Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1891-09-26
A STORY OF SPECULATION.


spectacle position to keep up, is not
all bliss, as Mr.. William Driver, cash
Ter to Messrs. Binder and Winder,
drapers, discovered to his cost.
He had been united to Arabella, his
heipmeet, Just eight years, when he
found this reflection almost insupport-
able. His existence, like that OF Mr..
AIantalini at the mangle, was one
long '.demnition grind"-at figures in
the Office 10 keep his books right, and
figures at home to keep domestic
matters square.
Binder and Winder were not the
sort of people 20 stand any nonsense
from their underiings. A hint from
Driver to the effect that he would like
his salary raised was met with the
reioinder that if he was dissatisfied he
could give up his place, and he would
find that hundreds were ready to
jump into il.
The bare idea OF getting out of a
situation gave him the jumps, so he
returned cowed to the mill, and
ground away for another whole year
moody, dissatisfied, miserable.
He loved his wife and his children,
too, and one OF egreat desires of his
life was to see them well clothed and
we'll fed.
He had always found it necessary to
curb their longings in that direction,
and ROW and then his wife would chafe
under a refusal, which he could not
avoid, to hand out the needful for
sundry articles which fairly came
under the head OF necessaries.
-'What can do" he asked himself
one morning, ITO better my position?"
He asked himself tins question as
his eye was wandering mechanically
over the front page OF daily paper
That eye lighted upon an advertise
laent which ran as follows:
TOM BOLTER AND Co,
Thclcad.ng firm Of Brokers, Share and
stock Dealers
Now or never you would make for
tune. Very little outlay and no risk
Gu April lst we heard of good thing,
and sent it TO all our subscribers. 'Guddle-
lnup Candle Company-shares down to
fifteen to-tay Should be bought at
once"
Our subscribers bought all they could
get, and the Cuddemup Candle Com
Tanys shares now stand at eighty.
Two pounds on the hundred cover
suffice, No further claims.
Our tip is-Make your profits, invest
your profits. and await the result
Hundreds OF homes made happy through
our advice.
Address: Bolter and Co., Razor Alley.
next to WorkhOuse Court.
1.-Two pounds in a hundred, {" unused
William Driver, sit isn't much. say
i sent four pounds worth Of shares.
and with u raise like that OF the Cud-
-dlemups | should be-oh! ever so
much the better
IL was an unfortunate thing in
one way that he had Just received his
salary for tile month, and had it in
his pocket
O -Four pounds-it was lot OF mon
ey TO him, but with no risk and GER
tain profits well something had to
be done why not that?
So he sent four pounds and
received an acknowledgment for same
also an animation that he mad
now an interest in the Argentine
Switchback Railway Company, then
on the point OF starting, and consid-
erred u certain 90.
He had a look at the paper, but
could not see the Switchbacks quoted.
Thereupon he communicated with
Bolter and Co., who sent postcard
informing him that they expected to
get them quoted in a day or two.
Several days passed, and Driver
looked for signs OF life in the company
an vain. Meanwhile he received a
communication from his brokers ac
quainting him with a prospective
,swift rise in Cockleton Tramcar Com
pany shares, the daily receipt [sum
mot nameil having been fully -four
times the amount estimated
AS investment OF twenty pounds
Within n week would be as good as
bagging two hundred.
Twenty pounds" gasped Driver
~'Nhas do they take me for?"
die brooded over it at the Office, anC
made many blunders in his books
He dwelt on it at home by his Preside
while his wondering wife watched his
reflective face, fearing each moment
TO hear him burst out with some
disastrous news.
Anything wronga the office, dear?'
she asked.
mo, no." he said. al am only
thinking OF a way to better myself
think, Bella we have brighter days il
store for us.
Ara5ella was very glad to hear it
she also wanted to know in what di
rection to look for this. But on thii
post
cit is matter women do not un
derstand," he said.