Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-05-16
Two Sides of a Stock
jobbing Operation.
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office near the New York Stock Elk
change, stepped into a cab and directed
the cabman to drive to his home up
town. Having started, he pulled down
the curtains, took revolver from his
pocket and placed the muzzle against
his temple.
Albert Mesereau had followed con
tinued "bulling" of the N. Y. and r.
railway and had thereby been ruined
The published statements of the roat
showed that their earnings would ell
able them to pay 10 per cent annual
dividend on their common stock
though they paid nothing. They We're
spending their profits on the better
ment of the road. Mesereau had kept
long on the stock with view to
rectors should cease this outlay and
begin to give the surplus earnings to
the stockholders. But year after year
passed with no change In the financial
policy of the company. Mesereau's mar
gins were finally absorbed, and on the
afternoon mentioned a slump Ia tbs
market had placed him heavily In debt
As he was about to pun the trigger
the face of his wife came up before
his mental vision--a face that had al
ways been CHEEKY, helping him to bear
his continued disappointment, bis per
petnal sinking to ruin. Now 1t was in
expressibly sad. His brain, Temporal
rily unbalanced, righted itself, and he
resolved to live for the sake of the
woman who loved him and whom he
loved
Nevertheless that night some OF his
clothes were found ON the deck OF a
Hudson river ferryboat, and Mesereau
had disappeared.
Meanwhile there We're runners Ia the
street that N. Y. and P. railway com
mon stock was shortly to be put ON
dividend basis: but, since these rumors
had been rife for several years, no one
paid any attention to them. The stock
huctuatcd as usual and though rather
high for nondividend paying stock,
was considerably below par.
One day director of the road called
his valet into his private room at home
and said to him:
Dennis, some one has been opening
my letters"
II hope ye don't name to accuse ME
O. dom SIGH thing, sir,'' replied the
man.
Il do, and I'm going to hand you
over to the officers of the law ON a
charge of theft"
81 steal. sirr'
cit is to my interest to shut you up
for a week. If you will consent to be
made prisoner in my house under
lock and key for that time, will make
no charge. Otherwise l win put you
behind bars perhaps for years"
II am innocent of anything the law
will punish in that way"
"The law In money. I, having money,
am the law. Which do you choose, a
voluntary imprisonment for a week or
to 20 to jailf'
The gentleman stepped to the teIe-
phone and took down the receiver.
"Don't call the police. You may shut
me up here"
Every WELL Follow me-"
He led the way to back room in an
upper story. There were two win
dows. but they were small and near
the ceiling. The valet entered, and
his master. locking the door, took the
key.
Several days later a maid In the hall
made sufficient noise with her buckets
and brooms for the prisoner to hear
her.
Kate" he called. sis that youY'
Good gracious! Where do the voice
be comm fromT'
''Come here. Kate-to the door. I'm
Dennis. ! want to speak with you.
Don't make fuss"
The girl approached the door. and
Dennis whispered to her through the
keyhole. Then she went away.
Mrs. Mesereau, lying awake = she
slept but little since her husbands dis
appearance - thought she heard the
telephone bell ringing on the floor be-
low. She listened and heard 1t again,
this time surely. Getting cut Of bed
and pulling on wrapper, she went
down and answered the call.
rs that You, sweetheart
Great heavens. it's Bert's voicew
Il must be quick. Go to Bunker's
Office in the morning. Tell him I'm
alive; have been in the service OF
q director of the N. Y. AMI p. rail-
road. AT the stockholders meeting
in few days per cent dividend
will be declared. First make contract
for half his profits, then give the in
formation. Goodby."
The next morning the supposed wild
ow was in the Office of her husbands
former broker, was closeted with him
and when she emerged had a written
contract signed by him that he should
form syndicate to buy 100000 shares
OF N. Y. and p. common stuck to be
held at least sixty days. half the prof
Its ION condition the information prov
ed correct and the stock advanced) TO
go to Albert Mesereau. Within two