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Some unprincipled promoters go to a small rural village and incite interest in a questionable company they have formed. The innocent villagers invest heavily and the two decide to leave ... See full summary

Some unprincipled promoters go to a small rural village and incite interest in a questionable company they have formed. The innocent villagers invest heavily and the two decide to leave after an attempt to get a large sum of money from Judge Hoskins, the richest man in the town, It is difficult to convince the careful old judge, but the plausible promoters finally persuade him to invest. He mortgages his property and is about to plunge with his all, when his daughter, who has vainly tried to dissuade him, makes a pathetic appeal to the younger swindler, and he, unable to resist her pleadings, tells her the scheme is worthless. He leaves town a discredited adventurer. The gullible countrymen are dumbfounded by this deserting and believe their investment lost. At length some of the bolder spirits seize the helm and work hard to retrieve the loss. Judge Hoskins still believes in the company and again mortgages his lands and home and plunges with the enterprising spirit of a Wall Street ...