The sun., 1908-06-21

unytnhnB eiso theb j! heco$sufy. ~ put
up al the money and VIII divide with you
OF the treasure apd what money haye TO
! spend to get IL. le that eatisfactoryY Al
! right. You may be q little short, III
| give. you check Tor. say. couple OF thou-
! sand now. Look up the fastest trains.
| get the tickets and 80 on, and phone me
Tomorrow morning at my house wher" to
! meet you ami when"
The mining man reached for his hat and
rose. from his chair with q broad smile on
his .Nsw' laSe' air bs .a,d, .r,vs no, Won ina.
! where I want you. The tale | have just
told 10 q fantastic romance. The treasure
may exist, but | don't know where 1t Is.
You will recall that related the stcry ss
supposition, so as to see what you would
do under certain circumstances.
Il am comparative stranger TO- you.
| vet you swallowed the bait, hook and line
You we're ready to invest q hundred thousand
dollars in something as intangible as q
moonbeam. yet Q few minutes ago you
turned down. almost disoourtsousiy. q
sound. safe mining proposition.
II told you that there were O hundred
thousand tons Of ore in sight that averaged
$50 ton In value. That's 5000, 900. l.
showed you reports OF mining engineers
Yet all that did not interest you.
Then decided to spin this yarn Of the
Aztec treasure, and you listened to u Ike
little girl to fairy tale. Il have finished
my experiment. and l will now bid you
The mining man was half way to the door
before the capitalist, had recovered from
his astonishment. disappointment, chagrtn
and anger swept across his face: Finally
he smiled, ana the smile stayed. ne jumped
from his chair anu dragged the mining
man pacK' .y,
You're right, ne SAID Yonve tangnt
me q lesson that 10 worth miiiion collars
To me; IN take Sl0o'oO9 worth OF your stook
ana III sign the suDscIlPtioh hst now.
wen settle any Iurtner aetaiis .oImorr0w %
siternoon az S CLOCK inS'eao Vi TAKING 'he
fastest train to MEXICO. .,..
In another case tns Promoter took qui!e
oiuerent tack' Ahis happeheo up ih
toronto. w. y ~.
me Promoter was New ioLker. we
gotlatlons mac peen going on Ior severai
Gays. LneIe nam oeen E Huoa auncn,Lk ,.if. NJ o.
getner, alo iinamy tne SaaAat W toIH ss nSc
ahhoulSeu annoy n,s Willingness W 1''A0 s"'"'0
worth OF STOCK.
me promoter oio not snow .hS ieast - sraSe AZ
OF disapPointment az tne snailnsss Oh tue
subsoriPtion--muoh to the Canadian,s sur. sur,
PRISE. ~ iact hs seenseo pieasgu, 8"o "~oe
MN gooo-oy Win proluSe tnanks.
Ihe next morning the promoter Du,s'
less less and and apparently much sgitated.
am ashamed and hummated az wna.
must tell you, ne sao, put US IN hones. ,s.
man cannot do otherwise than be absolutely
irank Ann ano straisnlioi mau VII VIII y.l.v -
When sola you thst o sSoGh yL1.y, yes.oiILa1y
anu got your 9neok ~. Soovv ~, -, ~ IL
| oeheved that was put.ihg you 10 % tao may
OF spienoia inVes.nen.' Mnen ION ,h t'utnSt linSt
to my hotel TO pack up ana get the nignt
Tram Ior rev torh iouhu Fee.el .,eI
from an OLD chum VINO ls ths manageI oI
the properly. III had Deem iorWaroeo 10
me from view lo.a' ,,o;, ,.ar,.a
1
| rom ~ Inat sne p.s VEN .id mnIl ,raes,'ra we a.
| thought was stoienouse oi uhiolu tIeasuIe
had sudoeniy iauipea' tha' s, Droke ,,. snol.
on. ana instead Oh .ns propey ue,3
we mof1n 5aar ,'n1As fnr i, now Ifndar Iba oircum-
| pe dear lor ~ now. onuer sne o,roun, ro.,,,,,
stances see no o'heI may eAoop' " io'uin
to you your check. here tis.
| nave aiso csnceneu youa e.s,A.uio .a.. .a "
the STOCK subscription INST as you see. \
regret TINS very uoh' nua aS trusI nI', Una. yIIu
VIII aPprecste .nas haVo "o'eu iioneo''y
and In good faith. ~ ~ H.
| Ihe Canadian was taken a9aGk. .a ne
| moter warmly oy the hand. assuring MN Oh
his high esteem lhey .nrew S pouduess sn ,ha Nv
conversation impercephply turned o8 MN. mn
ing propositions again. Inc promoter rose
| togo -, ,..r..
Mr. 80 om,.n, h saw,he sau tne tha. no,,
whenever you have anyoarn ,st unat u, yUa Da
~>~, 4
know, and III take a iar bigger shoe than
did in the one we nave ?ust buried 4 nke
your way OF dong business, 10 zen 'ns
truth, nave always 1een suspicious ol
mining investments, and Woulo not nave
taken the Few dollars worth 4 olo nag i
not been impressed by your personality.
So just bear II IN mind' won't you,
Mr.. Smith hesitateo second. ana salu'
I've got good thing that have intended
all along 10 keep e3oiuslvely Ior myse'I.
I'm the sole owner OF property In Mexico.
It's big property, ana I've spent al the
money can ahord just now IN developing
| It. III take you in on the ground hoor II
you want to put in SlSOOOO or SlW, 40.
The next two hours were spent IN describ-
ing the property, showing maps OF the un.
derground workings, assays and engineers
reports. Ihe upahot OF II al was tnat tne
promoter took the train for New York that
night with the Canadian's signature to
contract to take SITS 600 worth OF stock in the
PROPOSITION.
Y When he showed this to his partners on
his return to his home Office they leaped for
Joy.
iHow on earth did you do II. Jim?'
why, they told me IN Toronto that that
millionaire was the oagiest mortal up there,
that he had no confidence In any one and
little trust in himself. won his confidence,
that's all. l sold him IS 900 worth Of that