Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-04-15
A Pointer In Stocks.
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stock operator. He didn't buy or sell
stocks for the reasons people usually
buy and sell. He bought and sold
them because he was In with those
who put them up and put them down.
Mrs. Lamont was some fifteen years
younger than her husband, very pretty
and fond of admiration. She was also
fond of the stock market and would
occasionally have taken a fiier herself
had her husband permitted her. He
Gid not even inform her how he operat
ed. Not having confidence either In
her ability to keep secret or to make
money In stocks, he gave her no salts
raction whatever. This and the fact
mat she was by nature bit of a gam
bier greatly irritated her. Then, when
on one occasion the clique with whom
ner husband operated was outgener-
aled by another clique, to the dlsad-
vantage of the former, and Lamont es-
pecially, the wife made up her mind
that she knew quite as much about
stock1obbing as he did.
About this time came Lansing Van
Brunt, a member of the old Knicker-
booker society, into which Mrs. La
mont was DESTROYS of gaining a foot
hold. He, being DESTROYS of gaining a
foothold In Mrs. Lamont's affections,
humored her views on all subjects and.
perceiying point In which he might
drive wedge between her and her
husband, was not slow to take advan-
tage of 1t. He told her that the only
way for any person not manager of
the companies whose stock was oper-
ated in was by pointer, usually called
tip. One day he announced to her
that he had received a tip on d. Y. and
z. common stock which was perfectlys
reliable and advised her If she felt in
clined to speculate to buy some of it.
Her husband had recently given her
$1,000 for the purchase of a diamond
brooch she desired to possess, and
after hesitating some time between the
brooch and her wish to show him that
she knew thing or two she yielded to
Van Brunt's representations and put
her money In 100 shares of D. Y. and
Q. Van Brunt really believed in the
reliability of his information and con-
sidered the lady's chance of at least
doubling her money almost certain.
Lamont was aware of Van Brunt's
attentions to his wife; but, being a
man accustomed to work behind a
screen, he made no comment, leaving
his wife free to act for herself with
nuf admOn{tiopu from him Wow Drr,~@
knew very well that Lamont was an
operator whose slightest word In refer
ence to the market would be consid-
cred Of great value. One day on enter
Ing Lamont's private room at home he
saw lying on desk paper. He did
not scruple to read it and found 1t an
order to Lamont's managing broker to
send out orders to buy various large
of D. Y. and Q. common stock.
The envelope, addressed, was lying be-
side the order, the writer having evil
IDENTIFY forgotten to lake them with
him when he went out Van Brunt
left the room Just as Lamont returned.
The latter took up the order and en-
Velope, went out and downtown. This
was the source of Van Brunt's infor-
nation, though he did not reveal it to
Mrs. Lamont.
D. Y. and Q. common stock rose a
Few points, and Van Brunt said to
Mrs. Lamont, II told you So" Then it
sank a point, and he said, wait" He
vas laughing in his sleeve that the hus-
1and should have given him the wedge
hinself and his wife. Then
he stock began to sink gradually, re-
'overing, fluttering like a bird unde-
,ided whether to fly to a higher or a
over limb. Then there came a slump
n the market, and Mrs. Lamont's in
'estment was wiped out.
II the lady had been In love with
Fan Brunt, possibly the incident might
lot have turned her against him. Wo-
nen unless they love are not prone to
INABILITY toward persons through
whose instrumentality they make
osses. Mrs. Lamont had lost her
,rooch. and she held Mr.. Van Brunt
accountable. Had he been rich he
night have made it good to her, but
lie was simply society man, not
Besides, he had lost heay-
ly by his pointer himself. At any rate,
he lady dismissed him from the posi-
ion of her cavalier, and he was obliged
o seek other fields for conquest.
Whats become of Van Brunt?" ask
d Lamont one evening. II haven't
cen him around here for a week."
Now, Mrs. Lamont had made a VOW
hat she would never reveal the secret
f her loss to her husband, but curios-
ty had come in to render the keeping
f it very hard on her. She had ex-
ected her husband would have been
much depressed on account of his
osses in D. Y. and @. stock. On the
ontrary, he was clipper.
Perhaps" said the wife for a feel
r, ''he thinks you have made losses in
tocks lately and doesn't feel like see
1g any one"
81 lost In stocks? How did he get
hat idea? I've just made pile of
money. By the bye, my dear, have you
ought your brooch?"