The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-05-19
Our Daily Sbcrt Story

of them and Peebies told Lanyard the
 "Whew!" said Lanyard, that's tough. Why don't you make some money?"
 But how?" asked Peebles.
 "Spekilate," replied Lanyard. The times gone by when a man saonns can make Ike wages and gratuities I wouldn't be master of any ship built and l have money in bank and in my pocket; Nov, % that I did not have provisions, and spare spars to give ner and I'll help you, Peebles. Buy wheat"
 There was a curbstone broker in New York who thought himself lucky if he had a bloater for his Sunday dinner. He went to Chicago and he's made forth and. as l did him fa- vor or two when he was poor, he gives me some tips and they never go ing Buy wheat, september wheat. The week and 1t has leaked. It will show damaged condition and wheat will There you are, buy September wheat"
 I've only $200," said Peebles.
 Plenty" said Lanyard, buy 5000 goes up to where you'ii have s25o pro fit sell her out. It's as easy as heav- ing a log"
 Tt won't go down. This fellow Is never wrong. I'm going to buy 10000 bushels See Comstock and tell him I
 Peebies walked on thinking deeply. This was the secret of Lanyard's prosr perity. Why shouldn't he do as well.
 He heard himself hailed and saw Jo- % 6Im Ss Peebies sand aitdPG%a soggs .Gve sSSGe made up my mind to sell the Mary Jane. I'll take $5,0OO for her. Nose around among your sailor friends and sell her and I'll give you five per cent"
 Five thousand dollars was dirt cheap for a schooner like the Mary Jane and Peebles, felt he could sell her. There square even if the wheat deal went wrong. Things were turning.
 The next morning Peebles went down noon he went in Comstock's office.
 'Tll deal for you with pleasure, Cap write your order on this blank and drop in about an hour later and I'll tell you at what price you got in"
 An hour later he returned.
 Here's you sales ticket and receipt
 My wifeIl find this piece of paper 'i'il tear it up" and he did
 The following morning. for the first time in his life. he looked at the Chi wheat closed SC 1-2. He was S35 loser already.
 He hunted up Lanyard, who laugh ed at him. Whats a half cent! he asked, you can't hit the exact bot tom. It'll come out all right, rest easy
 The balance of the week wheat wob- bled between SC 1-2 and S7. causing hope and despair to Peebles, but on the following Tuesday he opened the paper to be confronted with this item
 Big slump in wheat. Government re- port unexpectedly favorable Septem- Der wheat drops six cents and closes at So"
 He felt the blood dry in his veins Hatless he rushed from the house to Lanyard's.
 That gentleman looked like a West India island after a hurricane. Awful, isn't itT' he muttered, I'm teetotally busted. I'm sorry l met you, l Peebles: but the tip never went wrong | before"
 I'd kill myself" unused the unhappy Peebles, If I only knew how. came near drowning twice and l won't try | that way. l saw a man die of pizen once and that sickens me of that. and I'm sure l couldn't hit myself with
 1t was a norrible day and sleepless l night for PeebIes. All was lost and | Simms would never forgive him for not paying his debts with the loan, He would record the mortgage and drive his wife to despair.
 He slunk out of his house in the | morning and by obscure streets made | his way to the wharf. hoping to sell the Mary Jane. A man grasPed him man he wished to see. for undoubtedly ] he owed him something. T congratulate you, Captain Pee | bles." said the broker. You are a man in a hundred to sell wheat when J all the world was buying"