The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1906-09-28
HIS CLEVER SCHEME
proof OF FALsTTY OF SAYING
"HoNoR AMONG THIEVES
Partner in Large Business Duped by
His Associate Into Buying Worth
less Mine-Case of the
Bitter BIT

Honor among thieyest" Wal
street broker snorted. contemptuous
y. OF course, there isn't any, And
it doesn't matter whether one is talk
ing OF common pickpockets or OF
those sharp fellows that-get theii
money some other way.
Let ne tell you an instance | heard
of this afternoon. There are two
mon who, while they are not partners
have joint control Of Il large business
one Of them cot mixed mp in a mining
company out west somewhere.
He put 100000 into ii before he
found out thai it was no good II
nearly made him sick abed when he
knew the truth but he didn't say
word to his associate.
On the contrary, he suddenly be
came absolutely communicative
about his mining venture; SO much sc
that his friend suspected that some,
thing was up. Pretty soon Jones
we'll call him, the owner of the min
ing stock. began to ask the stenogra.
pher TO stay after hours so rs TO die.
tate letters 10 the manager of the
mine. These letters he always in
sisted upon mailing himself after they
had been copied in private letter
book which he kept locked in his own
particular s"fe.
Brown. his associate noticed all
his and tried to pump the stenosra,
pher. but it did no good. One night
he had to return to his once for some
paper that he had forgotten. and,
Giancing around. saw Jones private
letter book lying on the table.
The temptation was too much for
him and he took Il hurried glance
through il. He saw numberless al
lusious to the discovery Of bonanza
untold milf rs in sight got to keep
it quiet until everything was arranged
and all the stock corrallod, etc.
That was enough for Brown He
never said word TO Jones next daY,
but quietly. very quietly, went 10 work
and started TO buy all the stock in
Jones' I1ine that he could get hold
Of. lie found that one curb broker
was tho only one that seemed to knew
anythinG about it and that the stock
was firm nj above par.
Little BY little he got the stock in
during the next four weeks. In all
that time he went down to the Office
# night just "a times and found
lones' letter book carelessly left ont
just twice.
Jones letters told TIC manager
'hst some one was trying to get con
Il Of the stock, accused him of had
faith and so on. Al am rate it con
fiImed Brown in the baiief that he
was Gaing to make ~ of money,
and he kept On buying mining stock
until ho had about 25o,0o0 planted.
ne vas cegiaaing to get feyerish,
but didn't dare ask his business as
socia;e anything about the property
for fear OF exciting suspicion. One
morning he got down to the Office
late after a bad night of worry.
When he cToncd the door and said
good morning TO Jones, Jones face
was wrcathod II smiles
What's - says B"1'vn. You're
as clipper as a spring lamb
Matter, answers Jc-os, with a
gurglinG larGh. You re ember that
Mixed Ale Consolidated Mining and
Smelling company that told you
about putting some monay into awhile
ago? Wei thought | vas bumped
good and ha-d On that 81, and just
as was about to write RIMS: Good
by on the account in my private
LEDGER sGr1o sucker comes along and
little by Little gets hoii of all my
stock. | reluctantly parted with the
last shaI. Of it yesterday, and instead
OF being or $4,000 l am ahead just
$4,000 ca the deal More power to
him, whoever he is, I wish him Joy
with his Mixed Ale.
Why, i,n't the prope, ~ all right
All lis ~Why, ta.Y put shot
Of dynamite in tho pay steak awhile
ago and blew all trace O. il into king
dem come, About the only use that
the owner Juld make of the shaft
now would &c to fall down it and
break his neck
crown t: ned pale. lie swallowed
ha.d q few t;mes. turned on his heel
without a word and entered his own
Office and slammed I'll G5br. | don't
kncW what he said or fought when
he was alone. but you can imagine