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a small fortune in themselves! A ten thousand dollar forfeit up !" "Don't you see," suggested Marcia, eagerly, "they are banking on the good credit of our house. They are not agraid to trust Mr. Dalton." "But, my dear Miss Blount," ex claimed Jerry, "there is absolutely no demand for- the stuff, the quotations are disastrously below the profit point, no one can handle it on our contract price without disastrous loss, and 'we simply cannot take it!" "We must!" Never had Jerry Watson seen so determined a look on the little lady's face. There was power unutterable in the expression. "Mr. Watson," she said, resolutely, and there was a tremendous thrill in her voice, "I am not willing that an opportunity should be allowed to pass unregarded, after his extreme kind ness to us, that may mean the rehabi litation of Mr. Dalton's business." "But that is impossible!" "So I thought until, just after re ceiving the telegram from the broom; corn people, Ned Prosse came into the office." "That Tdd," ejaculated Watson, du biously. "What's he got to do with it?." "Everything. You remember I got him his position with Vermilye & Co. He is a grateful little fellow. He al ways boasted he would do great things for us some day. Well, he comes into the office this afternoon, all excitement, Tve got the straight tip,' he declared. 'Vermilye & Co. are going to run a corner in stock feed and broomcorn. They are going to rush the market up twenty to thirty points delivery day, and hold it there. It's a sure play any good to you?' Mr. Watson, it is more than good to us it is the salvation of our busi ness!" "Allowing we can depend upon the tip, where is the capital coming from to carry the stuff until settling day?" "I have thought it all out," respond ed Marcia. "The Dalton credit is, good isn't the Dalton word a power everywhere? We will go to the bank and borrow sufficient to cover carry- s ing charges. Then oh! I have" blocked it all out. We cannot fail. We will send confidential word to all our clients. We will give them the tip of a corner. We will guarantee ten points profit within thirty days." "A daring scheme!" fairly gasped Jerry. "And how about the payments to the broomcorn people?" "Why, that is simple. As we sell to our clients, we will borrow on our bills of lading. That will make us square all the way around. We can certainly place half our consignment for cash. The amount we realize will satisfy our shippers. When the squeeze comes in this market we will release the actual stuff in warehouse to supply the shorts, get the highest price and close out at a big profit" "It's a dream!" spoke Jerry, mus-. ingly "but it looks tangible. I'm willing. Go ahead with the scheme." Three weeks later Roland Dalton eft his remote solitude, which no gossip or newspaper had invaded. On the train bound for the city he sat spellbound, as his eye scanned the commercial column of the first news-' paper he had seen for nearly a month. It was the graphic story of the broomcorn corner in Chicago. It told of the wonderful coup that had given Dalton & Co. practical control of the market and a profit of a quar ter of a million dollars! Dalton 'burst into the office two,, days later. It wore an air of brisk ness and prosperity. Jerry beamed upon him, Marcia stood flushing, eager, trembling like a child who had assumed a daring initiative and won dered if the result would be punish ment or appreciation. "What have you two been doing here?" challenged Dalton, and then Jerry told, and Dalton added, "Come into my private office until I discipline you." Out of it Jerrjr came a few minutes later. His eyes were aglow. He held 6iwUi.ia-' gggjijj