The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-11-11

FORMATION regarding her that he
had acquired Whereas he realis-
cd that by slS i1fni questions and
leading remark. she had extract
ed from him the most tiifatite de-
tIalg Of his private affairs as well
Is all tho Information he could af.
ford with regard 70 the, business
Of his firm. Regarding the lattef
she seemed strangely curious =
and Charley was as wax in her
hands. He asked perm:sAion u
call; but had to be content with.
"Well. not Just now-later, per.
haps.''
They were getting perilously
near the Susan" and Charley
stage when something happened.
whats been the matter with you
ali the week? said Miss Knox
suddenly one day as they were
passing the Standard OIL build.
ing. Things going wrong at the
officer"
Charley glanced at Miss stet-
son. Susan said something to that
guardian dragon under her breath
and she dropped behind. "The
fact Is, said Charley, u think I'll
throw up my Job" And then he
told her that from things which
had come under nis cogniEance in
the course Of his office duties, hs
believed that Old Man Jameson
had been using the firms money
to speculate with and was about
due for a smashup that might
wreck OF cripple the concern. He
had bought heavily Of 7. P. & @.
which had gone down five points
and gave signs OF going still lover
"And you think, /" said Miss Knox
at the end Of the recital, that Il
T. p. & Q. went up so that Jameson
could break even with the market
he would draw out and replace the
money he has-er.er.borrowed?"
Eyes, for this deal.p replied Char.
ley, "but Lord knows how soon he
would be in on another"
well, you'd better keep your Job
a WHILE" said she. Here We arc
at the ferry. Good day."
The next day T. P. & Q. began TO
go up. II rose steadily all the next
week until 1t was two points above
where Jameson had bought It. On
the day the stock reached that point
Charles Fosdick had the shock Of
his life. Miss Knox aud Miss Ste..
son appeared at the office OF Cath.
erwood & Robbins and were shown
in to Old Man Jameson's private
sanctum. and Mr.. Catlln. chief Of
the office statf, a veteran employee
whom Jameson had always kept
down, was sent for. When the tvs
women finally left the office the!
we're shortly followed by Jameson.
who looked neither to right nor
left as he went out. Then cams
ont Of the private office Mr.. Cat.
lin, who posted up a notice to, the
effect that Mr.. Jameson having re-
signed; Mr.. j. G. Catlin was appoint.
ed manager in his place.
Miss Susan Knox" was Miss
Susan Catherwood. Her two broth.
ers. choosing to live most o. the
time in Europe, had given her powes
OF attorney for the affairs Of Gather
wood e Robbins. to be used only in
case OF need, they having every
confidence in Jameson. The Smith.
son Estate consisted OF dwelling
houses and other buildings left u
Susan by her mother. Susan, being
of business turn, managed this
herself, keeping for the purpose a
little office In the building from
which Charley mad seen her emerge
Miss Stetson was her secretary.
Charley went Gown Broadway the
day Of Susan's visit to the Gather.
wood & Robbins office with his
head In whlrl. No Miss Knox
met him: but Miss Stetson did ard
aGidly commanded him to accom-.
pany her to Staten Island. There
in a fine old house overlooking ths
Narrows, Susan explained matters
to him.
"As for Jameson" she said, "hIs
Judgment II values was sound, but
T. P. & Q. was raided by the bears.
However, i got two OF my brokers
at work and We squeezed the
shorts. This allowed Jameson u
pull out and make good. But as l
didn't propose TO have him usins
the firms money for speculative pIr.
poses l let him go. l propose To
keep closer supervision OF tho
firms affairs after this, SO I shall
not be able to handle the Smithson
Estate. How would you like to take
my placer"
No, they were not married, at
once-it was not until Charley:had
managed the Smithson Estate for a
year. And, It was two years before