Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-06-04

Hall, where we had taken Betty for
the daily torture of having her arm
baked" in new electric con-
trivance.
Jimmie, do you know a sure
thing" asked Terry abruptly.
You mean you want to play the
market?" countered Jim.
Yes, old chap. Have to. I've
only a matter of five hundred or so
left till next quarter day. And the
little misses needs a trip. They've
done about all they know here. and
I'm by way of thinking If she had
a change-new scenery and all that
she might pull herself up and
help a bit. 1 owe more than hve
hundred here. So I'll have to get
an extra thou or So"
II could lend it to you, Terry"
began jim; but as Terry shook his
head Jim went on in different
tone. 1t was eager and concise in
stead of warm and chummy, as
Jim's voice always was for Terry:
Remember the stock l told you
about the other evening, Anne? The
oil company that has sixty per cent.
of it's shares locked up in the treas
ury and wants to make good mar
ket before it sells? Well. Terry,
they've started putting the pr1ce up.
It's about thirty now and it ought
to go to sixty in tie ndays. Want to
get it?
He'd double his money, wouldn't
he?" I asked.
There. Terry, spoke the wife who
knows all about her husbands bust
ness!" replied Jim in n tone that
made me furious when remem-
bered how only few nights before
he had refused to explain this very
deal to me- So I pricked up my
ears and listened as hard as ever
could when he went on:
you're safe to go in on five
point margin this time, Terry. And
on the hundred shares your nve
hundred will margin you'll clear up
three thousand. viii that see you
through till quarter day."
"Splendidly, old Jimmie!" cried
Terry in great delight. Shall l give
you my check?"
mo, don't do that. I'm not going
to the office at all Monday. Have TO
go up State and look over the books
of a concern we mayunderwrite. But
YOU send in your check to west ana
he'll take care of you. He won
be down when we leave or I'd phone
him-and we don't get to town TIL
after the market opens. So to get in
at the opening price before the
stock starts rising. phone West and
tell him I said I counted on him to
get YOU good execution"
What does that mean, Jim ~
interrupted as the conversation went
over my head.
I'VE aren't Stock Exchange mem
bers, Anne. West will have to call
UP some firm that owns seat and
operates on the exchange. They'll
place the order. OF course, even
YOU can see that Terry'll make more
if he buys at thirty around 10
o'clock than if he isn't taken care of
till II and the price has gone up to
thirty-five."
"Yes. 1 see," I replied meekly,
wondering what Terry thought OF
the curt and patronizing way Jim
discussed his business with me.
Terry, however, was absorbed in
the idea of the transaction which
would enable him to take Betty
away in search of the stimulating
new environment that might help
work a cure and give her back the
use of her right arm. So he didn't
notice shades of voice nor use of
words. What he was thinking about
was that in ten days his five hum
dred dollars would leap into three
thousand.
When Betty came out to join us
Terry turned a face from which all
the tired nervousness was blotted
out.
How'd you like to go on jolly
little trip. Bettikins?" he asked.
Can we afford it, dear?" replied
Betty.
well, rather" declared Terry,
| flinging his arm about her and CIV
| ing a boyish whoop.
Betty turned her head and put
| her lips to the hand on her shoul-
| der. And when 1 saw the happi-
ness on her face, 1 said a prayer
that Jim's stock would behave just
as he had said. But I clinched my
| hands as I sent up my petition.
Terry seems to have faith in Jim
complete faith.
Why shouldn't I?
ITO Be Continued)