The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1891-07-09
A STORY OF SPECULATION.


Life on seven hundred and fifty O.
year, with wife and family and 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
reioinder 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 q
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 refusal, which he could not
avoid, to hand out the needful for
sundry articles which fairly came
under the head of necessaries.
"What can l do" he asked himself
one morning, "to better my position?''
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
ment which ran as follows:
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 1st we heard Of a good .d t5ing
and sent it to all our subscribers. "Cuddle
mup Candle Company-shares down t.
fifteen to-day. Should be bought a
once"
Our subscribers bought all they coulc
get, and the Cuddlemup Candle Com
pany's shares now stand at eighty.
Two pounds on the hundred cover
suffices No further claims.
Our tip is-Make your profits, inves
your profits, and await the result,
Hundreds of homes made happy through
our advice.
Address: Bolter and Co, Razor Alley.
next to WorkhOuse Court.
-."Two pounds in a hundred" unused
William Driver, sit isn't much. Say
| sent four pounds worth of shares
and. with a raise like that of the Cud
dlemups I should be-oh! ever 81
much the better.
1t was an unfortunate thing il
one way that he had just received hi
7 salary for the month, and had it il
his pocket.
Four pounds-it was lot of mon
ey to him, but with no risk and Ger
tain profits well something had t.
be done why not that?
So he sent four pounds ano
received an acknowledgment for sam
also an animation that he hat
now an interest in the Argentine
Switchback Railway Company, thel
on the point of starting, and consid
cred certain go.
He had O. look at the paper, bu
could not see the Switchbacks quoted
Thereupon he communicated witt
Bolter and Co., who sent 81 post-car'
informing him that they expected t.
get them quoted in a day or two.
Several days. passed, and Drive
looked for signs of life in the compan,
in vain. Meanwhile he received
communication from his brokers &C
quainting him with a prosperity
swift rise in Cockleton Tramcar Com
pany shares, the daily receipt sun
not, namedl having been fully fou
times the amount estimated.
An investment of twenty pound
, within q. week would be as good a
bagging two hundred. -.
"Twenty pounds!" gasped Driver
"What do they take me for?"
He brooded over it at the Office, an
made many blunders in his books
: He dwelt on it at home by his firesidt
while his wondering wife watched hi
reflective face, fearing each momen
to hear him burst out with som
: disastrous news.
"Anything wrong at the Office, dear?
she asked. .-.s..
ssNo, no." he said. ~ am onl
! thinking of q way to better mysel
think, Bella we have brighter days i
store for use
Araoelld was very glad to hear i
she also wanted to KNOWN what d
rection to look for this. But on TIL
point. -,
aIt is matter women do not III
derstand," he said.
Arabella was huffed, but the pro-
J pect of good time when none
would flow more freely acted as
soothing medicine, and she let
go.
BY and by he took up the papt
and read another class of advertis
ment, finally dwelling on the followil
as the very thing to help him forwar
on the road to fortune:-
4 MONEY LENT Gentleman requiring LOAF
y can have the same advanced on their no
l of hand. No inquiry. No security beyor
y q note of hand required. From 910
e e., 000.--Address by letter or call on Abr
:; ham Cruteh, 49, Doodle Street, W.
+ Before going to bed he wrote |
. Abraham Crutch, and by the ne,
y evening q letter from that gentlema
requesting him to call, was awaitii
81 his return.
: Crutch simply wrote that he ha
. better call. He would be at the Off,
|, until eight o'clock on the morrol
having lot of colonial loan busine
: on hand.
!. Driver got away in time to call, al
j. he found Crutch as gentle as q dow
e But before advancing the money