The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-12-17

the narrow quarters and the hnc big eggs
were Ned and Matched out in an incubator.
There really sale at big prices for set
tings of eggs and Young pullctS and, really,
Shcrwin making quite profit on his IN
vcstment. Not enough to account for bank
book carefully kept locked IN his desk at the
PEBBLES factory with several hundreds to his
credit or the easy accommodation he was get
ting at the bank. however.
For the Wyandottc rooster Stitch the
bookkeeper developed mighty affection as
time went on. He often sat aud watched
the proud fowl lord of the back yard, and
muttcred things beneath his breath. The
finest of living none too good for the big
rooster aud worll Of pctting "Stitch'' got
from his attentive master Was it possible
that from the race of "Stitcb' the golden
eggs were 80 come?
The shipping clerk of the PEBBLES factory
was by this time n regular spcculator III tho
local "iudustrial - stock market. The profits
on his deal in ''Chu-Cbu - had gone in a
dozen different directions for industrial
shares which he bought anil sold Industrious
ly as the values fuctuatcd. The shipping
clerk was not always wise in his investments,
aud formed the habit Of consulting with the
bookkecper whose former connection with
the big stock market had leaked out, Sbcr-
win took time from figuring, his performance
sheets to give the shipping clerk counsel. AMI
IN turn the shipping clerk reported the many
rumors he picked up OF happenings in the
various industries likely TO affect the price o.
shares.
90 want your advice on sewing machine,
Sherwin, - he said one dav. "Therc is some
thing new going on in the Standard factory.
and frcnl of mine there, pattcrnmahcr,
TIPS me that it is new invention, some
thing that will make the sewing machine
trust crazy when the Stauda I'd machine comes
out with it, He doesn't know this positively,
lust a living shop rumor, YOU know. but what
With somebody buying sewing machine
pretty freely, the stock is stihening,
and
''Buv il. my boy. buy it-for risc, said
the bookkeeper. ~ happen to know that the
Standard people have been kicking the price
down for some reason. and it may be that
they are going to buy it back cheap II
they We got a good thing cooking and make
all the money for themselves. Buy i by all
means The bookkceper turned his back
anil went on figuring his absurd hen sheets
and the shipping clerk went away; Sherwln
went down TO the bank III the middle OF the
morning AMI borrowed $1,000 with which he
purcDdSeu poultry, NAMING Sniig
the performance sheet under the head,
''Stitch.''
'''rhe time is ripe" he muttereL
The shipping clerk bought Sewing Ma.
chine. - a verv little for 'Scwing Machine
was on the rise and the Standard people were
buving back their stock as fast as offered. In
a few days he hastily sold it. for Sewing
Machine, - never worth more than 90 cents u
share, was kitinG alone TO the impossible
price of So. 4 week later the shipping. clerk
was kicking himself. metaphorically, all over
the PEBBLES factory. for "Sewing Machine -
was bid ut So the share and none offered.
That rumor about the new invention was
fact
In fortnight it was whispered that tho
Standard people were in hole over their