The Nevada County picayune., 1921-12-08
< " Roy h- al-o
 a Fortune
By N.ALC0Lri BROWN

EJL-l---4A1LL LLA--- -- ,p,,.,nt 1921. Western Newspaper Union Just d boy-a big. laundering. great 4eaIled oy. :" was the way Cecile Mef' .itt pur il ill q casual discussion of heir friends with a confidential Glfl acquaintance.
 l. was Roy Bacon whom Cecile re- .trlod to, and her words were repeated Il time to Roy himself, who flushed like Eashful school girl and tht-' ooued ploud and pleased
 The sensible. sympathetic little lady Lad estimated Roy just right Ah inGulgent uncle Lad nearly SlolIed nina. He had recently. however tried To redeem the error by getting Roy position with local brokerage house.
 Eoy was set at learning the routine of The office The rapid idrgon Of the stock exchange Learly drove him out If lis mind. "I shall inform Uncle Glib that he may put me at work with shovel or running a street car but l can't stand the wear and tear of this wild invest ment business :" Roy told himself.
 About one o'cIock the neXt afternoon. the rush hour of the office, Roy made the ghastly mistake Of his lie.
 He caught, up he receiver of the phone ii d ca
 Burton H5a#s X Go.-take order BHy#for us ..ot D."
 Buzz-zz.. ane all illsrraPts s Then=a h = linen snap, and then the words:
 United ..,z.sstes at IG5."
 Roy han. fhe order lo aae of the office breHe.s and forgot all about it. "Managcf# H=gnts you. came the sharp orCs fom his assistant the moment l.. cached his oesl in the morning.
 You toas an order from EGrten- Black yesterday afternoon?' he de handed.
 T did, sir a#quieSced Roy. Tt was a big one, 1000 United Utilities at l.05.'
 "Notlins=af the sort" shouted the manager. srHey ordered ten gold j 5, Commonwealth Central"
 Look hrt, thundered the man. ager. hold.a.= up printed sheet- United Utilities. G. Rasdcd late yes terday, Il dr3p of 10 points in an=hoar, and we are Isaed down with $2O0,oOt worth -
 Then tss.t.., stammered Roy, fair ly appalled, the message got miXed-- crossed wirf> -
 Tine firm sent at once for Mr. Bacon. Proud and just. without word Uncle Gih drew ct a check, pocketed the Hnlueky bonds, and said sourly to his nephew:
 NOW then, yon come home with ne -
 Boy fe!t dreadfHlly distressed. IFS hrst business experience had hcen & costly one. Roy packed his ~aichel and Wratr note 10 his uncle nti- aatin4 that he4,ad better visit il eou- ,in Fl Brandon for a week or two.
 Then with very sad aHd solemn face Roy went to the teleEGeae and =l,led up the Merritt residr =.
 '1 c>ta in~inuated q Girii h voice
 "lsili> k Mr. Bacon, CcciJt-th.t#iS, Miss Merritt. I'm sorry, but I haze re,pz=e.a | complete fail0re of everything. ,irt. re so aWay wanted to say to "u Jhat thank you for hcta- flr dH,e~t. he>f friend eyer h.tI. ala fose 170 aHd aUa4s shai ',3e-at a.t 'Esn dropping the=r T1j1cr, he se ad hi~ satcHi and ru~.tbz. rom Ihe house a> iahe# expected it.la= ial up9l him for his rash declaration.
 ieRa@ il pretty miserable iouar. h Brandon. II #as=u ung, Wpar5~ame zJa. ri teNt eee WoI~e ta, seeaad, euearahle=tse third.
 ''ob=~;5. He4. hajled il> eosfsin. a> 7e r'8lned lrca aud slum from a solitary u8Hp orr evening "hcrcs a ~a teia4e#n tre# the city.
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 IL tle signature had been ~Gte1r -a4eH CT .'t F." Roy would have se.at rAaIea Jhe ramliar nlD "UucD, t,ioa 4a1r hH4 SH9e F"aU of hop
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