CHAPTER XXIV.

HENRY N. SMITH. HOW MR. SMITH STARTED IN LIFE AND BECAME A SUCCESSFUL OPERATOR.—HIS CONNECTION WITH THE TWEED “RING,” AND HOW HE AND THE FAMOUS “BOSS” MADE LUCKY SPECULATIONS, THROUGH THE USE OF THE CITY FUNDS, IN MAKING A TIGHT MONEY MARKET.—ON THE VERGE OF RUIN IN A POOL WITH W. K. VANDERBILT.—HE IS CONVERTED TO THE BEAR SIDE BY WOERISHOFFER, AND AGAIN MAKES MONEY, BUT BY PERSISTENCE IN HIS BEARISH POLICY RUINS HIMSELF AND DRAGS WM. HEATH & CO. DOWN ALSO. I have already had occasion to…