Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1910-04-29
His Contribution
By MARTHA HOTCHkISS
Copyright. 1910. by American Press
Association.

Not that lie had asked her, for he had
not: he wished to get himself in bet
ter financial shape before doing So
MIR Keating." she said to him one
evening, Il am so anxious to make a
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 would
not be justified in telling their secret"
"Certainly not. Some social move, l
suppose:"
mo. it's not social"
"Oh. you are going in for some Of
these fads the rich women are taking
up-woman voting. helping women op-
eratives who strike or something Of
that kind"
Nothing of the sort. see you have
got wrong impression entirely. so I'll
have to tell you"
And she did. They were going to
endow a colored church.
'That's laudable object, and I'd be
very mean not to help you. Would
hundred dollars dog"
I'VE wish to make ten thousand.
Now, it seems to me that If you would
give us a-what do you call it?"
"a tip?"
"Yes; a tip when some stock you are
going to make money in is going up.
so that we can buy some Of it. We
can make all we want
Sin one fell swoop."
Eyes, that's it, Without having to
beg it in little lots, get up fairs and
all that sort of thing"
Every we'll. I'm thinking of little
scheme now. If it comes to anything
I'll let you know"
Not long after that Mr.. Heating called
on Miss Lamb and asked if he could
speak to her without being overheard.
/ She shut all the doors, and he said to
her in Il low tone:
"lf l give you Il 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 I'll 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 he anything for him to
stand.
The next day she went to friend
who was st0ckbroker 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 If 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 soemnly not to tell single
person. He promised, and she told
him that the tip had come from Mr..
Heating.
He opened his eyes. but said nothing.
and the next morning she received q
notice Of the purchase of 500 shares of
Jimberjaw Lead. AS soon as she had
II left the Office the broker told his part
ners that Heating had tipped lady
\ he (the broker) happened to know Keat
j ing was attentive to that there was to
be movement in Jimberiaw Lead
This was done in the private office
where no one except the members OF
the firm could hear.
A number Of customers doing bust
ness with the firm were quietly ad
vised to buy little of the stock with
hay inc hn0u ,rvon tho frOn
which the information about it came
But the clerks. seeing large orders 70
the shares going into the exchange
took llicrS and contilentiully told thu
clerks of other offices.
Very soon the price Of Jimberiay
Lead began to rise. ut first slowly. hu
in time rapidly. Then it began t
jump One morning Miss Lamb w,
informed by her broker that she ha
:: rrn.it OF $1,000 Would she sell
She said she would like first to ask he
,inppr Size tc.ephoned keating for il
'orliiatiun. who told her to hold 0
and She world surely make her $4,000
This Information She communicated I
her brokers. aud il rtGiateu in man
directions
There were large sales of Jimbcrja'
Lead for Il few days. the stock gail
ing and losing in price alternatel.
then it began to go down. Sudden
a large lot WAS dropped Oh the marke
and Miss Lambs profit was wipe
out. From that time forward it SAL
slowly until she had lost some 5000!
She sent for Mr.. Heating.
"What shall do:" she moa,c
"I've lost money can't pay
didn't tell YOU would stand 70
loss?'
Eyes. but | don't like to have "
do that Besides. the church"
I'll take care of the church."
This somewhat treasured her.
81 am abundantly able to give 81
600 to your church project since
have sold out shares that have be