The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-05-07
Mr.. CALLITANT'S TIP.
ugr STORY OF A SPECULATION.
From the New York Tribune.

+T,r-asn't to say word about it to his
1T friend, and. above ALL not hint,
VI the faintest, remotest suggestion of a
lint TO his broker. Gallivant promised
an his honor. Gallivant's honor was
& mono bi, most peculiar possessions. He
aIu..vs made the most of it in speech,
rben he meant to make the least in &c
zion Those who knew Gallivant said
,,,t when he promised a thing without
. s..,tioninr his honor he would keep the
8 l,,,,oise till the lights went out. But if
h brought his honor into the bargain he
needed watching.
pr- the man who gave Galnvaut the
CIV may not have known this. The fact
;sbe didn't know Gallivant well at all.
1fTa had he would certainly have noticed
!iat while he was imparting the tip Gal
n wants iips were pursed. his remOter eye
iosed and his foretinger engaged in
rantly stroking his nose. These were
551annerisrs which Gallivant had ac-
+,,irad during the many years he had
sS1ont in Giving and receiving tips. They
miobt denote one thing or they might de-
nore another, but they always bore wit
ne.s that Gallivant was not born
a. tbis time Mr.. Gallivants circum-
stance. we're highly satisfactory TO him
elf and his friends. They were not al
1,.,s So He had his ups and downs, and
tbe downs succeeded the ups with aston
isbinp and Inbred regularity. But re-
rentIv his fortunes had been soaring high.
He had bought sugar at rs and sold it al
lbs and he had bought Manhattan at 1872
and sold it at 179. He was now building
q house at Tuxedo, a schooner yacht at
tbe HerreshOff's, he had a nicely filled
vault at trust cOmpany's and an impress
sjve balance at his brokers'. Feel -
Gsllivant would say when one asked after
his health Feel, dear boy l feel as if
were promcnading on the tiptops of the
Rocky mountains!'
Mr. Gallvant's career as a man of
affairs had been exciting. 1t had afforded
him a large experience with tips He
knew a tip from center to circumference.
He had bought his knowledge and paid
for it, but he now felt that il had not
come too high. He summed it up in this
way: "A true tip is just so much gold
coin and no one but a drunken man. a
born fool or a woman will give it away;
women don't often have it to give and so
when YOU get tip YOU want to study not
so much whether it seems probable as
the condition of the chap that gave it.
That's the test of tip
1t was the test he was now endeavOring
toapply to the tip he had received that
evening and he was not at all sure how it
left the matter It was long past mid
night and he was standing in the draw
ing room of his apartment with his back
turned to an old-fashiOned Franklin
stove, where the blaze of a hickory fire
was doing its useful best to make life all
that it should be- and he was gazing
about him in that absent-mnded way
which told that that his eyes were of no
more real service than if he were asleep.
Funny thing about that Follipot" he
said. Funny about my being in such a
crowd snyhOw Now, let's see. COOts
came into my Office and says: 'Wife's GO
ing TO have theater party; want you to
come along; dine Delmonico's. 6:30' l
says Sorry, dear boy, can't go; previ-
Gus gagement' Didn't have previous
'gagement really butt don't know that
Coots much, don't knows wife tall;
what'd he want t ask me for. Well, he
says Must go, dear boy must 90: great
party; Lady Windermeres Fan - won
derful play; Wilde, you znow--chap that
wore pantalets, Fauntleroy style-smart
play; all bout bad men and swift girls:
spicy. ] says; Very kind; love to 90,
but can't, really; 'spepsia-can't eat; see
things, salted pecans, olives. sweet
breads, terrapin, want EN- all; get sick
He says Dinner light; hurry. YOU
know: can't let you off, lovely party; two
young ladies, one fair, one dark; have
Shoice. Now, what'd he want t insist
like that for?"
Mr.. Gallivant looked around him and
felt aimlessly in the direction of his vest
pockets after a cigar. Presently he found
one With great deliberation he cut
away the end of it. He struck a match
and made as if too light the cigar But,
although he pulled away quite earnestly,
the flame and the cigar were never in
actual contact, and the process of ignition
was not completed. However, he didn't
seem to notice the failure He tossed the
burned match into the stove and sat down.
III | let myself think about what Folli-
pot said he remarked, after period of
reflection, IN be hanged if | shouldn't
0eHeVe him. Thing sounds so natural
STOCK S been paying per cent. no reason
why Its been selling so low. They could
move 1t up easily. All they need is to
stand stltf and altogether. Now he said
there was a meeting here yesterday be-
tween the New York and the western
people. Well, happened to meet two of
lhose western fellows on the street yes
terday morning. Then he said that Dick
hasher, the king of the street, was in the
deal. Well, l happened to stumble in
upon flasher and POwles, the prin-
clpaI man in the trust, at luncheon
IN private room at the Savarin All that
hooks toGether-fits close. but what did
he want to so and tell me for I'd never
exchanged Il dozen words with Follipot
before tonight in m life Interrupted my
TAX with golden-haired girl too, TO tell
ne Lovely girl-COots right about that.
Glrl with views, opinions and things.
thought play wicked, thought human
nature gOOl-didn't know Rasher guess.
ION want to get squeezed by fellow
NE flasher; got no bowels, takes fiendish
u zen mt in smashing Toor devil like me.
fo4Ipot is an ass-no doubt about that
ana mat so much in favor Of the story
wen, II stop thinking and 20 to sleep"
Mr. Gdlliyant's resolution was wisely
tdAen Being a bachelor and free to sleep
On hatrack if he chose, and being a
.lIue eccentric in his habits, he proceeded
u sleep S he was and where he was He
s'Pf IN this way for several hours and
egdocnly awoke. BY George!" he ex-
tl,Hheo. Starring to his feet, Il must get
20 oed. If there's going to be IA move
men, IN whisky tomorrow l want my
ACdu where IL will work -
M tTallivant's head when he reached
us once the next morning was giving
iII'h no concern. He had decided not to
O.F whisky. Logically there seemed
every reason to credit Follipots tip. Fol
ITO was one Of those clever young fel-
4oWs who serve their highest function by
LIlng IN at afternoon teas, and he was
iI.A'Nn to be well liked by the Bowleses.