[87830] in Discussion of MIT-community interests
Save Your Smile
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Dentist)
Wed Aug 31 13:19:52 2016
Date: Wed, 31 Aug 2016 13:08:29 -0400
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<p>Save Your Smile<br /> contrition. "I do care for you, Monty, but=
don't you see it's no little thing you ask of me? I must be sure--very sur=
e--before I-- before--" "Don't be so distressed," he pleaded=
"You will love me, I know, because you love me now. This means much =
to me, but it means more to you. You are the woman and you are the one whos=
e happiness should be considered. I can live only in the hope that when I c=
ome to you again with this same story and this same question you'll not be =
afraid to trust yourself to me." "You deserve to be happy for tha=
t, Monty," she said, earnestly, and it was with difficulty that she ke=
pt her eyes from wavering as they looked into his. "You will let me tr=
y to make you love me?" he asked, eagerly. "I may not be worth th=
e struggle." "I'll take that chance," he replied. She was co=
nscious of disappointment after he was gone. He had not pleaded as ardently=
as she had expected and desired, and, try as she would, she could not bani=
sh the touch of irritation that had come to haunt her for the night. Brewst=
er walked to the club, elated that he had at least made a beginning. His po=
sition was now clear. Besides losing a fortune he must win Barbara in open =
competition. At the theater that evening he met Harrison, who was in a stat=
e of jubilation. "Where did you get that tip?" asked he. "Ti=
p? What tip?" from Brewster. "On the prize-fight?" Brewster'=
s face fell and something cold crept over him. "How did--what was the =
result?" he asked, sure of the answer. "Haven't you heard? Your m=
an knocked him out in the fifth round-- surprised everybody." CHAPTER =
X NAPOLEON OF FINANCE The next two months were busy ones for Brewster. Miss=
Drew saw him quite as often as before the important interview, but he was =
always a puzzle to her. "His attitude is changed somehow," she th=
ought to herself, and then she remembered that "a man who wins a girl =
after an ardent suit is often like one who runs after a street car and then=
sits down to read his paper." In truth after the first few days Monty=
seemed to have forgotten his competitors, and was resting in the conscious=
ness of his assured position. Each day he sent her flowers and considered t=
hat he had more than done his duty. He used no small part of his income on =
the flowers, but in this case his mission was almost forgotten in his love =
for Barbara. Monty's attitude was not due to any wanting of his affection, =
but to the very unromantic business in which he was engaged. It seemed to h=
im that, plan as he might, he could not devise fresh ways and means to earn=
$16,000 a day. He was still comfortably ahead in the race, but a famine in=
opportunities was not far remote. Ten big dinner parties and a string of e=
laborate after-the-play suppers maintained a fair but insufficient average,=
and he could see that the time was ripe for radical measures. He could not=
go on forever with his dinners. People were already beginning to refer to =
the fact that he was warming his toes on the Social Register, and he had no=
desire to become the laughing stock of the town. The few slighting, sarcas=
tic remarks about his business ability, chiefly by women and therefore refl=
ected from the men, hurt him. Miss Drew's apparently harmless taunt and Mrs=
Dan's open criticism told plainly enough how the wind was blowing, but it=
was Peggy's gentle questions that cut the deepest. There was such honest c=
oncern in her voice that he could see how his profligacy was troubling her =
and Mrs. Gray. In their eyes, more than in the others, he felt ashamed and =
humiliated. Finally, goaded by the remark of a bank director which he overh=
eard, "Edwin P. Brewster is turning handsprings in his grave over the =
way he is going it," Monty resolved to redeem himself in the eyes of h=
is critics. He would show them that his brain was not wholly given over to =
frivolity. With this project in mind he decided to cause a little excitemen=
t in Wall Street. For some days he stealthily watched the stock market and =
plied his friends with questions about values. Constant reading and observa=
tion finally convinced him that Lumber and Fuel Common was the one stock in=
which he could safely plunge. Casting aside all apprehension, so far as Sw=
earengen Jones was concerned, he prepared for what was to be his one and on=
ly venture on the Stock Exchange before the 23d of the following September.=
With all the cunning and craftiness of a general he laid his plans for the=
attack. Gardner's face was the picture of despair when Brewster asked him =
to buy heavily in Lumber and Fuel. "Good heavens, Monty," cried t=
he broker, "you're joking. Lumber is away up now. It can't possibly go=
a fraction of a point higher. Take my advice and don't touch it. It opened=
to-day at 111 3/4 and closed at 109. Why, man, you're crazy to think about=
it for an instant." "I know my business, Gardner," said Bre=
wster, quietly, and his conscience smote him when he saw the flush of morti=
fication creep into the face of his friend. The rebuke had cut Gardner to t=
he quick. "But, Monty, I know what I'm talking about. At least let me =
tell you something about this stock," pleaded Elon, loyally, despite t=
he wound. "Gardy, I've gone into this thing carefully, and if ever a m=
an felt sure about anything I do about this," said Monty, decidedly, b=
ut affectionately. "Take my word for it Lumber can't go any higher. Th=
ink of the situation; the lumber men in the north and west are overstocked,=
and there is a strike ready to go into effect. When that comes the stock w=
ill go for a song. The slump is liable to begin any day." "My min=
d is made up," said the other firmly, and Gardner was in despair. &quo=
t;Will you or will you not execute an order for me at the opening to-morrow=
? I'll start with ten thousand shares. What will it cost me to margin it fo=
r ten points?" "At least a hundred thousand, exclusive of commiss=
ion, which would be twelve and a half a hundred shares." Despite the m=
ost strenuous opposition from Gardner, Brewster adhered to his design, and =
the broker executed the order the next morning. He knew that Brewster had b=
ut one chance to win, and that was to buy the stock in a lump instead of di=
stributing it among several brokers and throughout the session. This was a =
point that Monty had overlooked. There had been little to excite the Stock =
Exchange for some weeks: nothing was active and the slightest flurry was ha=
iled as an event. Every one knew that the calm would be disturbed at some n=
ear day, but nobody looked for a sensation in Lumber and Fuel. It was a for=
egone conclusion that a slump was coming, and there was scarcely any tradin=
g in the stock. When Elon Gardner, acting for Montgomery Brewster; took ten=
thousand shares at 108 3/4 there was a mighty gasp on the Exchange, then a=
rubbing of eyes, then commotion. Astonishment was followed by nervousness,=
and then came the struggle. Brewster, confident that the stock could go no=
higher, and that sooner or later it must drop, calmly ordered his horse fo=
r a ride in the snow-covered park. Even though he knew the venture was to b=
e a failure in the ordinary sense he found joy in the knowledge that he was=
doing something. He might be a fool, he was at least no longer inactive. T=
he feel of the air was good to him. He was exhilarated by the glitter of th=
e snow, the answering excitement of his horse, the gaiety and sparkle of li=
fe about him. Somewhere far back in his inner self there seemed to be the s=
ound of cheering and the clapping of hands. Shortly before noon he reached =
his club, where he was to lunch with Colonel Drew. In the reading-room he o=
bserved that men were looking at him in a manner less casual than was custo=
mary. Some of them went so far as to smile encouragingly, and others waved =
their hands in the most cordial fashion. Three or four very young members l=
ooked upon him with admiration and envy, and even the porters seemed more o=
bsequious. There was something strangely oppressive in all this show of def=
erence. Colonel Drew's dignity relaxed amazingly when he caught sight of th=
e young man. He came forward to meet him and his greeting almost carried Mo=
nty off his feet. "How did you do it, my boy?" cried the Colonel.=
"She's off a point or two now, I believe, but half an hour ago she wa=
s booming. Gad, I never heard of anything more spectacular!" Monty's h=
eart was in his mouth as he rushed over to the ticker. It did not take him =
long to grasp the immensity of the disaster. Gardner had bought in at 108 3=
/4, and that very action seemed to put new life into the stock. Just as it =
was on the point of breaking for lack of support along came this sensationa=
l order for ten thousand shares; and there could be but one result. At one =
time in the morning Lumber and Fuel, traded in by excited holders, touched =
113 1/2 and seemed in a fair way to hold firm around that figure. Other men=
came up and listened eagerly. Brewster realized that his dash in Lumber an=
d Fuel had been a master-stroke of cleverness when considered from the poin=
t of view of these men, but a catastrophe from his own. "I hope you so=
ld it when it was at the top," said the Colonel anxiously. "I ins=
tructed Gardner to sell only when I gave the word," said Monty, lamely=
Several of the men looked at him in surprise and disgust. "Well, if =
I were you I'd tell him to sell," remarked the Colonel, coldly. "=
The effect of your plunge has worn off, Brewster, and the other side will d=
rive prices down. They won't be caught napping again, either," said on=
e of the bystanders earnestly. "Do you think so?" And there was a=
note of relief in Monty's voice. From all sides came the advice to sell at=
once, but Brewster was not to be pushed. He calmly lighted a cigarette, an=
d with an assured air of wisdom told them to wait a little while and see. &=
quot;She's already falling off," said some one at the ticker. When Bre=
wster's bewildered eyes raced over the figures the stock was quoted at 112.=
His sigh of relief was heard but misunderstood. He might be saved after al=
l. The stock had started to go down and there seemed no reason why it shoul=
d stop. As he intended to purchase no more it was fair to assume that the b=
ackbone was at the breaking point. The crash was bound to come. He could ha=
rdly restrain a cry of joy. Even while he stood at the ticker the little in=
strument began to tell of a further decline. As the price went down his hop=
es went up. The bystanders were beginning to be disgusted. "It was onl=
y a fluke after all," they said to each other. Colonel Drew was appeal=
ed to urge Monty to save himself, and he was on the point of remonstrance w=
hen the message came that the threatened strike was off, and that the men w=
ere willing to arbitrate. Almost before one could draw breath this startlin=
g news began to make itself felt. The certainty of a great strike was one o=
f the things that had made Brewster sure that the price could not hold. Wit=
h this danger removed there was nothing to jeopardize the earning power of =
the stock. The next quotation was a point higher. "You sly dog," =
said the Colonel, digging Monty in the side. "I had confidence in you =
all the time." In ten minutes' time Lumber and Fuel was up to 113 and =
soaring. Brewster, panic-stricken, rushed to the telephone and called up Ga=
rdner. The broker, hoarse with excitement, was delighted when he recognized=
Brewster's voice. "You're a wonder, Monty! I'll see you after the clo=
se. How the devil did you do it?" shouted Gardner. "What's the pr=
ice now?" asked Brewster. "One thirteen and three-fourths, and go=
ing up all the time. Hooray!" "Do you think she'll go down again?=
" demanded Brewster. "Not if I can help it." "Very well=
, then, go and sell out," roared Brewster. "But she's going up li=
ke--" "Sell, damn you! Didn't you hear?" Gardner, dazed and =
weak, began selling, and finally liquidated the full line at prices ranging=
from 114 to 112 1/2, but Montgomery Brewster had cleared $58,550, and all =
because it was he and not the market that got excited. CHAPTER XI COALS OF =
FIRE It was not that he had realized heavily in his investments which cause=
d his friends and his enemies to regard him in a new light; his profit had =
been quite small, as things go on the Exchange in these days. The mere fact=
that he had shown such foresight proved sufficient cause for the reversal =
of opinion. Men looked at him with new interest in their eyes, with fresh c=
onfidence. His unfortunate operations in the stock market had restored him =
to favor in all circles. The man, young or old, who could do what he had do=
ne with Lumber and Fuel well deserved the new promises that were being made=
for him. Brewster bobbed uncertainly between two emotions--elation and dis=
tress. He had achieved two kinds of success--the desired and the undesired.=
It was but natural that he should feel proud of the distinction the ventur=
e had brought to him on one hand, but there was reason for despair over the=
acquisition of $50,000. It made it necessary for him to undertake an almos=
t superhuman feat--increase the number of his January bills. The plans for =
the ensuing spring and summer were dimly getting into shape and they covere=
d many startling projects. Since confiding some of them to "Nopper&quo=
t; Harrison, that gentleman had worn a never-decreasing look of worry and a=
nxiety in his eyes. Rawles added to his despair a day or two after the Stoc=
k Exchange misfortune. He brought up the information that six splendid litt=
le puppies had come to bless his Boston terrier family, and Joe Bragdon, wh=
o was present, enthusiastically predicted that he could get $100 apiece for=
them. Brewster loved dogs, yet for one single horrible moment he longed to=
massacre the helpless little creatures. But the old affection came back to=
him, and he hurried out with Bragdon to inspect the brood. "And I've =
either got to sell them or kill them," he groaned. Later on he instruc=
ted Bragdon to sell the pups for $25 apiece, and went away, ashamed to look=
their proud mother in the face. Fortune smiled on him before the day was o=
ver, however. He took "Subway" Smith for a ride in the "Gree=
n Juggernaut," bad weather and bad roads notwithstanding. Monty lost c=
ontrol of the machine and headed for a subway excavation. He and Smith save=
d themselves by leaping to the pavement, sustaining slight bruises, but the=
great machine crashed through the barricade and dropped to the bottom of t=
he trench far below. To Smith's grief and Brewster's delight the automobile=
was hopelessly ruined, a clear loss of many thousands. Monty's joy was sho=
rt-lived, for it was soon learned that three luckless workmen down in the d=
epths had been badly injured by the green meteor from above. The mere fact =
that Brewster could and did pay liberally for the relief of the poor fellow=
s afforded him little consolation. His carelessness, and possibly his indif=
ference, had brought suffering to these men and their families which was no=
t pleasant to look back upon. Lawsuits were avoided by compromises. Each of=
the injured men received $4,000. At this time every one was interested in =
the charity bazaar at the Astoria. Society was on exhibition, and the publi=
c paid for the privilege of gazing at the men and women whose names filled =
the society columns. Brewster frequented the booth presided over by Miss Dr=
ew, and there seemed to be no end to his philanthropy. The bazaar lasted tw=
o days and nights, and after that period his account-book showed an even &q=
uot;profit" of nearly $3,000. Monty's serenity, however, was considera=
bly ruffled by the appearance of a new and aggressive claimant for the smil=
es of the fair Barbara. He was a Californian of immense wealth and unbounde=
d confidence in himself, and letters to people in New York had given him a =
certain entree. The triumphs in love and finance that had come with his two=
score years and ten had demolished every vestige of timidity that may have=
been born with him. He was successful enough in the world of finance to ha=
ve become four or five times a millionaire, and he had fared so well in lov=
e that twice he had been a widower. Rodney Grimes was starting out to win B=
arbara with the same dash and impulsiveness that overcame Mary Farrell, the=
cook in the mining-camp, and Jane Boothroyd, the school-teacher, who came =
to California ready to marry the first man who asked her. He was a penniles=
s prospector when he married Mary, and when he led Jane to the altar she re=
joiced in having captured a husband worth at least $50,000. He vied with Br=
ewster in patronizing Barbara's booth, and he rushed into the conflict with=
an impetuosity that seemed destined to carry everything before it. Monty w=
as brushed aside, Barbara was preempted as if she were a mining claim and t=
en days after his arrival in New York, Grimes was the most talked-of man in=
town. Brewster was not the sort to be dispatched without a struggle, howev=
er. Recognizing Grimes as an obstacle, but not as a rival, he once more don=
ned his armor and beset Barbara with all the zest of a champion who seeks t=
o protect and not to conquer. He regarded the Californian as an impostor an=
d summary action was necessary. "I know all about him, Babs," he =
said one day after he felt sure of his position. "Why, his father was =
honored by the V. C, on the coast in '49." "The Victoria Cross?&q=
uot; asked Barbara, innocently. "No, the vigilance committee." In=
this way Monty routed the enemy and cleared the field before the end of an=
other week. Grimes transferred his objectionable affection and Barbara was =
not even asked to be wife number three. Brewster's campaign was so ardent t=
hat he neglected other duties deplorably, falling far behind his improviden=
t average. With Grimes disposed of, he once more forsook the battlefield of=
love and gave his harassed and undivided attention to his own peculiar bus=
iness. The fast-and-loose game displeased Miss Barbara greatly. She was at =
first surprised, then piqued, then resentful. Monty gradually awoke to the =
distressing fact that she was going to be intractable, as he put it, and fo=
rthwith undertook to smooth the troubled sea. To his amazement and concern =
she was not to be appeased. "Does it occur to you, Monty," she sa=
id, with a gentle coldness that was infinitely worse than heat, "that =
you have been carrying things with a pretty high hand? Where did you acquir=
e the right to interfere with my privileges? You seem to think that I am no=
t to speak to any man but you." "O, come now, Babs," retorte=
d Monty, "I've not been quite as unreasonable as that. And you know yo=
urself that Grimes is the worst kind of a bounder." "I know nothi=
ng of the sort," replied the lady, with growing irritation. "You =
say that about every man who gives me a smile or a flower. Does it indicate=
such atrocious taste?" "Don't be silly, Barbara. You know perfec=
tly well that you have talked to Gardner and that idiot Valentine by the ho=
ur, and I've not said a word. But there are some things I can't stand, and =
the impertinence of Grimes is one of them. Jove! he looked at you, out of t=
hose fishy eyes, sometimes as though he owned you. If you knew how many tim=
es I've fairly ached to knock him down!" Inwardly Barbara was weakenin=
g a little before his masterfulness. But she gave no sign. "And it nev=
er occurred to you," she said, with that exasperating coldness of the =
voice, "that I was equal to the situation. I suppose you thought Mr. G=
rimes had only to beckon and I would joyfully answer. I'll have you know, M=
onty Brewster, right now, that I am quite able to choose my friends, and to=
handle them. Mr. Grimes has character and I like him. He has seen more of =
life in a year of his strenuous career than you ever dreamed of in all your=
pampered existence. His life has been real, Monty Brewster, and yours is o=
nly an imitation." It struck him hard, but it left him gentle. "B=
abs," he said, softly, "I can't take that from you. You don't rea=
lly mean it, do you? Am I as bad as that?" It was a moment for dominan=
ce, and he missed it. His gentleness left her cold. "Monty," she =
exclaimed irritably, "you are terribly exasperating. Do make up your m=
ind that you and your million are not the only things in the world." H=
is blood was up now, but it flung him away from her. "Some day, perhap=
s, you'll find out that there is not much besides. I am just a little too b=
ig, for one thing, to be played with and thrown aside. I won't stand it.&qu=
ot; He left the house with his head high in the air, angry red in his cheek=
s, and a feeling in his heart that she was the most unreasonable of women. =
Barbara, in the meantime, cried herself to sleep, vowing she would never lo=
ve Monty Brewster again as long as she lived. A sharp cutting wind was blow=
ing in Monty's face as he left the house. He was thoroughly wretched. "=
;Throw up your hands!" came hoarsely from somewhere, and there was no =
tenderness in the tones. For an instant Monty was dazed and bewildered, but=
in the next he saw two shadowy figures walking beside him. "Stop wher=
e you are, young fellow," was the next command, and he stopped short. =
He was in a mood to fight, but the sight of a revolver made him think again=
Monty was not a coward, neither was he a fool. He was quick to see that a=
struggle would be madness. "What do you want?" he demanded as co=
olly as his nerves would permit. "Put up your hands quick!" and h=
e hastily obeyed the injunction. "Not a sound out of you or you get it=
good and proper. You know what we want. Get to work, Bill; I'll watch his =
hands." "Help yourselves, boys. I'm not fool enough to scrap abou=
t it. Don't hit me or shoot, that's all. Be quick about it, because I'll ta=
ke cold if my overcoat is open long. How's business been to- night?" B=
rewster was to all intents and purposes the calmest man in New York. "=
Fierce!" said the one who was doing the searching. "You're the fi=
rst guy we've seen in a week that looks good." "I hope you won't =
be disappointed," said Monty, genially. "If I'd expected this I m=
ight have brought more money." "I guess we'll be satisfied,"=
chuckled the man with the revolver. "You're awful nice and kind, mist=
er, and maybe you wouldn't object to tellin' us when you'll be up dis way a=
g'in." "It's a pleasure to do business with you, pardner," s=
aid the other, dropping Monty's $300 watch in his. pocket. "We'll leav=
e car-fare for you for your honesty." His hands were running through B=
rewster's pockets with the quickness of a machine. "You don't go much =
on jewelry, I guess. Are dese shoit buttons de real t'ing?" "They=
're pearls," said Monty, cheerfully. "My favorite jool," sai=
d the man with the revolver. "Clip 'em out, Bill." "Don't cu=
t the shirt," urged Monty. "I'm going to a little supper and I do=
n't like the idea of a punctured shirt-front." "I'll be as carefu=
l as I kin, mister. There, I guess dat's all. Shall I call a cab for you, s=
ir?" "No, thank you, I think I'll walk." "Well, just wa=
lk south a hundred steps without lookin' 'round er yellin' and you kin save=
your skin. I guess you know what I mean, pardner." "I'm sure I d=
o. Good-night." "Good-night," came in chuckles from the two =
hold-up men. But Brewster hesitated, a sharp thought penetrating his mind. =
"By gad!" he exclaimed, "you chaps are very careless. Do you=
know you've missed a roll of three hundred dollars in this overcoat pocket=
?" The men gasped and the spasmodic oaths that came from them were bor=
n of incredulity. It was plain that they doubted their ears. "Say it a=
g'in," muttered Bill, in bewildered tones. "He's stringin' us, Bi=
ll," said the other. "Sure," growled Bill. "It's a nice=
way to treat us, mister. Move along now and don't turn 'round." "=
;Well, you're a couple of nice highwaymen," cried Monty in disgust. &q=
uot;Sh--not so loud." "That is no way to attend to business. Do y=
ou expect me to go down in my pocket and hand you the goods on a silver tra=
y?" "Keep your hands up! You don't woik dat game on me. You got a=
gun there." "No, I haven't. This is on the level. You over-looke=
d a roll of bills in your haste and I'm not the sort of fellow to see an ea=
rnest endeavorer get the worst of it. My hands are up. See for yourself if =
I'm not telling you the truth." "What kind of game is dis?" =
growled Bill, dazed and bewildered. "I'm blowed if I know w'at to t'in=
k o' you," cried he in honest amazement. "You don't act drunk, an=
d you ain't crazy, but there's somethin' wrong wid you. Are you givin' it t=
o us straight about de wad?" "You can find out easily." &quo=
t;Well, I hate to do it, boss, but I guess we'll just take de overcoat and =
all. It looks like a trick and we takes no chances. Off wid de coat." =
Monty's coat came off in a jiffy and he stood shivering before the dumfound=
ed robbers. "We'll leave de coat at de next corner, pardner. It's cold=
and you need it more'n we do. You're de limit, you are. So long. Walk righ=
t straight ahead and don't yell." Brewster found his coat a few minute=
s later, and went whistling away into the night. The roll of bills was gone=
CHAPTER XII CHRISTMAS DESPAIR Brewster made a good story of the "hol=
d-up" at the club, but he did not relate all the details. One of the l=
isteners was a new public commissioner who was aggressive in his efforts at=
reform. Accordingly Brewster was summoned to headquarters the next morning=
for the purpose of looking over the "suspects" that had been bro=
ught in. Almost the first man that he espied was a rough- looking fellow wh=
ose identity could not be mistaken. It was Bill. "Hello, Bill," c=
alled Monty, gaily. Bill ground his teeth for a second, but his eyes had su=
ch an appeal in them that Monty relented. "You know this fellow, Mr. B=
rewster?" demanded the captain, quickly. Bill looked utterly helpless.=
"Know Bill?" questioned Monty in surprise. "Of course I do,=
Captain." "He was picked up late last night and detained, becaus=
e he would give no account of his actions." "Was it as bad as tha=
t, Bill?" asked Brewster, with a smile. Bill mumbled something and ass=
umed a look of defiance. Monty's attitude puzzled him sorely. He hardly bre=
athed for an instant, and gulped perceptibly. "Pass Bill, Captain. He =
was with me last night just before my money was taken, and he couldn't poss=
ibly have robbed me without my knowledge. Wait for me outside, Bill. I want=
to talk to you. I'm quite sure neither of the thieves is here, Captain,&qu=
ot; concluded Brewster, after Bill had obeyed the order to step out of the =
line. Outside the door the puzzled crook met Brewster, who shook him warmly=
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