The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1915-10-29
A Born
Spectator
BY EuNlCE BLAKE

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dinner, no money TO buy anything,
and our credit has been exhausted. l
have begged you again and again 10
get position. and you have not even
tried 70 do 30. I'm afraid III have TO
give up trying 10 live with you - Nv
james Martin looked very luguhrious.
United for any kind Of drudgery, he
had not found way OF making u Nv
ing without t. He had been soldier
and conspicuous for bravery, but II Is
notorious that man especially built
for war is not likely TO be ntted for
anything else. when jim had mar
ried he had just made $4,000 on real
estate deal which he had put through
on paper-t that is, without amy cash.
Before he could strike another such bit
OF luck his profit was NIL gone,
We'll Betsy" he said, you married
a man untitled for the ordinary hum.
drum Of life and you must take your
medicine III 20 ont and hunt for
something 10 do, but II ind anything
II won't last very long I'll probably
he ischarged within II few weeks"
"Not n you attend to business, keep
close mouth and don't try to advise
your employer" III ~
Il won't II | don't see him making
mistakes, In which case I'll probably
throw your advice TO thu winds.
Jim Martin found n position with 4
man named Summers doing cunscrv-
alive business on small capital Jim
had been with him hut month when
he told him how he could make ht
OF money by the investment OF very
little capital. .. ....-
Il didn't hire you 10 tell me how TO
run my business" said Summers and,
drawing a check for his salary due, dis.
charged him, ...... .u ... a.. .'.'
Jim was walking home curslns him.
self for fool when he encountered 4
red flag nj the door OF n warehouse.
Having fellow feeling With red hugs.
which usually denote forced sales, he
went in and learned that u stock OF
copper was to be sold for man who
had gone under financially The hid.
ding was Just beginning Amin salcd
up TO Jim and. slipping a ten dollar
bill into his hand WHISPERED 10 him 20
raise the last bid Jim did as request
cd aud was relieved by hearing the
man who had paid him raise his bid.
But the rise Ia The bids wRs very
slow The great European war hid
just broken uutEund.It occurred 20 Jim
who WINS familiar with a soldiers re
quirrmcnts, that copper entered into
the composition Of ammunition and
II the war lasted long enough the stock
OF the worlds copper would bc used
up. He had no idea ~ buying bis
stock. for be luid nothing TO buy Il
with. but somehow he could not resist
the temptation TO go on bidding But
the excitement OF the contest got the
better OF him. and be suddenly HwoEe
10 the fact that Sin0ur worth % cop
per had been Knocked down 10 him
He had reached the price copper was
selling at in the open market, and no
one had any use for this lot At any
higher figure. The buyer was At once
called upon for 10 per cent OF the price
to be paid.
Jim was equal I" the occasion Tax
Ing one OF his principal competitors by
the sleeve. he SAID you wanted TINS
COPPER 10 did !. don tkno" why you
wanted II, but | haye been soldier,
and. knowing the necessity for cop
per In the manufacture of ammunition
and considering the amount of ammu-
milton that VIII be required by the com
batants, believe copper Is gong up
" lthin re" weeks nr 10" months
TINS STOCK VIII he worth great deal
more thhn II IS TO-DAY " your pay
the 10 per cent required To curry II
III take you W Tor ~ per ceht OF the
pronn'
Wait minute III get the INST quo
hton' SAID the man ana J y l't you
know
Inc last quotation was quarter OF
cent mSher thnn thc price i'm was
10 pay MAKE u hhlf the prons'
SAID the capitalist ana ~ 20 you
Jim assented The man paid the mar
gin on the copper. ana peiore the pAl-
ance was TO he paid copper ma risen
hhlt cent pound
meanwhile Jim had gathered staus-
TICS as 10 the copper on hand ana the
amount liKey 10 ne required ornerS