The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1880-09-15
No. liz.
A FORTUNE F0R 4 WfNKt

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4 writer In Golden Days tells tue story
Of how gentleman refused one hundred and
fifty thousand dollars for wnkiDg bis eve.
and thereby preserved his honor MD ren.
tlemap, who is called Mr.. X, occupied I, con-
adential position in great railway corpora.
ton. It was fumosed that the company was
about to assume charge 81 languishipg rail-
road. II SO, the stock Of the latter would
rise In price,
Now, one bold speculatot--or OPERATOR al
they are called in brokers' parlance---vqas an
intimate friend of Mr.. x After long refles.
ton, he came to the conclusion that the best
thing he could do was to call OH Mr. x. ask
in confidence for some definite information on
the subject, and offer to share with Mr.. *.
the profits Of any venture that he might make
on points" given by him. This he did.
Mr.. X said he, 6 if I knew that the
transaction which II Il rumored is TO take
place IN few days were really to occur,
toeld, BY buying up the stock Of the con :
pany that is now in the market, make b6 Il
you and myself rich men. Can you not. by !.
word, say whether the rumor will be realized
or not 20
cannot say" Mr.. x replied
But 4 word" The broker persisted dit
shall be share and share aike.'
cannot say" Mr.X repeated as before.
You need not speak, them the broker
said excitedly. Lift Your arm, nod Your
head, lift your eyebrows
81 canhbtT Mr.. x. replied, as calmly as
possible.
Do you understand your own interest q"
the broker burst forth, holly. 4 Mr.. x, you
are poor man ! Now, If you will only heed
me, you may be rich one Ia day. Are
these reports true ? If so, can clear three
hundred thousand at stroke The half Of
that sum shall be yours. do not ask you for
word you need not open your MOUTH
Only to wink your eye 1t is possible for you
to make one hundred and fifty thousand dol
lars sir, simply by winking your eye p
How vast a sum to Mr.. X, who though
entrusted with grave secrets, was still only u
clerk receiving but moderate salary !
He was staggered for a moment, but soon
fegaihed his composure, he looked the eager
lyexpectant broker In the face, and Answered
al cannot do it, and left the room Instant
":
The broker went away Gtestfaiien. In The
absence Of all definite information, he feared
to take the great risks which always attend
specializing in The dark, and did not invest any
Of his money.
In few days however the whole matter
/ was settled. Tho great company really did
take in the smaller, and the stock almost
doubled In value.
A fow days after that, tie broker met Mr..
x. on the street, and smafting keenly under
the feeling that an enormous gain had slipped
through his fingers, just for want Of the
word, he rashly upbraided Mr.. x. for what he
called his " obstiuacy."
Mr.. X, like all men Of true power, kept his
temper, and tdrning TO IFS rash rsviler, he
said
"The temptation with which you assailed
me was great indeed, but had a trust to full
fill, and my honor is beyond price,
Although every ono should do his duty for
duty's own sake, still 1t is always pleasure
to see great deeds Of honor meet with desefv-
cd reward s
1t was SO, am glad to say, in Mr.. ks
case His capabilities and his perfect rela-
bility soon secured him one of the very high
est positions in the company whose secrets be
had guarded so we'll, and he is now paid
salary that Ii at least half as large as that
which the President of the United States re-
/ ceiyes.