The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-07-04


Gained Entrascs Into the AnaBF-Old
Hand 1t the Business Warns Her Not t.
Begin It-some OF the Details of the
Business.
New Yrko. July "a women reporter
Tor the Herald writes: II any woman
doubts the certainty Of being ehorn
when she ventures 10 "stand,'the hazard
Of the die in New York City she can
get all the needful experience by gong
into some Of the places which are now
in operation for gambling purposes I'M
der the pretence of being brokers offices
Entering an Office building in West
Twcnty-Eighth street few days ago
in seach Of a pay telephone station, a
friend OF mine pushed open a door that
stood ajar. a man advanced toward her
and said:
What did you Wish, madam"
Il was Joking for a telephone" she+re-
Piled
The man smiled an odd smile and
81 think you will find what you are
looking for here"
My friend passed through the door into
good sized room, and looked about for
the telephone. This is what she saw.
On one side OF the room was a long
blackboard, extending from a shelf
nearly TO the ceiling. This board was
ruled by vertical white lines into col
umns. on the top Of which were q unm-
Der OF capital letters such as B Q, C G
r. r /. L N, A S r, T. On the left
under each other, were the words Clos
ing" Opening Highest and Low
est"
The words on the left were close up to
the top of the column. In each column
below the ruled cross lines were a num-
Der Of figures, written with white chalk.
and a rather handsome girl. about
twenty-five years of age, paused an in
stnat to look at my friend. and then
wrote 1227s under the column headed A
S R.
Across the room from the blackboard
was black walnut pedestal, sWmount-
ed by complicated piece of machinery,
under a glass half globe Around this
pedestal were grouped half a dozen
women, crowded together. with their
heads close to the Machine. but as they
saw my friend they ell drew back with
movement of surprise. like children
caught in mischief My friend said that
she did not see any telephone.
''Oh! beg your pardon" was the an
swer, evidently somewhat chargned
Il misunderstood you; 1 think you will
find a telephone next door"
When told of the adventure I felt a
burning desire TO find out what was the
Secret Of the machine topped pedestal.
the columns of mysterious figures and
the crowd Of wild eyed and haggard
women who seemed to have guilty Sec
re. among them, which they could not
share with any outsider.
AS Ientered the house one morning last
week met a well dressed woman at the
door, VINO, apparently noticing that 1
was a stranger, asked:
Can help you? Are you looking for
anything n PARTICULAR
When I replied that l had understood
there was brokers' office in the build
ing. she shook her head, and said. with
much emphasis, ''Oh, no. you are mis-
takenr'
After waiting few moments until the
all was clear. / opened a door upon
Fhich was legened. Ladies Parlor-
Private" II was an ordinary room.
imply furnished. Around pedestal
urmounted by machine exactly as my
'riend had described ii were six women.
] Learned subsequently that this ma
chine was the ticker and gave all
quotations from tire Stock Exchange.
A young woman was standing by the
blackboard. which my friend had de-
scribed 10 me. and as one Of the women
a.. the ''ticker'' called off the quotations
,n the tape this girl wrote down the
prices each in rs proper column on the
ooaro.
As closed the dor the girl approached
ana in a gentle voice asked me whether
[ wanted to see any one. / asked for the
manager.
(which manager" she replied.
ANY manager; any one whom / can
see about dealing in stocks"
In an instant a rather thickset man
With a gray mustache and bald head
anne over to wa,er was standing.
What can 1 do for you. madam" he |
asked
At :his moment my courage began 10 |
icsert me. and 1 felt the glances of the |
who lookedsup at me curiously. |
Il have some money 10 invest in stocks |
nd would Hike you 10 give me some ad- |
ice, as ] am absolutely ignorant about !
; all
mo, madam, that is thing I never |
o." he answered. 1T is impossible, Of |
purse, TO tell how stocks may fiuctuate. |
a Losses cannot sympathize. and OF |
aims / am never sure IL you wish 10
cal. you may have the privilege, but
ot advice.
You will tell me, will you not, what |
yel shink about Chicago Gas? l have
I50 that / intend to invest, but must
rake money with it."
Chicago Gas was good yesterday. but
is down today. You can never tell
.nich way the market is going.
saliy, beg you TO excuse me, as 1 am
ery sbusy." and with a wave of mis-
and be left me.
was about 10 go out of the place
hen a, woman who was sitting near by
lesnci,ned TO ne.
Wont you sit here?" she asked. II
.a,xl what you said TO Mr.. Blank. and I
all be very glad 20 be OF any asst
nee / can 10 you
The brusqueneSs Of the manager in re-
rir.p TO nav questions had rather sur
-;ssd me, as i had expected that he
ould be. glad 70 secure another Gus
mar. bat / now understood his appar-
= f;noIfference. He knew that
80 -, CO. all necessary ipforrna-