The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1902-08-05

Ell? Well, neither are you. The man
that gets my daughter has got to show
the sand that's in him, and that settles
it. if have anything to say about it,"
And yet it did not settle it any more
than such decisions of such fathers
have ever settled such cases. But
what makes this worth the telling is
the odd way In which it was settled.
When Mary Wilson told Ned Hawley
that her father, the wealthy mine own
er, had objected to his suit for her hand
and the reason thereof, the young man
did not utter a single heroic, nor did
he start out to look for trouble. as it is
defined in the west. He merely said.
somewhat rehectively:
"Well, had an idea in the mining
line yesterday, but l did not execute it
because | thought / might be going
outside the limits. But now it's differ
emit / think l can show your father
that there is one side of the mining
business about which he does not
know. By the way, do you suppose he
would let me visit the Evening Star
mine, say day after tomorrow
"Why, yes" replied the girl. Il could
arrange that although it is very sell
dom he grants permission to any one
to go down. 1t is not very interest
ing place, you know"
"Well, I'd like to see the Evening
Star. Shall we go driving tomorrow"
he added. His manner was deeply re
Elective, and the girl wondered at it.
The next day they went driving.
When they returned to the hotel piaz-
"a, he said, by way of finishing a con-
versation just as he set her down in
front of the crowd of women seated
on the piazza, "And after that we will
go to Europe"
Now, it was only the end of de-
scription of Cooks tour itinerary, but
when Miss Wilson had passed inside
and he had driven over to the stable
Mrs. Philbig, whose husband was a
broker on the Colorado Springs Elk
change, said to Miss Golding, whose
father was a mine promoter:
did you hear that, my dear-plan-
ming trip? believe they are en-
gagged
By o'clock the report had spread
to all the porches. and by 10 the date
of the wedding had been set. or
course 1t reached the ears of the two
most concerned. and each denied it Wig
orously, but that appeared only natural
to the gossips. And the next day.
when Hawley set out for the mine,
which was a few miles up country,
even the brokers on the exchange, led
by Philbig. said things very compli-
mentary to the young mans prospects.
The visit to the mine was unevent-
full to degree. 1t was not very won
derful place. Mr.. Wilson was not
more courteous to his daughters guest
than was absolutely necessary. Haw-
ley was attenuvely polite to all de-
scriptions and on leaving promised. as
he was requested. not to say a word
concerning certain machinery which
gave the Evening Star such an advan-
tage over its competitors. But on the
way back to the Springs he was i'm
patience personified. and as soon as he
arrived he rushed to the exchange and
sent in his card to Mr.. Philbig, the
broker.
Now, it was we'll known that Mr..
Wilson swore his men to secrecy con-
corning the mine interior and that he
would on no account permit a native
of the district to enter it. The true
reason was his desire to keep the Sc
cret of certain machinery on which
patents were pending. But the pro
moters and the brokers were sure that
some sort of bonanza had been struck
and that the old man was holding back
for a financial coup; hence Hawley's
card was matter of great interest to
the brokers, and Phiibig hurried out az
fast as his fat legs would let him.
How do you do, Mr.. Hawley? Let
me congratulate
How much is Evening Star listed at
nowT" interrupted HawIey hurriedly
and, it seemed. impatiently. Philbigs
eyes opened. and he was all attention.
'At fifty" replied the broker
"Fiftyw said Hawley, and a CLEAN
of the most intense satisfaction shone
In his eyes. "Wel, then. i wish you
would buy for me 500 shares at once
Margin. yes. will write a check al
ce-developments-e Well, am
not ready to say anything now. and
Mr.. Philbig, If you'll make the pur.
chase as quietly as possible, so as not
to excite the-you know"
Philbig rushed off to the floor and
offered to buy 1000 shares of Evening
Star for so. Hawley had ordered only
! 500 shares. but Philbig thought he
could see through a stone wall on GER
tain occasions and doubled the order
on his own account. And the Other
| brokers. VINO had been anxiously
awaiting any news which Hawley
proxied by Philbig, might have to tel
of the Evening Star, listened in DUN
founded amazement to the transaction
of 1000 shares and then tumbled owe
each other in their efforts to acquir,
the same stock.
| Now, the floating supply was Limited
|
owned and controlled by Mr.. Wilson
and it was not very long before Their,
was no more stock to buy on that ex
change. BY that time the price hat
gone up to so, however
Then Hawley, who had gone out
came back, again in hurry, and, call
ing out Philbig, told him to buy 70
him another 500 shares. Philbig wa
sorry, but said he could not do it, a
the local supply was exhausted.
VERY WELL" replied the young man
81 will send a telegram to my New
York broker. Perhaps there are few
shares floating about the east" Ant
on second thought, "I'll send a tele
gram to Frisco as we'll"
Philbig said nothing of his persona
purchase. He went in and reported
to his fellow brokers. and immediatel,
they pushed each other about an,
shouted the price up five points higher
Hawley sent note to Philbig order
ing him to quietly unload his 500 share
at the market price of IS a share Phil
big seemed reluctant and, not wishing
to disturb the market by such a sale
merely transferred Hawley's accoun
to his own name, transaction whicl
netted the young man a profit of SD
on each of his 500 shares.
Naturally such furry in the stool
of the Evening Star became the tall
of the mining circles, and 1t sooI
reached the ears of Mr.. Wilson, wh'
came down to the Springs in hurr!
| 70 saek the so,1roa of the trouhla II,