The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-06-10

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aleh ahed Nhan M HneW lha truth, he he
dldh't so Z Wosd ~ me- aea1clate,
sOn the O6ntfagy NJ Mtddanly hecaNfe
abaBtutaly nsN4 communicative at,out he
mihi0a yentufai ~ nNneh ~ that Ne friend
suapeoted that someshiae Wna 40, Presty
. Joaea, veil call MIN, the oWner ~ the
MINING ateeh, haaan " aah The eten0afe-
phsf 10 N,ay aftaF ho,tfe ~ ~ ~ dictate
iestefs 10 The 81 N tbe mine, These
iettara M aiSaya insisted upon inaiine
hlmseli after they had bee1 eurled IN q
pfivkta iastap hook witch ha kspt loohed
In he NJ particular safe,
thrown, hia associate, noticed al this
and tried % pump tho e~,enoerNpbet, nut 10
nd no good, one n aht he had 10 return
10 hla once for some paper that he had for
aotten, end, alahcipa around, ew Jonea's
pftvats letter book lying on the table
The temptation was TOO much for him
and he took n hurried glance through 49,
He saw numberlese allua!ohe 20 the disc9v.
Got 20 keep ~ quiet until everything wHa
Arranged and ali the stock Corralled, 10.
THAT was enough for Brown. He never
eaid q word TO Jones neSt day, but quietly,
very quietly, wont to work and started 70
buy an the stock In Jones'e mine that he
could get hold Of. He found that one. curb
broker was the only one that seemed TO know
anything about II and that the stock wa
firm at above par.
Little by little he eot, the stock IN durit g
went down TO the Office at night just twenty
four times and found Jones's letter book
oarelessly left out just twice.
'Jones's letters told the manager that
some one was trying. TO get control OF the
Al any rate IL confirmed Brown In the belief
that he was going to make a pot OF money,
and he kept on buying mining stock until
he had about $50 600 planted.
He was beginning TO get feverish. but
anything about the property for fear Of ex.
citing suspicion. One morning. he got
down TO the Office late after q bad night
Of worry. When he opened the door and
said good morning to Jones, Jonee's lace
was wreathed In smiles.
"'What's upY says Brown. You're as
clipper as a spring lamb
'rEfatter, answers Jones, with Q gurgling
laugh. You remember that Mixed Ale
Consolidated Mining and Smelling Com
pany that I told you about putting some
money into a while agof Well, I thought
1 was bumped good and hard on that deal.
and Just as l was about to write 'Ffnis:
Good-by,' on the account in my private
ledger some sucker comes along and little
by little gets hold Of all my stock. re-
luctantly parted with the last share OF it
Yesterday and instead Of being out $4,000
I am ahead just $50. 900 on the deal. More
power to him, whoever he isl I wish him
10y with his Mixed Ale
why, isn't the property all rghtr
".All right! Why, they put a shot OF
dynamite In the pay streak a while ago
and blew all trace Of 1t into kingdom come,
About the only use that the owner could
make OF the shaft now would be to fall
down 1t and break his neck
Brown turned pale. He swallowed hard
a few times, turned on his heel without Q
word and entered his own office and slammed
the door. l don't Know what he said OIL
thought when he was alone. but you car
imaRine.'