Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-04-17

all signs fail, Stanton says, and he
thinks they'll do a more profitable
business this year than last; though
vious records. Since I've seen the
plant I'm more inclined than ever to
buy some stock. l think Stanton is
right when he says it is going to sell
higher. With such a tremendous bust
ness as they are doing, it is bound
to-"
"Are you going to buy some right
OFF," Dolly asked.
eyes, | think So. AS soon as / get
home l intend to put in an order. I
don't want to delay too long for fear
the price will go up. Stanton doesn't
think there will be much advance till
next month, but he doesn't know for
sure. Prices may take a jump any
day"
"Why don't you buy the stock now,
while you are here? Then you would
be sure of it,"
81 can't very well. Of course l
might wire an order to New York,
but I've got to arrange about the
payment, and l can do that better
when 1 get back"
you say you could wire ar order
to New York. Can't you buy the
stock here?"
sob, no, Dolly, they don't have any
for sale here"
Isn't that funny! You'd suppose
they'd have it for sale where their
mills are Dolly said.
But Mr.. Miller laughed, and said
they didn't sell stock that way. Aft
err an abashed moment, Dolly put on
a wise look and was silent. She
prided herself not a little upon her
knowledge of her husbands business
and business affairs generally.
The next morning Stanton drove
them about town and showed them
such points of interest as the place
could boast; and in the afternoon he
and Mr.. Miller rode over to see the
North side plant. Dolly pleaded a
| headache and said she would stay at
the hotel. She had seen SO many cop
per mills already that everything had
a coppery look, she averred.
The business Office of the Coal
escent Copper company was nearly
opposite the Lakeville hotel, and from
the windows of her room Dolly could
look over into the office. Her husband
and Stanton had scarcely departed be-
fore Dolly gave the heavy coils of her
| hair an extra twist OF two before a
glass, and then swiftly stepped across
the street. Her headache seemed to
have suddenly disappeared. A half
hour later she came forth from the
Office of the copper company and
mounted the stairs to her room al
most at a run. Once inside, she
flung herself into a chair and gave
way to a fit of hysterical laughter.
When her husband came back, late
in the afternoon, Dolly met him with
shining eyes and heightened color.
She said her headache was quite gone
and that she was feeling very well
indeed; she had been a little lone
some without him, she confessed, but
she had watched the people passing
and had managed to keep amused.
The next morning the Millers left
on an early boat. Stanton was at the
dock to see them off, but had not
been to the company's Office since re-
turning with Mr.. Miller from the
North side the previous afternoon.
Perhaps the water at Lakeville had
hurt him. At all events, Mr.. Miller
fell i'll on the boat and was sick for
two weeks.
One day, when convalescent, Mr..
Miller glanced over the market news
in the morning paper. Copper
hasn't gone up yet, Dolly" he said,
scanning the previous days quota
tons. ''In fact, it is lower than when
1 vas taken sick; 1 rather thought
there would be a rise before now.
Lucky 1 didn't wire an order to buy
when / was in Lakeville."
rs it's it much lower?" Dolly
asked a little TREMENDOUSLY.
"Oh, not very much-three or four
points; enough to make quite a diff
ference in the price"
Mrs. Miller's pretty face wore a
troubled look, but just then the door
bell rang, and Mr.. Cary, MI. Miller's
confidential clerk, came in. 1t was
the first day the doctor had allowed
his patient to talk business, and Mr..
Miller had sent to have his clerk
come to the house.
eyes, everything has gone all right
during your Illness" Cary announced,
comfortingly. "The copper has ar
rived-that is the largest part of it;
a few tons that the invoices call for
have not come yet. We've been won
dering what you intended to do-with
it. We had a pretty good stock be-
fore you left, you know"
Mr.. Miller appeared astonished.
"The copper!" he repeated. "What
"copper""
"Why, the copper you ordered when
you were in Lakeville. Two hundred
tons were invoiced."
1.-TWO hundred tons! Great Heav-
ems, Cary! l never ordered 200 tons.
There's some mistake"
"Well, we thought twas strange
you ordered so much. We couldn't
imagine what you intended to do with
it. But 200 tons were invoiced and
1870 tons have already arrived. Didn't
you order any when you were there?"
"Not a tom Mr.. Miller's face wore
a perpleXed look. 81 can't imagine
how the mistake occurred" he said,
after a pause. "But there's only n
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