Evening star., 1920-03-14
BY SEWELI FORD

oHO VI ulb UtB paW1 IN 0Vt0 oeuOS. as5
Mn Ellins. II N hot7'' says She
"Pleass forgive my coming In Tx
this. but I did want to tell you ho1
grateful I Am for all that you hayA
Just done for dear Vincent ana me. II
was % generous and kind Of you" E
''1e-e-es% says Old Hickory. sort Of
draggy and encouragin'. s
''Iou see," she goes on, II had been
80 worried over that dreadful mortgagt
on our little homo. anA when vincent-
cane home last night with that wee. !.
derfui check ana toid me how you had
helped him invest his savings 20 wisely
II ssemed perfectly miraculous. Just
toink! Twelve hundred dollars! Ex-
actiy what We needed to free cur homo
from debt. know Vincent has told
You how happy you have made US both.
but simply could not resist adding my
own poor words Of gratitude"
She sure was weak describer. Poor
words! II she hadn't said whots
mouthful then my ears are no good.
Less'n minute and 4 half by the clock
she'd been in there, but she certainly
had decanted the beans. She had me
tinted up like a display OF soviet neck.
wear. Piddie Eawpin' at her with his
face ajar and Vincent diggin' his toes
into tho rug. Lucky she had her eyes
fixed on Old Hickory. whose hand -hewn
face reveals Just as much emotion as
II he was bettin' the limit on a four.
card fiush.
ut is always a great pleasure. madam,
to be able to do things 30 opportuneiy,"
says he; and l may add, unconscious.
ly."
But you cannot know she rushes
on. "how proud you have made me Of
my dear boy" With that she turns to
Vincent and kisses him impetuous. "TIe
does give promise Of being brilliant
business man. doesn't he?'' she Ae-
mands.
'Yes. madam" says Old Hickory, IN
duigin' In one % them grim smiles OF
his. Il rather think he does"
"Ah-h-h" says she. Another Quick
rug for Vincent. a happy smile tossed
It Old Hickory. and she has tripped
ut
For minute or 30 all you could hear
- the private Office was Piddie's heart
neatin' on his ribs. or maybe it was his
knees knockin' together. He hasn't the
temperament to cit In On deep emo
t:onal scenes, Ptddie As for Old Hick-
ory. he clips the end Of . stx-inch
brunette cigar. Nights up careful, and
then turns slow to Vincent.
We'll. young man." says he, $50 you
did know about that motion to pass the
dividend. after all, eh?'
Vincent mods, his head stiH down.
Took look at the letter book, Atd
you?" asks Old Hickory.
Another weak nod.
And phoned code message to sonfe
one In Broad street, suppose?" sus-
gests Old Hickory.
mo. SIR says Vincent "He-ho
was waiting In the arcade. 1 slfppeH sut
and handed him copy Of the notion
as carried. But not until after the fun
board had reversed IT,"
on" says Old Hickory Gave your
friend the double cross, rs I believe you
would state it?''
'He wasn't friend" protests VIM
cent. "It was Izzy Goldh elmer. who
used to work in the bond room before
| came. He's with a curb firm now
and has been trying for months to
work me for tips on Corrugated hold
ing. Promised me a percentage hut
he was welcher. and 1 knew It, So
when did give him a tip tit was
that kind
"Hm-m-m.'' says Old Hickory,
wrinklin' his bushy eyebrows. still,
| fail to see just where you would
have time to take advantage Of such
conditions"
II had put up my margins on e. l..
T. the day before" explains Vincent.
Taking the short end. sir If the
dividend had gone through at first I
would have phoned i'm to change my
trade to a buying order before Izzy
could get down with the news Az 1t
didn't let 1t stand. or course. knew
the market would break next morning
and l closed out the deal for Is.
point gain"
Fairly clever manipula tion.' conf
ments Old Hickory. Then you clear
ed about"
Fifteen hundred" says Vincent. Il
could have made more by pyramiiing.
but thought it best to pull out while
| was sure"
What every plunger knows--but
forgets." says Old Hickory. And you
stiH have capital OF $500 for future
operations. eh""