Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1920-06-04
40. sl.. Ile oIyIurnus o. mo-
HIlIlard gestIcnIated broadly

w care very much II we DON'T Tbo.s
~ The commoner method, and tbars ..
way to get our money back almoe, =.
:" once and then play on velvet. But n,
" instead Of working through broker.
'e we we're willing to tie up our canlt,,
little longer we'd make consIderahI,,
:" more money In the long run as vo,,
can plainly see. We'd ndyance orr
y hundred and twenty thousand dollars
walt until dividends could be declared
. md then get the stock listed on tbe
curb and begin to feed 1t out 10 tbo
public through fiscal agency There'd
, be twice as much In II for us. but we
wouldn't be In that perfectly delight.
; mi position of owning lot Of valuable
stock which literally hadn't cost nsg
anything. Or, of course. we could Offer
some Of the shares to our persona
friends at fair price, and reimburse
ourselves that way. Knowing that it's
worth ten or fifteen, we wouldn't feeli
: very guilty about selling II to PERSONAL
acquaintance at eight or nine. would
we? Why not-when we know for
certainty that it ought to go up to if
teen? They'd bless us for I'll"
Put the main point; the staggering
thing about IT, is"
as that If the public gets ten or If
teen per cent dividends" said billiard
"or buys at ten and sells n few dollars
higher, It thinks its lucky; and in the
meantime, the underwriters make any,
thing up to a thousand per cent. and
get If in few months. And I've
known some of these syndicates TO
turn over in a few days"
"Oh. | want to do i'll" said Angela
ecstatically. 81 want to do il! Dad
Let's be a syndicate and go out to
Montana until it's overl Come on
Lefsl" billiard laughed cheerfuly at
her.
'In this particular case" he said.
"the syndicate's about half formed.
Nothing final, but it's pending. And It
Is good-sO good that doubt If any
layman could break into it with a cold
chisel" Again, he excused himself on
the ground of salesman's license "But
that's the fundamental. Mr.. Cullen
that's how the thing is done, and that's
how the public carries the whole bur
den of financing, and doesn't know
it,"
He assumed an attitude of easy I'M
concern. Angela. her breath coming
rapidly, was regarding him with awe
struck eyes. Mr.. Cullen his mouth
drawn to a perfectly straight line, was
gazing spellbound at the orderly array
of figures on the envelope.
"And ths-is a genuine miner" he
presently.
SIN my opinion, it's a very wonder
'ul prospect" said billiard, and he be-
ieved every word of that solemn state
nent.
Mr.. Cullen folded the envelope, and
hen suddenly, as though too cautious
betray his profound absorption
which he had been betraying frankly
or at least twenty minutes), tossed it
ack to billiard.
when you've got a syndicate thatm
It me In for say. thirty cents" he
lid, with elaborate humor, "just pass
Ong the good word, will your?
81 never try to do business with my
lends" said billiard. with the most
,licate touch of reproof.
"a good principle, too. but" Mr..
lllen glanced at his watch. "It's din
r time, and more too. We'd better
along up to the house. or the first
ing you know, we'll have servant
'ubles in our midst. And you didn't
ng up that subject anyway
ought it up" He took Angelas arm
-ernally "Just as matter of fact"
said, clearing his throat "As
tier of fact, Mr. Hnliard-where-
'uts did you say this property is
lted?"
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hortly after dinner Angela. who
fled to the telephone in answer
peremptory summons, came back
placent
Dinner at the Durant's on Sunday"
announced. "All three of us.
: quiet, Carol said So | accented
ID that means you've got to stay
us two days more anyway, Mr..
ard. Do you mind very much?"
lind !" billiard had risen half
of his chair His tremendous
ming to see Carol again, and his
mt reaction at the prospect, had
.ly influenced his voice. which was
ent explosive. The CuIlens were
ling aloud at his confusion.
e's blushing!" crowed Angela.
at him Look at himw
eed, he was crimson to the tenn
Sunday-forty eight hours How
d spurned herl-and how he had
ed from that moment until nowI
'e her again merely to see
Business was business. and theE
must go on; no matter what
happened, he must hew out his
IS; he had ceased to love her,
had come prepared for guerilla