The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1895-07-31
A LITTLE DEAL.

- "a oAAS out ~ dSh
ed George Littlecash of himself, earnest
~ drilling his penholder into a mucl
furrowed forehead. There never was
wedding without presents. As for n
honeymoon-why, Hetty would be jus
titled in crying off before the very altar.
What had placed our friend in thi
unpleasant quandary was, to begin with
Uncle Piper's check for $500. 1t was
check to marry Hetty and set up hous
with, and qua cash was s%atisfactor,
enough, but accompanied with the wis
a%vuncular injunction, George, MARI,
on a cash basis-cash, mind-or neve
look me in the face again." Such ex
cellent advice, plus a $500 check, it il
impossible for a nephew to spurn. es
pecially a nephew in love.
And then, when he had this golc
mine of untold wealth in his pocket anG
afull ocean Of happiness to look forward
to, George fell into the tolls Of a plausi
BILE fellow, Tom Schcrer of the well
known city firm of Mouton, Scherer &
Walker. Scherer had such a taking way
OF remembering and cherishing affec-
tionately one Christian name.
"Ah! Congratulate you, my dear
George Coming off next month, eh?
Happ ~! Some of you fellows have
the 49,, ovn fsck. And just in time,
too, ! \ite to put YEN ONTO one Of the
nicesy lttle chances of making a com
Portable nest egg for the happy home,
one Of the prettiest chances You ever
had. But come into Pipps' and have a
coffee"
Pipps', that long, low, smoky dive"
In Ihrogln rton street, was crowded
with easy nannered gentlemen in silk
hats, or In no ITS at all, who conversed
In PAIRS and grC@ps with electrical en-
ergy. They cu1l, not hear themselves
Tor their own I liz ug. Sell at five
three eight, ''DU you thousand"
10y nix quarter Sell" Buy"
F1n5andrums, "Rllooes, "Barney's
stock" "Struck Bibble lobble reef"
Last crushing tsn oances'--such were
some q the scraps Of jargon that
emerged above the din in flashes of
ooanparative silence, while ever and
mon a.gentleTnan would draw from his
yest pocket q little notebook and pencil
- entry or other. Almost deafened
- aEst ~ the hubbub, George Little
- Non In the whirlpool himself,
npner listener to Mr. Scherer's glow
yssHles indicative of the pecuniary ad-
1neAge certain 70 result from q small
a N the South African "'boom."
#MTe@ XArphfW t1Hpt - O,>~ l>- -
@eox9e-whas dye think of that, eh?
I111eett went nap on Gold Bug Ex-
d1114rs--put on every penny he could
trcsnS4 together till he hadn't a cent to
- by and came out 10000 golden
yMgegns to the good. And yet you say
$3.50 worth trying. My dear George,
heart never maintained a fair lady,
ON her."
upshot was that George figured
liabilities against his check and
a over to the trusty Scherer e25O
~ converted in two days or some
easonable time into 60, 500.
one! cried Scherer as he penciled
ttle transaction in his notebook.
"done" George was, for next
when he looked at Mines in the
pslasy column he found Gold Bugs had
mgeledd down stairs three-eighths.
ssVHinnt do you advise, Scherer?' asked
HosHuNWhen they met in the city.
1 xat No. advise, my dear George.
kt % ton principle. Cut your
- your profits run, is Cur old
But it's no good being too
44. This fall is simply due to some
o6dv being in too big a hurry to pocket
pnyah But You Judge for yourself,
dBdr 6UET:tAa..>s what I advise"
Next day Gold Bugs had crawled
down stairs two or three steps more.
Its nothing, George" said the opti-
mistic Scherer. "Weak holders couldn't
last ont. That's my explanation. Still
don't be guided by me-"
Next day after that Gold Bugs had
fallen 30 heavily that you couldn't find
anybody to pick them up again at any
price. And just then Of course to make
amends George Littlecash was reminded
by his tailor Of THAT little account
which had been overlooked SO many
quarters. 1t was in this doleful hour as
he sat savagely biting his lips, knitting
his brows and inwardly cursing Scherer
and all his works that he glanced vague
ly at a copy Of The Evening Intelligence.
Renewed Activity In Rand Shares"
was the line in large type that caught
the disconsolate investors eye as the
paper lay on his desk.
"Confound Rand shares" he ejacu-
lated fervently, wheeling around as
though from a too affectionate snake.
Just then. as luck had it, in popped
the beaming and expansive Scherer.
why, George, my dear boy, you're
looking as CHASTITY as James Canham
Read when he was taken from life, as
he waxworks bill says. Nothing seri-
Is, I hope? Gal chucked your"
4 "Look here, Scherer, Idon't want you
b lrneying again. I've had quite enough
OF Rand shares, thanks-in fact, a long
.it3 too much"
Rand shares? Why, my dear fell
low" Scherer returned, with a look of
pained virtue, ''you really don't mean
to tell me that's what put you down in
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