Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1907-07-05

bitterly opposed to stock gambling.
denoanelng Il as both immoral and
unbusinessiske. No gambling for Aim'
When hts business sagacity and tore
sight tel Informed him a certain stock
WAS going To be worth a great deal
more than Il was then quoted at, he
would huy outright la large quaint
ties. when that same sagaclty and
foresight Of the fellow who has him
self marked the cards warned him
that a stock was about to fall. he sold
outright Hut gambie-never' And |
felt that. II he should learn that had
staked large part Of my entire for
tune on single gambling operation.
he would straightway cut me on from
his confidence. would look on me ~
| too deeply tainted by my long career 4
/ as "bucket.shop" man TO be worthy /
1 Of full rank and power as nnaneier, |
| Financiers do not gamble. Their only |
vice il grand larceny.
All this was flashing through my
mind while was thanking him
Il am glad to have such n Ions fore
Warming | was saying. Can | be OF
use To your You know my machinery
Is perfect can buy anything and Ia
any quantity without starting rumoF1
and drawing the crowd"
mo. thank you. Matthew" was his
answer. 4 have all of those stocks
wish--at present"
Whether Il is peculiar 10 me, don't
know-probably uot-but my memory
is 30 constituted that II takes an In.
delible and complete impression 90
whatever 10 sent Il by my eyes aud
/ cara. and just 80 by looking closely
you can find In a Photographic plate
, hundred details that escape your
. glance, no on those memory plates OF
mine often find long afterward many
! and many a detail that escaped me
when my eyes and ears were taking
3 the impressIon. On my memory plats
q Of that moment in my interview with
!, Roehuck, I md details 80 significant
e that my failing 60 note them nc this
!. time shows how unit then was TO
' guard my interests For instance.
, find that Just before he spoke those
words declining my assistance and
implying that he had already In
creased his holdings. he opened and
closed his hands several times. finally
closed and cllnched them-a sure Rlgn
OF energetic nervous action. and IN
that particular instance a sign OF dc
ception, because there was no energy
In his remark and no reason for en-
ergy. am not superStitious, but be
lleve In palmistry Co q certain extent
Even more than the face are the
hands sensitive recorder 81 what Il
passing In the mind.
But | was then too intent upon mn
dilemma carefully to study man whit
had already luled me into absolute
confidence in him ! left him as Hooi
as he would let me go. His last word
were. mo gambling. Matthew NJ
abuse OF the opportunity God IL Riyin
ms. lie content with the just profit
from investment. I have seen gan
blers come and NO. many of them abb
men-yery able men. But they nav
melted away. and where are they
And | have remained and have u
creased. feel that ! can trust got
Yon began as = spaculator. but success
has steadled you. and you have pu
Yourself on the Arm ground where "
see the solid men into whose hand
God haa given the development Of %
Astounding resources OF this believe
country Of ours
Do you wonder that ! went ava
with a heart full Of shame for m
gambling projects my head was plAl
ming upon the information that goo
man had given me?
You've gone back To gambliu
lately. Matt" said to myaeif ''Yon'N
been on a bender. with your hes
ARE. You must get out Of this e.
tile business a. soon 40 possible. ~
it's good sound sense 10 plunge on u
coal stocks. In fact. your profits the
would save you II By some mlschan'
textile should rise ipstead Of fall. A.
ing on Roebucks tip Isn't gambia
It's Insurance."
emerged to issue orders that 80,
threw into the National coal vsnin
ALI had not staked on falling ms
kef for textiles | vas not content
As the pious gambling Halter. Roebus
had begged mo 10 be-with bnyii
only what stock I could pay for,
vent plunEing on. contracting
many times The amount I could ha
D. bought outright
icn The next time ! Haw f.angdou y
ex. t.,it - enshus1a.n for Reebuck / z
. Of aaa hlu smile ms he listened
age ~ had No idea yon we're an exp.
as on the irnmpeis ~ praise. HlAckloei
ana said he finally. a very shoSf
ana compisshment. be added. but rA,f
less dangerous. don't You think J
MOI player may become enchanted BY
JED own music"
the II Try to look 90 the bright side
'ted things" Aaid l. even Of human
ture.-
'usi' since when = drawied he
am laughed good hearty Ian
an for this shy references 70 my affair
OF. the heart tiekied mo. ] snioTed
he tn onIs IL long retEaAl.eel