The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1891-07-09
A STORY OF SPECULATION

year, with wife and family and a re-
spectacle position to keep up, is not
all bliss, as Mr.. William Driver, cash
Ter to Messrs. Binder and Winder,
diapers, discovered to his cost.
He had been united to Arabella, his
helpmeet, just eight years, when he
found this reflection almost insupport-
able. His existence, like that of Mr..
Mantalini at the mangle, was one
long "demnition grind at figures in
the Office to keep his books right, and
figures at home to keep domestic
matters square.
Binder and Winder were not the
sort OF people to stand any nonsense
from their underlings. A hint from
Driver to the effect that he would like
his salary raised was met with the
rejoinder that if he was dissatisfied he
could give up his place, and he would
find that hundreds were ready to
jump into it.
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 the great desires of his
life was to see them we'll clothed and
we'll fed. ..-.. ...
He had always found it necessary to
curb their longings in that direction,
and now 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, "to better imposition"
He asked himself this question as
his eye was wandering mechanically
over the front page OF a daily paper.
That eye lighted upon an ADVERTISE
raent which ran as follows:
"rs. TOM BOLTER AND CO., ~... ..
Theleading firm Of Brokers, Share and
Stock Dealers. -.
Now or never if you would make for
tune. Very little outlay and no risk.
On April lst we heard of a good thing,
and sent it to all our subscribers. sCuddle-
mup Candle Company,-shares down to
fifteen to-day. Should be bought at
once"
Our subscribers bought all they could
get, and the Cuddlemup Candle Com
panX's shares now stand at eighty.
suffices No further claims.
Our tip is-Make your profits, invest
your profits. and await the result.
Hundreds of homes made happy through
our advice. sr.
Address: Bolter and Co., Razor Alley.
next to Workhouse Court.
t'Two pounds in hundred" unused
William Driver, cit isn't much. Say
sent four pounds worth of shares,
and with raise like that OF the Cud-
dlemups / should be-oh! ever so
much the better.
$ 1t was an unfortunate thing in
one way that he had just received his
salary for the month, and had it in
his pocket.
-Four pounds-it was lot of mon
ey to him, but with no risk and GER
tain lrofts 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 had
now an interest in the Argentine
Switchback Railway Company, then
on the point Ct starting, and consid-
cred certain go.
He had O. look at the paper, but
could not see the Switchbacks quoted.
Thereupon he communicated with
Better and Co., who sent postcard
informing him that they expected to
get them quoted in day or two.
Several days passed, and Driver
looked for signs OF life in the company
in vain. Meanwhile he received q
communication from his brokers ae-
quainting him with a prospective
swift rise in Cockleton Tramcar Com
pany shares, the daily receipt [sum
not namel having been fully four
times the amount estimated.
An investment of twenty pounds
within a week would be as good as
bagging two hundred.
LWOAOy pOOLust SdSpcO A(IlNcT~
What do they take me for?"
He brooded over it at the Office, and
made many plumbers in his books.
He dwelt on it at home by his fireside,
while his wondering wife watched his
reflective face, fearing each moment
to hear him burst out with some
disastrous news.
Anything wrong at the Office, DEAR"
she asked.
mo, no." he said. 81 am only
thinking Of a way to better myself.
| think, Bella we have brighter days in
store for us
Arabella was very glad to hear it,
she also wanted to know in what di-
rection to look for this. But on this
point.
1T is q matter women do not IN,
derstand," he said. n