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Updated: June 27, 2025
"President Elkins, of the L. & G. W., who, perhaps, knows more than any other person as to the situation and value of the various Trescott properties, could not be seen last night. He went to Chicago on Wednesday, and yesterday wired his partner, Mr. Barslow, that business had called him on to New York, where he would remain for some time."
"Ay tank," said Ole, "dat bane hellufa notion!" "Come," said Mr. Elkins, "we're losing time! Uncouple at once!" We started to mount the engine; but Schwartz and Ole were before us, barring the way. "Wait," said Schwartz. "Jest look at it, now.
Elkins will not feel that any confidences are violated by my showing you this you who have been my dearest friends " She stopped for no reason, unless it was agitation. "Are," said I, "I hope, not 'have been." "Well," said she, "read the letter, and then tell me who has been 'dismissed." I shrank from reading it; but Alice was determined to know all. It was dated the day before I left New York.
Private Sine had been killed and Private Kastner was supposed to be mortally wounded. Private Elkins fell exhausted just as the Stars and Stripes were run up on the block-house. He had been knocked down by the pole of a limber, which struck him over the kidneys, but had continued to feed his gun until the very last. He was utterly exhausted.
Yerkes and his associates, Widener and Elkins, had made many millions in reconstructing the Chicago lines at prices which represented gross overcharges to the stockholders. For this purpose Yerkes, Widener, and Elkins organized the United States Construction Company and made contracts for installing the new electric systems on the lines which they controlled by lease or stock ownership.
Then with the painstaking circumstantiality of two old schoolmates luxuriating in memories, we talked over the tobacco-tag craze which swept through our school one winter. Everything in life takes place in school, and the "tobacco-tag craze" has quite often recurred to me as showing boys acting just as men act, and Jimmie Elkins as the born stormy petrel of financial seas.
If you haven't pitied me in the past, Albert, don't pity me now; for the mere saying openly to some human being that I love him seems almost to make me happy!" I lamely murmured some inanity, of which she took not the slightest notice. "Is it true," she asked, "that Mr. Elkins is to pay their debts, and that they are to be married?"
Elkins," said Schwartz, "but you'll have to get on, you know. Looks like there was time enough if we keep the wheels turning, but this snow and flood business may cut some figure. Any chances, I believe you said, sir. All right! Ready when you are, Jack."
Things were coming on beautifully; and it seemed as if Elkins and Cornish, working together, were invincible. We still lived at the hotel, but our architect, "little Ed. Smith, who lived over on the Hayes place" when we were boys, and who was once at Garden City with Jim, was busy with plans for a mansion which we were to build in the new Lynhurst Park Addition the next spring. Mr.
Alice and I showed Trescott, on a plat, the place for his new home. He was quite taken with the idea, and said that ma would certainly be tickled with it. Josie sat apart with Mr. Elkins, in earnest converse, for a long time. She looked frequently at her father, Jim constantly at her. Mr. Cornish dropped in for a little while, and joined us in presenting the case for removal.
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