Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1920-07-29
CHATTER xIII--contInued.

CHATTER NtIts-Conttnueo.
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Near the close of the days session,
without exactly knowing why, he went
ON the ''fioor" for few minutes. A
man shouted in his ear:
.July's gone to dollar and halfT
without answering, without even
hooking at the man, he stood watch
ing the monster turmoil. The uproar
was deafening.
The old speculator turned away.
Very carefully. very slowly, ne made
his way through the huriy-burly. de-
seconded the steps that led to the
ground floor, his hand sliding jerkily
along the banister. When he entered
his brokers' Office his hair was no more
white than his face, and as he sat
down and held his hand moment over
his eyes his fingers trembled as one at
aicted with palsy. 1t was the first time
In his twenty-odd years Of specializing
that be had been seen unnerved. He
looked at his broker and shook his
head.
Hes done it." he said. with a pitia-
BE pretense Of smiling. Hes done
q. Howard. He's got us. He's cor
nered the market"
Authoritative news Of the corner
went out over the land. The name OF
Daniel Randolph Fitzhugh doomed
gigantic on the financial horizon. He
controlled all the wheat. He could
exact for 1t whatever price he wanted.
II he chose, he could get fifty dollars
q bushei.
He was the King Of Wheat.
His name became household word
Scarcely a man, woman, or child In the
middle West but prattled of him. The
farmers Iauded him as benefactor OF
humanity. Others condemned him as
thief. Thousands of letters OF every
description flooded his mail. Loaves
Of bread dwindled in size. Mutterings
reached him. His life was threatened
His wealth multiplied with prodi
gious leaps. At no time could he tel
how much he was worth. He knew !
was more than fifteen millions and les
than thirty.
Then there came day when he wa
10 settle with Otis. The defeate'
gladiator made the appointment TO
eleven o'clock that morning In Fit2
hugh's office.
At five minutes to eleven Fitzhug
was alone awaiting him. He had give
orders that none but Otis was to b
admitted, and that afterward the
were not to be disturbed. AS he lolle
hack in his cushioned chair before tn
mahogany desk, and gazed round tn
luxurious room, a reverie came owe
him. He recalled his first venture !
wheat, made with a few thousand
won in a poker game; he remembers
the time he had worked for Quigg TO
four hundred dollars a month An
then, his memory slipping his contr(
and leaping back further still, h
thought of the time when-No! Ha
he been dishwasher? Had he slave
IN the scullery of filthy kitchen for
miserable weekly pittance?
The door. opened. Symington Oti
entered.
In these days of his monarchy Fit;
hugh saw many sorts OF characters e.
posed raw and naked to his gaze. ID
saw men come cringing to him, begin
and pleading. He saw others ente
clustering and trying to OUTAGE hin
Otis behaved in neither manner. q
walked in quietly, and, closing IL
door, remained standing, with no gree
ing whatsoever. He looked ten yea
slider than his actual age. Fitzhue
returned TO his chair. The silence ha
tasted fully half minute before
spoke.
TT has been agreed, Mr.. Otis, that
shall deal with you as / see fit"
Otis nodded. He did not speak.
my rule has been to give no qua
ter and ask none. ! see no reason wi
your case should mark an exception.
see every reason why 1t should NJ
Tor eight years or more your hand h
been against me. You have oppos
my ventures, INSTRUCTED my path, hi
dered me In every way"
Il came here" INTERCEPTED Otis co
~, ''to talk business; not to discu
our personal affairs"
And we are going to discuss tho
affairs. Mr.. Otis"-Fitzhugh rose, al
with his hands resting on the desk
,ront of him, leaned toward his visit
who now stood opposite-"T will
vou out of my corner on only one CO
lition."
which isf'
THAT you tell your daughter
sYou need not go further! ! "
consider nothing that Involves my ia