Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1895-10-18
A EITTLE DEAL.

" ofllhnB MS penholuer into q much
fuFrowed forehead "There never was o
wedding without presents AS for no
INDEPENDENTLY, Hetty would be JUS
titled in crying off before the very altar. +"
What had placed our friend in this
unpleasant quandary was, TO begin with,
Uncle Piper's check for $500. It was a
check to marry Hetty and set up house
with, and qua cash was satisfactory
enough, but accompanied with the vice
~iaVuncular injunction, George, marry
on q cash basis-cash, imind-or
look me in the face again" Such ex-
'cellent advice, plus a $500 check, it is
impossible for a nephew to spurn, es-
pecially a nephew in love.
And then, when he had this gold
mime Of untold wealth in his pocket and
lafull ocean'Of happiness'to look forward
70, George fell into the tolls of a plausi-
bio 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.
"Ahl Congratulate you, my dear
George. Coming off next month, ell?
Happy mani Some Of you fellows have
the DEVILS luck. And just in time,
too, for me to put you on to IN Of the
incest little 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 ThrogmortoR street, was crowded
with easy hammered gentlemen in silk
hats, or in no hats ut all, who conversed
in pairs and groups with electrical en-
ergy. They could not hear themselves
for theft own talking. "Sell at five
three eight" Book you thousand"
BUY six quarter" "Se1l," Buy"
"PanSandrums, " "Rhodes, - "Barney's
stock" "Struck Bibble bobble reef"
"Last crushing ten ounces'-such were
some Of the scraps of jargon that
emerged above the din in flashes Of
comparative silence, while ever and
anon n gentleman would draw from his
vest pocket a little notebook and pencil
some entry or other. Almost deafened
ut first by the hubbub, George Little
cash was soon in the whirlpool himself,
an eager listener to Mr.. Scherer's glow
ing tales indicative Of the pecuniary adj
vantage certain to result from a small
punt In tire South African "boom."
Eighty thou in one deal, my dear
George-what dye think Of that, ELI?
Springett went nap on Gold Bug Ex-
tensions-put on every penny he could
scrape together till he hadn't a cent to
swear by and came out 80, 900 golden
sovereigns toIhe good. And yet you say
it isn't worth trying. My dear George,
faint heart never maintained a fair lady,
II it won her."
The upshot was that George figured
up his liabilities against his check and
handed over to tho trusty Scherer 1850
TO be converted in two days or some
such reasonable time into CO, 800.
"DoneP I" cried Scherer as no penciled
the little transaction in his notebook.
And "done" George was, for next
day when he looked at "Mines" in the
money column he found Gold Bugs had
crawled down stairs three-eighths.
"What do you advise, Scherer?" asked
George when they met in tho city.
"Never advise, my dear George.
Don't do ton principle. Cut your
losses, let your profits run, , is our old
wheeze. But it's no good being too
hasty. This fall is simply duo to some
body being in too big a hurry to pocket
hproht But you judge for yourself.
dear boys that's what I advise"
Next day Gold Bugs had crawled
down stairs two or three steps more.
"It's nothing, George, =" said the opti-
mistio Gcherer. "Weak holders couldn't
last out. 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. Il was In this doleful hour as
no sat saVagely biting his lips, knitting
his brows and inwardly cursing SchereI
and all his works that he glanced vague
" at a copy Of The Evening Intelligence.
"Renewed Activity In Rand Shares
was the line in lnge type that caught
the d~isoonsolate investors eye as the
paper lay ON his desk
"Confound Rand sharesl" he ejacu-
lated fervently, wheeling around as
though from a too affectionate snake.
Just then, as luck had it, in popped
The beamihR and expansive Scherer.
why George, my dear boy, you're
looking as ghastly as James Canham
Read When be was taken from life, as
tho wuxworks bill says. Nothing seri-
Uub, I hopper Gal Chucked your"
Look here, Scherur, Idon't want you
binrneying again. I've had quite enough
Of Rand shares, thanks-iA fnct. a long
tite TOO much.
"Rand shares? Why, my dear fel-
low" Scherer returned, with a ltok Of
panied yirtuei you really don't mean
TO tell me that's what put you down IN
the d~umps-tliat little matter Of two
Gi.y when you stood 20 win as many
thcr andai h my Fouii scherws
tye had juss e4usns the nne n Ihe