utmost friendlIness. "l at
tend to your margins for you Fiv,
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