The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1894-11-06

| Oy tHe ticker readlng the occasional
| quotations of his stock
Its going down gradually" he
murmured. ''There'll be another assess
ment soon. Why can't the wretched
stock go up?'
Even while he was propounding this
conundrum to himself the clerk APP
preached with another of those fateful
slips.
Mine hundred? Certainly" re-
sponded the little man, and the check
book came out once more.
There was a look of decided annoy
ance on his face as he returned to the
instrument that was slowly, relentless
" grinding out the serial story of for
tunes won and lost.
DR.. Darcy, friend of Wheaton's,
was IN the office with the broker
I've been studying that little fellow
out there" said the medical man. He
IS good illustration of the crying evils
of your line of business -
The broker smiled carelessly, then
yawned Is if either the heat Of the day
or the turn of the conversation rendered
him sleepy.
''The little fellow hasn't dropped al
Of his pile yet, he remarked. Hes
pretty near the bottom, though-of his
pile, mean-and he's on losing stock
too -
Then, why not warn him in timer
Queried the doctor
What would be the use:'' counter
queried the broker 1T wouldn't do
any good, and it's no business of mine.
anyway"
Wheaton, surely you are not utterly
heartlessr' cried the doctor. He was an
enthusiastic man when he got started
on some pet idea. Il repeat, why not
warn this young man in time? 1 tell
you, Wheaton, that he has neither
much mental nor bodily stamina, and
if you permit him to be ruined he is
likely TO go insane-perhaps commit
some violent crime-for which YOU.
Wheaton, who permitted him to 90 to
his ruin, would be responsible in the
eye of heaven, even if not in the minds
OF men. Remedy your terrible work, l
say, or you may have TO answer to your
own conscience for crime that 1 would
not have on mine.
Wheaton smiled again and repeated
his query, what would be the use of
it?''
''Then 1 will go to him myself, " ex-
claimed the man of medicine II will |
warn him before it is too Late
And get yourself kicked, perhaps, |
for meddling in another mans affairs. -
Il shall speak TO him, anyway, and |
at once
Darcy, you will do nothing OF the
sort You are always welcome in my
Office, but you must not feel called upon
to interfere -
DR.. Darcy arose and began to pace NJ
and down the little private office, keep
ing his sympathetic gaze riveted all the
time upon the hapless speculator.
Finally he exclaimed:
There's the poor little chap signing
another check. -
81 dare say" replied the imperturba-
Die broker. His stock has been falling
Down stairs all day long, and L am con-
ident that tomorrow it will go down
mother flight of stairs. -
DIR. Darcy gazed contemptuously at
he cold hearted broker who would
permit such an idiotic squan-
lering of n fortune.
At last the closing came. The little
nan took look at the last quotation.
|
ice, shouting:
Wheaton, it almost closed me out
But it has stopped going down for to-
lay, and I've got 5000 left
And sense enough into the bargain
o let it alone and keep hold of your
l hope" roared Dr. Darcy
That stock is one of the biggest swim
les in the market. s"
Wheaton smiled. He had been filling
ut a document, which he now signed
nd handed to the little man.
Thanks, 3" said the latter, pocketing q
he paper, with look of supreme salts
action. Its a nice little profit
nough to keep me in Europe for a year
r more. -
With these words he was gone DR.
Darcy turned upon the broker and de-
handed:
Wheaton, what the deuce does that
tile snip mean? Here he has been
laundering money ON margins all day
ing, and now he says that the profits
ill keep him in Europe for year.
1T means, replied the broker, "that
lis little fellow belongs to one of the
ealthiest families in New York He
nd another very rich young fellow
ade a bet last night as to whether
600 shares of that stock would eat up
ore than $15, 600 in margins today
ach put up half of the money TO be
'ed and besides that a wager of $780,
10 side. Our young friend who has '
st left won by a balance of $500. So.
~ see, IL was very lucky investment
7 him. - L
The doctor looked as if he didn't feel
ell. At last he blurted out:
Wheaton, you made a fool of me in
e most approved fashion. OF course
u'll dine with me tonight, and we'll
ipe out this score in the best wine |
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