The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1910-06-10
His Contribution
By MARTHA HOTCHKlSS
Copyright, 1910. by American Press
Association.

who was quite willing to marry him.
Not that he had asked her, for he had
not; he wished to get himself In bet
ter financial shape before doing so.
"Mr. Heating" she said to him one
evening, II am so anxious to make n
little money. want 1t for certain
purpose. It's something can't tell
you about. for have promised not to
tell any one. You see. there are sew.
eral of us interested In 1t. and l would
not be justified In telling their secret"
"Ce .tainly not. Some social move,
snppuse?"
mo. It's not social"
these fads the rich women are taking
up-woman voting, helping women op-
erativcs wlsu strike or something Of
that kind"
Nothing Of the sort see you have
got wrong impression entirely. so Ill
have to tell you"
And she did. They were going to
endow colored church.
That's laudable object. and I'd be
very mean not to help you. Would a
hundred dollars do?"
I'VE wish to make ten thousand.
Now. 1t seems to me that If you would
give us a-what do you call IT."
"A tlp?'
YES: a tip when some stock you are
going to make money In Is going up,
so that we can buy some Of 1t. We
can make all we want
I'm one fell swoop."
Eyes. that's 1t. Without having to
beg 1t in little lots. get up fairs and
all that sort Of thing"
Very We'll. I'm thinking Of little
scheme now. II 1t comes to anything
I'll let you know"
Not long after that Mr.. Heating called
on Miss Lamb and asked II he could
speak to her without being overheard.
She shut nll the doors, and he said to
her In low tone:
III give you tip will you be sure
not to tell any one?''
Certainly"
well. buy Jimberjaw Lead. You'll
make your $4,000. But If you should
lose III stand your loss myself"
Miss Ethel Lamb thanked her In
former. though she said 1t wouldn't be
quite fair for him to stand any loss.
Still. since there wouldn't be any loss
there wouldn't be anything for him to
stand.
The next day she went to a friend
who was a stockbroker and told him
that she had received tip on Timber
jaw Lead and asked him to buy some
Of the stock for her. She had no mon
ey to put up for margin. but he told
her that II she would convince him
that the tip was reliable he would buy
some stock for her without any margin.
Miss Lamb remembered her promise,
but. considering the cause she was
working for warranted her breaking It.
concluded to tell him provided he would
promise solemnly not to tell 4 single
person. He promised. and she told
him that the tip had come from Mr..
Heating.
He opened bis eyes, but said nothing.
and the next morning she received
notice Of the purchase Of 500 shares Of
Jimberjaw Lead. As soon as she had
left the office the broker told his part
ners that Heating had tipped lady
he 1.-THE broker) happened to know Keat-
Ing was attentive to that there was to
be movement in Jimberjaw Lead.
This was done III the private office,
where no one except the members Of
the firm could hear.
A number Of customers doing busi-
ness with the firm were quietly ad-
vised to buy little of the stock with
out having been given the source from
which the information about 1t came
But the clerks. seeing large orders for
the shares going into the exchange,
took fliers and confdentially told the
clerks Of other offices.
Very soon the price Of Jimberjaw
Lead began to rise. at FIRST slowly, but
in time rapidly. Then 1t began to
Jump. One morning Miss Lamb was
Informed by her broker that she had
profit of $4,000. Would she sell !
She said she would like first to ask her
Upper. She telephoned Heating for in
formation. who told her to hold on
and she would surely make her SIC. 900.
This information she communicated to
her brokers. and 1t radiated In many
directions.
There were lurge sales Of Jimberjaw
Lead for few days. the stock gain.
ing and losing In price alternately;
then 1t began to 60 down. Suddenly
large lot was dropped on the market
and Miss Lambs profit was wiped
out. From that time forward It sanh
slowly until she had lost some 5000.
She sent for Mr.. Heating.
what shall do" she moaned
eve lost money can't pay"
Didn't tell you would stand youl
loss?"
Yes. but l don't like to have yor
do that. Resides. the church,"
'Ill take care Of the church."
| This somewhat treasured her.
Il am abundantly able to give SO.
600 to your church project since
have sold out shares that have beer
on my hands for two years at a hand
some profit. You enabled me to d,
90"
i II! How9''
"By contiding my secret to another
"You yyretchi'