The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-06-23
THEDEACON'S
TIP
By M. QUAD
Copyright. 1913. by Associated Lit
erary Press,


and guileless man. He subscribed T.
and read a religious weekly. but s.
seldom glanced at any other sort tina
the trickery and wickedness OF tn,
outside world were almost a scale,
book to him.
On certain evening, however. ant
one to be remembered to his dyinl
day, as the deacon was abroad will
his kerosene can. he had a bunch tC
drop into the postofiice. 1t is doubtful
IL he had ever heard of the game OF
poker, and yet he felt that bunch as
strongly as Senator Bailey might when
holding four aces. Yes. there was a
letter for him-a letter bearing the
New York postmark.
IL was from market tipster. He
wanted to do the deacon and several
other persons good turn by putting
them next to good thing.
The stock of the Wild Cat silver
mine. then selling at cents on the
dollar, was to jump to 60 within a
month.
1t was an alluring circular. One
read 1t through haze Of greenbacks.
1t made ones blood run faster and his
toes to snap. The preacher would
have to preach no more, and the wild
ow could go ahead and get her fur
coat and auto.
But it's speculation" sighed Deacon
Haskins as he laid aside the letter.
YES" sighed the wife,
We've got $500 In the house, you
know. if we invested that we would
make over $500 in a month. That's
big profit, Martha"
ITS a whopper. and I can't see
wherein it's wicked to take advantage
Of the chance. 1t almost seems as IL
Providence sent 1t to u.s.
The ma tier was debated at great
length. and the conclusion arrived at
was that ii couldn't be very wicked
to speculate in silver stocks. They
weren't food or clothing, and poor peo-
Pile couldn't be harmed.
But don't send your order in," eau
toned the wife when the other matter
had been settled. IF you do some one
is going to find out about it You just
go right up to New York and see this
Mr.. Nipper personally. If he looks
honest leave the money with him. II
he don't then bring 1t back l have
an idea he's church member and all |
right, Christian man wanting to do
another Christian man a good turn"
That's the way l feel" replied the
deacon, and two days later he was
face TO face with Mr.. Nipper.
Mr.. Nipper looked honest He had
n face as open and frank as yearling
child.
He quoted Scripture.
He was church member and fully
to go to heaven when he
lied. II
He courted the fullest investigation ii
nto his life and actions since the day [
ne was born. II
OF course Deacon Haskins bought
$500 worth of silver stock. He re-
fused cigar or a drink. but he did
shake hands with great heartiness and
something about meeting ,
Mr. Nipper In better world than this.
Martha, If that man hain't as hon !
st as the day is long then | can't read t
human nacher," was his report on ar
living home. 7
But is he a church member?" she
sked. I
"Why, he's one of the elders in the
biggest church in New York city"
And their confidence was childlike
IS they sat down to wait and the prof
t they were to make was figured out =
wo OF three times day. You know o
low such speculations end. 1t was c
blow to the deacon and his n
Wife They hardly spoke for days
nd days. The neighbors saw great h
hange in them, but none got at the !
ause Of 1t. =
The reader must now jump things y
long for six months. One July day ii
s. the deacon was a mile from home, i
,6king for stray hogs, he came upon al
n auto that had rammed into fence IL
rom the bursting of tire. There re
-as only one man in the auto, and he
-as held In the fence by bis foot al
1t was Mr.. Nipper. He was taking pc
little spin by himself from n sum- 8.
Ter hotel several miles away. He had =,
iade some changes in his appearance. oh
ut was almost instantly recognized. he
UGH was the bitterness called up by en-
ght of the man that the deacon went ev
I his head He pried the foot loose
nd then flung the man to the ground Sc
nd walloped him till he begged for pu
ercy. Then the walloper stopped to ~ ~
It his breath and walloped some A. A.
ore. 1t wasn't Deacon Haskins now. ~
was an enraged bull seeing red. pi
e slammed and hit and battered and is
inged. and Mr. Nipper really had
ird work to make him take 500 and fol
, his way. sd
The deacon went home TO tell his OF
lie and put the money in the cup ga
,ard and then continued on TO the ""
lrsonage. He made a clean breast H,
everything and then asked: wa
"Parson. do you think ] can be for en-,
venT" his
Lets see." was the reply. You put VIII
s5oo?" raj
Yes"
And got out s7oor
Yes" du
"A hern aheu ~ that son0 roae for the