The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1910-06-03
His Contribution
By MARTHA HOTCHklSS
Copyright. 1910. by American Press
Association.

had carried through several deals in
stocks. He had met Miss Ethel Lamb,
who was quite willing to marry him.
Not that he had asked her, for he had
not; be 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 a
little money. want it for certain
purpose. It's something l can't tell
you about. for have promised not to
tell any one. You see. there are sew
eral of us interested in it, and l would
not be justified in telling their secret"
'Cc 'tainly not. Some social move,
suppuseY
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 wleo 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 colored church.
That's lnudable object. and I'd be
very mean not to help you. Would q
hundred dollars dog"
I'VE wish to make ten thousand
Now, 1t seems to me that If you would
give us n-what do you call it?'
"A tip?"
Eyes; 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 a!l we want
I'm one fell swoop."
"Yes. that's 1t. Without having to
beg it in little lots. get up fairs and
all that sort Of thing"
Very well. I'm thinking Of little
scheme now. If it comes to anything
III let you know"
Not long after that Mr.. Heating called
on Miss Lamb and asked IL he could
speak to her without being overheard.
She shut all the doors, and he said to
her in a low tone:
"If give you tip will you be sure
not to tell any one?"
Certainly"
"Well. buy Jlmberjaw Lead. You'll
make your $4,000. Buff you should
lose I'll stand your loss myself"
Miss Ethel Lamb thanked her In
former. though she said it 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 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 a 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 1t,
concluded to tell him provided he would
promise solemnly 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 800 shares Of
Jimberjaw Lead. AS soon as she had
left the Office the broker told his part.
ners that Keating had tipped lady
he (the broker) happened to know Keat
ing was attentive to that there was tc
be movement in Jimberjaw 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
out having been given the source from
which the information about it came
But the clerks, seeing large orders fol
the shares going into the exchange
took fliers and confldentially 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 Il
Jump. One morning Miss Lamb wal
informed by her broker that she hai
profit Of $4,000. Would she sell
She said she would like first to ask bel
Upper. She telephoned Heating for In
formation. who told her to hold OF
and she would surely make her SO. 900
This information she communicated t.
her brokers. and it radiated In MANI
directions.
There were lurge sales Of jimberjav
Lead for few days. the stock gain
Ing and losing In price alternately
then 1t began to go down. suddenl,
a large lot was dropped on the market
and Miss Lambs profit was wipet
out. From that time forward 1t sanl
slowly until she had lost some 5000.
She sent for Mr.. Heating.
"What shall do" she moaned
'.l've lost money can't pay"
Didn't I tell you would stand you
loss?'
"Yes. but l. don't like to have 70,
do that. Besides. the church,
''l'll take care Of the church"
This somewhat treasured her.
II am abundantly able to give 80.
600 to your church project since
have sold out shares that have beei
on my hands for two years at hand
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