Moving Picture News (1911) . and bustle of the Street, and the storyopens a crucial time, when his opera-tions require all his time and attentionin marshaling his forces in the big strug-gle to acquire a controlling interest insome stocks. There are scenes of activ-ity in his office, where he is passingthrough the throes of a busy day, di-recting his army of assistants. He istired and weary of it all, satiated withthe excitement of outwitting his com-petitors. He receives a letter from his old homeannoimcing the illness of his —the name brings fond remem-brances to his fagged
Moving Picture News (1911) . and bustle of the Street, and the storyopens a crucial time, when his opera-tions require all his time and attentionin marshaling his forces in the big strug-gle to acquire a controlling interest insome stocks. There are scenes of activ-ity in his office, where he is passingthrough the throes of a busy day, di-recting his army of assistants. He istired and weary of it all, satiated withthe excitement of outwitting his com-petitors. He receives a letter from his old homeannoimcing the illness of his —the name brings fond remem-brances to his fagged brain. He has notseen her for years—longer than he caresto attempt to remember, and he is brought back to the sordid thingsof the world by the announcement thathis grand coup—his master stroke toamass a huge fortune—is about to bepulled off, as the time is opportune. Hereceives the news in a matter of factway, his mind reverting to his child-hood days and—his mother. He leaves the office, being reminded. that the morrow will be the criticaltime—when he will crush his businessenemies and be a power in the street,his name on every lip, as the cleverfinancier who has succeeded. He goes to his apartments, not inter-ested in business, his thoughts con-stantly reverting to his youth. Seatedby the open grate, he sees in fancy hispast life. He dreams—and dreams ofhis mother. His life passes before himin a complete panorama. A child inarms; a boy at school; his youthful in-discretions; his early manhood, with hismother his best friend and companion,shielding him from the wrath of hisfather, coming to his rescue and payinghis gambling debts; comforting him insickness and in health. He sees it all,the mother in her declining years, wast-ed by sickness, beckoning him to cometo her. He awakes with a start, sum-mons his man, and, ignoring the impor-tant business of the morrow—forgettingeverything else but his mother—hehastily packs a few belongings, andhastens o
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