The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1913-12-25
By DONALD c4ANiBEMN

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pOrtuned him to give her tip on
some stock, that was about to be
put up." He explained to her that
when he doomed a stock, II It were
known that be was booming 1t, 1t
would rise in value; but the trouble
was that. when, be. wished to unload,
the moment tt was known that be had
begun to sell. down wosid 90 the mar.
ket and he would be left with lot Of
"undigested securities" Cd bis bands
He was about to. put up the market
price on q certains stock. but be could
not take her Into his scheme, for II
It were known that she was buying
and selling by his advice It would re-
suit disastrously for him.
But l won't tell" she said
"Can l rely on your
Certainly"
!, every well. Buy 0narora Copper.
IT is selling at cents share"
"How awfully kind Of your
II can rely on your"
Surely" #
She gave his hand a. special pressure
when he left her and. running to the
telephone. ordered him 10 purchase
1000 shares Of 0narora Copper. He
did so without disturbing the market
price Of the stock, half point. Then
she fell to thinking that her father
and her brother and her sister would
be delighted to participate in her good
fortune, so she told them she had
bought Onarora. There was no need
for them to ask her why, because they
knew she had for a long while been
endeavoring to. get tip out Of Mr..
Rigdon. Surely there was. no breach
Of confidence in this.
So the Martndale family put what
spare money they had in Onarora Cop
/. per, and each. told his, broker his rea-
sons for doing so. Each broker had a
number of speculators hanging about
his Office who were given the tip. The
stock rose slowly and beautifully like
a balloon sailing up, toward the sky.
Now and again it would fall back. a
few thousand shares being thrown
upon the market.
Manipulation" said those in the Sc
cret 1.-THE price is rising too rapidly
for him. He HASN'T got all he wants
Wait bit"
BY and by these sales grew smaller.
and for some time, the stock ceased to
be offered. Miss Martindale asked
Mr.. Rigdon If 1t: were net time to SELL
He replied. mot yet" And the stock
went higher. Then suddenly It BE-
gan to- tumble Every one who had
been specializing on the Rtgdon tip be.
gan to get IRON under" except the
Martindale family. When Onarora
had, sunk to the price they paid for It
Miss Martindale sent for Mr.. Rigd0n
and asked him. If thu boom was over.
Eyes. it is" he replied. ''and have
unloaded an / had, some 10000 shares,
a. q fair price"
Miss Martindale looked appalled,.
II supposed" she said coldly, tina,
you were to let me know when to sell
as well as to buy"
THAT would not have accorded with
my plans. 1 told you when to buy. and
you told others. knew you would
and that your tips to others would put
up. the stock. II I had told you wher
TO- sell It would have spoiled my
scheme"
IN other words. you have used N,
to- your own advantage You have no
only disappointed me, but you have in
duced me to disappoint others"
.How have l induced you to disap
point others2'
.Why, they knew bought the stool
] and surmised that l did 20 BY you
advice"
! "And you did not tell them the e
cret Well, you had no occasion to tel
them. I believe that, In all. you an
your family hold 5000 shares. Am
right?"
"You are"
"Well, when the stock reached It
, highest stage l sold 5000 shares ia
your account and alss sold 5000 share
more for you to be delivered with
thirty days after the sale. You an
your family have made on the rise Q
the stock $4,000 and a. much more
the fall" #
Miss Martindale stood looking at Nj
Rigdon with establishment, the col
I look on her face breaking into smil'
4 Then she put out her hand. Mr.. Ri
4 don improved the opportunity by pu
ting the other hand around her wais
and, drawing her to him, kissed her,
!. the same time proposing a new deal b
which she should always profit by d
operations.
Illustrations Of gold on one side OF
scale and love on the other, gold on
weighing love, are very popular. II
above is an instance where gold VI
used to entice love.